Sope Dirisu

Sope Dirisu (, ; born 1991) is a British actor. He made his film debut in 2016 with Sand Castle, Criminal, and The Huntsman: Winter's War. Since 2020, he has starred as Elliot Carter in the Sky Atlantic series Gangs of London, while in 2022, he starred as the titular character in the period drama film Mr. Malcolm's List.

Early life and education Dirisu was born in 1991 in London to Nigerian parents. His father studied history and his mother law before becoming preachers.

He later studied Economics at the University of Birmingham. While studying there he played quarterback for the University of Birmingham Lions American Football team.

Career In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Programme.

He has subsequently acted in a number of television series including The Mill, Utopia, Humans, The Casual Vacancy, Siblings, and Undercover.

Dirisu appeared in three 2016 films, Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter's War, and Sand Castle.

He was nominated as Best Actor for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards for his role as Bol in the film His House.

In 2023, Dirisu played the role of Sean Donovan in the third season of the Apple TV series Slow Horses.

In 2025, Dirisu played the role of Wes in the Netflix series "Black Rabbit".

In the Full Cast audiobook recordings of Harry Potter, released by Audible, he voices the character of Sirius Black.

Dirisu will star alongside Nicole Beharie and John Douglas Thompson in the upcoming Netflix limited series adaptation All the Sinners Bleed, based on the S. A. Cosby novel of the same name.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Lazarus Rising Pvt. Maurice (voice) Short film 2013 Circles The Boy (C) Short film2016 Criminal Fire Officer The Huntsman: Winter's War Tull The Trip James Short film The Dead Sea Emmanuel Short film Motherland Moussa Sidibé Short film2017 Sand Castle Sgt. Cole The Fight Said Short film A Battle in Waterloo Coleman Short film 2020 His House Bol 2021 Mothering Sunday DonaldSilent Night James Tides Tucker Also released as The Colony 2022 Mr. Malcolm's List Mr. Malcolm 2023 Chasing the Night Leon Short film2025 The Gorge Jasper "J.D" Drake My Father's Shadow Folarin Feature film TBA TBA Post-production

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