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Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Born: 9th Jan 1991 Edgware, London, England, UK
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 37
Film: 21 (57%)
Television: 16 (43%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Family, Talk, TV Movie, Fantasy, History, War & Politics, Adventure, Animation
Filmography
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On the last night of their respective trips to Athens, ex-lovers Fatima and Leon meet once again. ... view
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Leon
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Colt, a Vietnam veteran turned contract killer, goes on the run after assassinating a gangland boss. ... view
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Two men, who live in the same city but experience vastly different struggles, are drawn into a fight. ... view
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Said
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Haunted by his past in the FBI and his devout mother's untimely death, the first Black sheriff in a small Bible Belt county is tasked with leading the ... view
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Titus Crown (9 ep.)
2025
Seven’s a downtrodden Junior Creative at a cosmic agency that creates worlds. When he’s unexpectedly gifted the opportunity to create his dream wo ... view
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Seven
2025
Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their ... view
Character:
Folarin
Sep 2025 (first aired)
A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail. ... view
Character:
Wes (7 ep.)
2025
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, t ... view
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J.D.
Feb 2024 (first aired)
Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly is TV, Alison Hammond – the s ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2024
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 awa ... view
Character:
Tabby McTat (voice)
2023
'Just one more drink' becomes a spontaneous night out for Fatimah and Leon as they avoid the inevitable conversation that awaits at the end. ... view
Character:
Leon
2022
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 ... view
Character:
Jeremy Malcolm
Apr 2022 (first aired)
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mi ... view
Character:
Sean Donovan (6 ep.)
2021
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 t ... view
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James
2021
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 ... view
Character:
Donald
Original title: Tides
2021
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 m ... view
Character:
Tucker
2021
Ziba, Ché, Neela and Kofi use their devices to take trips through their memories to settle an argument ... view
Character:
Kwesi
2021
When a young man from Mali pays an unexpected late night visit to a Bookshop owner in England who used to live in his country, the aftermath of the vi ... view
Character:
Moussa Sidibe
Apr 2020 (first aired)
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between ... view
Character:
Elliot Finch (25 ep.)
2020
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 ha ... view
Character:
Bol Majur
Nov 2019 (first aired)
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sin ... view
Character:
Sergi (voice) (2 ep.)
2019
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 sur ... view
Character:
Coleman
May 2019 (first aired)
Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives w ... view
Character:
Giles (1 ep.)
2019
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 ... view
Character:
Mr. Malcolm
Jan 2018 (first aired)
Whip-smart general practitioner Dr. Mona Harcourt lives in London with her political lobbyist husband Guy and her family. When a bomb goes off in Lond ... view
Character:
DS Elliott Hart (6 ep.)
2017
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 Mar ... view
Character:
Caius Martius Coriolanus
2017
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village. ... view
Character:
Sergeant Cole
Mar 2017 (first aired)
In London, a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn’t quite deliver. A chance encounter leads him to ... view
Character:
Michael (5 ep.)
Jan 2017 (first aired)
The story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war. ... view
Character:
Sonny Sullivan (8 ep.)
2016
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 t ... view
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SSBN Fire & Control
2016
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 Hun ... view
Character:
Tull
Apr 2016 (first aired)
Undercover follows Maya, the first black Director Of Public Prosecutions. Just as she is about to take up the post and her life comes under intense pu ... view
Character:
Michael Antwi (6 ep.)
Jun 2015 (first aired)
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a r ... view
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Fred (8 ep.)
Feb 2015 (first aired)
The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after Barry Fairbrother dies. ... view
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Young Doctor (2 ep.)
Jul 2013 (first aired)
Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their ... view
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Peter (6 ep.)
Jan 2013 (first aired)
The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original man ... view
Character:
Roy (1 ep.)
Dec 2011 (first aired)
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more. ... view
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Man in Jail (1 ep.)