Sope Dirisu

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

8.93

Gender

Male

Birthday

09-Jan-1991

Age

(33 years old)

Place of Birth

Edgware, London, England, UK

Also Known As
  • Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù
  • Сопе Дирису
  • Sopé Dìrísù
  • Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Sope Dirisu

Biography

Sope Dirisu (Yoruba: Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Yoruba pronunciation: [ʃɔ̄k͡pɛ́ dìɾísù]; born 9 January 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 / Finch 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.


Credits

Mr. Malcolm's List Mr. Malcolm's List (2019) Character: Mr. Malcolm
Set in early 1800s England, a young lady (Gemma Chan) engages in courtship with a mysterious wealthy suitor, Mr. Malcolm (Sope Dirisu), unaware of his unattainable list of demands for his future wife. Written by Suzanne Allain, based on her script and novel of the same name, and directed by Emma Holly Jones, the romantic comedy stars Sope Dirisu, Gemma Chan, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Freida Pinto.
Chasing the Night Chasing the Night (2023) Character: Leon
'Just one more drink' becomes a spontaneous night out for Fatimah and Leon as they avoid the inevitable conversation that awaits at the end.
The Huntsman: Winter's War The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) Character: Tull
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Tabby McTat Tabby McTat (2024) Character: Tabby Mctat (voice)
Busker Fred and his cat Tabby McTat entertain and delight passersby with music across London. One day, Fred falls, injures his leg, and is whisked away in an ambulance, leaving Tabby alone on the city's streets.
Mr. Malcolm's List Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) Character: Jeremy Malcolm
When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax.
His House His House (2020) Character: Bol Majur
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
Sand Castle Sand Castle (2017) Character: Sergeant Cole
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Tides Tides (2021) Character: Tucker
In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.
Digging Digging (2021) Character: Kwesi
Ziba, Ché, Neela and Kofi use their devices to take trips through their memories to settle an argument
Mothering Sunday Mothering Sunday (2021) Character: Donald
On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul is the boy from the manor house nearby, Jane's long-term love despite the fact that he's engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents' friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane's life forever.
Silent Night Silent Night (2021) Character: James
Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die.
The Gorge The Gorge (2025) Character: J.D.
Two highly trained operatives are appointed to posts across a vast and very secret gorge.
RSC Live: Coriolanus RSC Live: Coriolanus (2017) Character: Caius Martius Coriolanus
A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness. In this new city state struggling to find its feet, where the gap between rich and poor is widening every day, Coriolanus must decide who he really is and where his allegiances lie.Rome Season Director, Angus Jackson, completes the Royal Shakespeare Company’s collection of Shakespeare’s Roman plays with a visceral production which sees Sope Dirisu (One Night in Miami, Donmar Warehouse, 2016) take on the title role.
A Battle In Waterloo A Battle In Waterloo (2019) Character: Coleman
During the Battle of Waterloo, a soldier's wife searches for her missing husband in the nearby forest and must resort to extraordinary measures to survive.
Criminal Criminal (2016) Character: SSBN Fire & Control
CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.



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