Acting
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Born 1991-01-09
Edgware, London, England, UK
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
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Black Mirror
2011
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The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
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The Gorge
2025
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Slow Horses
2022
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His Dark Materials
2019
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Criminal
2016
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His House
2020
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Sand Castle
2017
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Gangs of London
2020
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Humans
2015
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (39 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions | Self | TV Series | 2025 | |
 | End of Play | Seven | Movie | 2025 |
 | My Father's Shadow | Folarin | Movie | 2025 |
| My Father's Shadow | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Black Rabbit | Wes | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Gorge | J.D. | Movie | 2025 |
 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Tabby McTat | Tabby McTat (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Chasing the Night | Leon | Movie | 2023 |
 | Mr Malcolm's List | Jeremy Malcolm | Movie | 2022 |
 | Slow Horses | Sean Donovan | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Digging | Kwesi | Movie | 2022 |
 | Silent Night | James | Movie | 2021 |
 | Mothering Sunday | Donald | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Colony | Tucker | Movie | 2021 |
| Motherland | Moussa Sidibe | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Gangs of London | Elliot Finch | TV Series | 2020 |
 | His House | Bol Majur | Movie | 2020 |
 | His Dark Materials | Sergi (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | A Battle in Waterloo | Coleman | Movie | 2019 |
 | State of the Union | Giles | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Mr. Malcolm's List | Mr. Malcolm | Movie | 2019 |
 | Next of Kin | DS Elliott Hart | TV Series | 2018 |
 | RSC Live: Coriolanus | Caius Martius Coriolanus | Movie | 2017 |
 | Sand Castle | Sergeant Cole | Movie | 2017 |
 | five by five | Michael | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Halcyon | Sonny Sullivan | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Criminal | SSBN Fire & Control | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Huntsman: Winter's War | Tull | Movie | 2016 |
 | Undercover | Michael Antwi | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Humans | Fred | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Casual Vacancy | Young Doctor | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Siblings | Zeff | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Mill | Peter | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Utopia | Roy | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Black Mirror | Man in Jail | TV Series | 2011 |
| The Fight | Said | Movie | — | |
| A Colt Is My Passport | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| All the Sinners Bleed | Titus Crown | TV Series | — |