Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Known for

Acting

Born

January 9, 1991 (age 35)

Birthplace

Edgware, London, England, UK

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.

Best known work

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011

The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Huntsman: Winter's War

2016

The Gorge

The Gorge

2025

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

2019

Criminal

Criminal

2016

His House

His House

2020

Slow Horses

Slow Horses

2022

Sand Castle

Sand Castle

2017

Humans

Humans

2015

Gangs of London

Gangs of London

2020

Filmography

TBA
The Fight
as Said
TBA
A Colt Is My Passport
TBA
All the Sinners BleedTV
as Titus Crown (1 episode)
2025
Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio EditionsTV
as Self (1 episode)
2025
End of Play
as Seven
2025
My Father's Shadow
as Folarin, Executive Producer
2025
Black RabbitTV
as Wes (7 episodes)
2025
The Gorge
as J.D.
2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TVTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2024
Tabby McTat
as Tabby McTat (voice)
2023
Chasing the Night
as Leon
2022
Mr Malcolm's List
as Jeremy Malcolm
2022
Slow HorsesTV
as Sean Donovan (6 episodes)
2022
Digging
as Kwesi
2021
Silent Night
as James
2021
Mothering Sunday
as Donald
2021
The Colony
as Tucker
2021
Motherland
as Moussa Sidibe
2020
Gangs of LondonTV
as Elliot Finch (25 episodes)
2020
His House
as Bol Majur
2019
His Dark MaterialsTV
as Sergi (voice) (2 episodes)
2019
A Battle in Waterloo
as Coleman
2019
State of the UnionTV
as Giles (1 episode)
2019
Mr. Malcolm's List
as Mr. Malcolm
2018
Next of KinTV
as DS Elliott Hart (6 episodes)