Sope Dirisu

Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù (Yoruba pronunciation: [ʃɔ̄pɛ́ dìɾísù]; born 9 January 1991) is an English actor.[1][2][3][4] He made his film debut in 2016 with Sand Castle, Criminal, and The Huntsman: Winter's War.[4]

Sope Dirisu
Dirisu in 2015
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991
Edgware, London
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Early life

Dirisu was born in 1991 in Edgware, London, to Nigerian parents.[4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, where he excelled at drama, and joined the National Youth Theatre in 2006.[4][5][6] He later studied Economics at the University of Birmingham. While studying he also played QB for the University of Birmingham Lions American Football team.[4][7]

Career

In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Programme.[4] His first stage role was as Pericles in Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre.[4] After the Royal Shakespeare Company, Dirisu returned to the National Youth Theatre where he trained in the REP company programme for eight months.[1][2] He has subsequently acted in a number of television series including The Mill, Utopia, Humans, The Casual Vacancy, Siblings and Undercover.[2][1][8][9]

Dirisu appeared in three 2016 films, Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter's War, and Sand Castle.[4] In 2016, he also appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Criminal Fire Officer
2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Tull
2017 Sand Castle Sgt. Cole
2020 His House
TBA Silent Night Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Utopia Roy Episode: "Episode 4"
2014 The Mill Peter 6 episodes
2015 The Casual Vacancy Young Doctor 3 episodes
2015 Humans Fred 8 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Man in Prison Episode: "Nosedive"
2016 Undercover Michael Antwi 4 episodes
2016 Siblings Zeff Episode: "Golden Aunt"
2017 The Halcyon Sonny Sullivan 8 episodes
2020 Gangs of London Elliot Finch 8 episodes

Stage

6 October - 3 December 2016, as Cassius Clay in One Night in Miami by Kemp Powers, at Donmar Warehouse in London, alongside David Ajala as Jim Brown, Arinzé Kene as Sam Cooke, Francois Battiste as Malcolm X.

Other theatre includes The Whipping Man, Tory Boyz, Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Denmark, Red Riding Hood, Our Days of Rage, Fallujah, Pericles (RSC).

Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[10]

References
  1. "The Mill". Channel 4.
  2. Thomas Hescott (16 February 2016). "My first audition: Sope Dirisu". The Stage.
  3. "Sope Dirisu".
  4. "The Thespian". Interview Magazine.
  5. "Show business success for OBMs". Bedford Modern.
  6. "OBMs Crowdfund for new film". Bedford Modern.
  7. "Spotlight".
  8. "BBC One - The Casual Vacancy, Episode 1 - Credits". BBC.
  9. "My Favourite Things with actor Sope Dirisu". Western Morning News.
  10. "And the winners are... Find out who triumphed at the Ian Charleson Awards". The Sunday Times. 27 May 2018.
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