Olisa Odele

Olisa Odele is an English actor. He played Yemi on all three series of Channel 4 coming-of-age comedy drama series Big Boys (2022–2025). As a child actor, he previously appeared in forty episodes of My Parents are Aliens (2004–2005).

Career He early television appearances included forty episodes of My Parents are Aliens. He played Ola in Michaela Coel's series Chewing Gum on E4. He also appeared in It’s a Sin. In 2019, he appeared in BBC One comedy series Scarborough.

He had a main role as Yemi in all three series of Jack Rooke created Channel 4 coming-of-age comedy drama series Big Boys, with his performance described as "regally characteristic".

He played Peter in 2024 British comedy series Dead Hot which aired on Amazon Prime Video. He appeared on stage as Isom in the British National Theatre tour of comedy stage play The Hot Wing King in 2024.

In February 2025, he could be seen in both series of Daisy May Cooper comedy drama series Am I Being Unreasonable? on BBC One.

Personal life He is from London and has Nigerian heritage. He trained at the BRIT School and Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2017.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2004–2005 My Parents are Aliens C.J. 40 episodes 2016–2017 Chewing Gum Ola 8 episodes 2018 Sick of It Olly 1 episode 2019 Scarborough PC Merrick 4 episodes 2019 Down from London Robin 1 episode 2021 It’s a Sin Cassius 1 episode 2022 Starstruck Damien 1 episode 2022–present Am I Being Unreasonable? Jesus 3 episodes 2022–2025 Big Boys Yemi Main cast 2023 Surprised by Oxford Fred 2024 Dead Hot Peter 6 episodes 2026 My Parents are Aliens: Next Generation C.J. Upcoming

Selected stage credits