Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

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

Black Mirror

Man in Jail

Slow Horses

Sean Donovan

The Gorge

J.D.

His Dark Materials

Sergi (voice)

Gangs of London

Elliot Finch

Humans

Fred

Black Rabbit

Wes

My Father's Shadow

Folarin

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	The Gorge	J.D.
2025	My Father's Shadow	Folarin
2025	End of Play	Seven
2024	Tabby McTat	Tabby McTat (voice)
2024	MacPat le chat chanteur	MacPat (voice)
2023	Chasing the Night	Leon
2022	Mr Malcolm's List	Jeremy Malcolm
2021	Digging	Kwesi
2021	Silent Night	James
2021	The Colony	Tucker
2021	Mothering Sunday	Donald
2021	Motherland	Moussa Sidibe
2020	His House	Bol Majur
2019	Mr. Malcolm's List	Mr. Malcolm
2019	A Battle In Waterloo	Coleman
2017	Sand Castle	Sergeant Cole
2017	RSC Live: Coriolanus	Caius Martius Coriolanus
2016	Criminal	SSBN Fire & Control
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Tull
	The Fight	Said
	A Colt Is My Passport
	Chasing the Night	Leon

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Black Rabbit	Wes
2024	Rob Beckett's Smart TV	Self - Guest
2022	Slow Horses	Sean Donovan
2020	Gangs of London	Elliot Finch
2019	State of the Union	Giles
2019	His Dark Materials	Sergi (voice)
2018	Next of Kin	DS Elliott Hart
2017	The Halcyon	Sonny Sullivan
2017	five by five	Michael
2016	Undercover	Michael Antwi
2015	The Casual Vacancy	Young Doctor
2015	Humans	Fred
2013	The Mill	Peter
2013	Utopia	Roy
2011	Black Mirror	Man in Jail
	All the Sinners Bleed	Titus Crown