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

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]

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]

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

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	9 episodes
2021	His Dark Materials	Sergi (voice)	Episode: "The City of Magpies"

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]

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