Faith Omole

Faith Omole (born 1992) is a British actress and writer. Having appeared in several West End productions, Omole is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her role in Standing at the Sky's Edge.

Early life

Omole was born and raised in London

Omole was introduced to the theatre world at school, where she enjoyed drama lessons. She later trained as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

As actress Before debuting in the West End, Omole performed in a number of touring productions across various theatres in the UK. Notably, she was in the original cast of Chris Urch's The Rolling Stone, which premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in 2015, followed by performances in Leeds and London.

Omole's first West End role was as Mabel Chiltern in the 2018 production of An Ideal Husband at Vaudeville Theatre. She reprised the role when the musical was revived in Sheffield in 2022 and for its transfer to the National Theatre in 2023. For her performance, Omole was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2023. In the show, she co-stars as Bisma, the bassist and backing vocalist of Lady Parts, a punk band made up of all Muslim women. She learned to play the bass via online lessons in preparation for the role.

As writer Omole wrote her first play in between rehearsals and shows. and BroadwayWorld. Before being staged, My Father's Fable had previously been longlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award in 2021.

Omole has said to feel excited about creating opportunities for other Black actresses as she herself has noticed, herself as an actor, the lack of roles written for Black women. She was also featured in the Original Soundtrack album for Seasons 1 and 2 of We Are Lady Parts (released in 2024) as a member of the titular band as well as the solo vocalist of the track "Don't let me be misunderstood".

Personal life Omole met her husband Paul Syrstad when they both studied acting at university. She is sometimes credited as Faith Syrstad, her married name. 2021-2024 We Are Lady Parts Bisma Channel 4 / Working Title Television Main role 2026 Grace Amara Obasi ITV Guest role in Series 6, episode 4

Audio drama

Stage

Writing credits