Sope Dirisu Career
In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company ’s Open Stages Programme .[ 1] Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre [ 1] Royal Shakespeare Company , Dirisu returned to the National Youth Theatre where he trained in the REP company programme for eight months.[ 7] [ 8]
He has subsequently acted in a number of television series including The Mill Utopia Humans The Casual Vacancy Siblings Undercover [ 8] [ 7] [ 9] [ 10]
Dirisu at the 2015 London Comic Con Dirisu appeared in three 2016 films, Criminal The Huntsman: Winter's War Sand Castle [ 1] 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 Royal Shakespeare Company .[ 11]
He was nominated as Best Actor for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards for his role as Bol in the film His House [ 12]
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 ".
Dirisu will star alongside Nicole Beharie and John Douglas Thompson in the upcoming Netflix limited series adaptation All the Sinners Bleed S. A. Cosby novel of the same name .[ 13]
Filmography
Stage
From 6 October to 3 December 2016, Dirisu played Muhammad Ali in One Night in Miami Kemp Powers , at Donmar Warehouse Jim Brown , Arinzé Kene as Sam Cooke , and Francois Battiste as Malcolm X .[ citation needed ]
Other theatre includes The Whipping Man , Tory Boyz , Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Red Riding Hood Our Days of Rage , Fallujah Pericles RSC .[ citation needed ]
Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus Royal Shakespeare Company .[ 11]
References
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Thespian" . Interview Magazine . 30 December 2015. Age: 24; Hometown: Edgware, North London ↑ "Interview: Sope Dirisu and Corin Hardy (Gangs of London)" . Sidewalk Magazine . 15 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024 .↑ "Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù: "Nobody would be talking about me for Bond if 'Gangs of London' was terrible" . NME ↑ "Show business success for OBMs" . Bedford Modern . Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016 .↑ "OBMs Crowdfund for new film" . Bedford Modern . 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2016 .↑ "Spotlight" .1 2 "The Mill" . Channel 4 . Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016 .1 2 Thomas Hescott (16 February 2016). "My first audition: Sope Dirisu" . The Stage . Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. ↑ "BBC One - The Casual Vacancy, Episode 1 - Credits" . BBC .↑ "My Favourite Things with actor Sope Dirisu" . Western Morning News .1 2 "And the winners are... Find out who triumphed at the Ian Charleson Awards" . The Sunday Times ↑ Wade, Joseph (18 February 2021). "2020 British Independent Film Awards – Winners List" . Retrieved 23 February 2021 . 1 2 Agard, Chancellor (23 February 2026). "In All the Sinners Bleed, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Hunts an Unholy Serial Killer" . Netflix. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026 . ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (30 September 2025). "Gareth Evans & Amazon MGM's Remake Of '60s Japanese Crime Pic 'A Colt Is My Passport' Will Star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tim Roth, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton & More" . Deadline . Retrieved 30 September 2025 . ↑ "BBC announces Tabby McTat, a star-studded animation based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler" . bbc.co.uk/mediacentre . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .↑ "Winners and Nominations" . BIFA . 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021 .↑ Ritman, Alex (9 March 2021). "BAFTA Nominations: 'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' Lead Charge in Most Diverse List in Awards' History" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 10 March 2021 . ↑ Kit, Borys (19 November 2020). "Palm Springs,' 'Lovecraft Country' Lead Nominations for Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards" . The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020 . ↑ Pedersen, Jill Goldsmith,Erik (2 December 2025). "Gotham Awards Winners: Three For Jafar Panahi, Two For 'My Father's Shadow' – Updating Live" . Deadline . Retrieved 2 December 2025 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
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