Sope Dirisu
| Born | January 9, 1991 |
| Hometown | Edgware, England |
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“Slow Horses” season 3 features more mayhem, same amount of Gary Oldman farting
- The producers of the British spy show say new espionage adventure is "most action-led so far."
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Brad Pitt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lulu Wang & Micheal Ward Among 900 New BAFTA Members
BAFTA has revealed that 900 new members have joined the org since 2020, including a roster of high-profile names from across both sides of the pond. Among the new membership are Brad Pitt, Vanessa Kirby, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fiona Shaw, Kate Herron, Michael Ward, Sope Dirisu, and Waad Al-Kateab, all of whom join as full voting […]
- EntertainmentThe Daily Beast
Gareth Evans on His Action-Packed AMC Series ‘Gangs of London’ and Passing on ‘The Raid 3’
AMC/SKYGangs of London’s premiere episode boasts a barroom brawl of jaw-dropping brutality, as low-level hood Elliot Finch (His House’s Sope Dirisu) dispatches a group of Albanian henchman by snapping their limbs, flipping them onto their necks, and stabbing and slashing them with a throwing dart. It’s a ferocious showstopper that ably sets the tone for this gritty and often gruesome U.K. gangster series, which—following its April 2020 UK debut—premieres April 4 on AMC. Moreover, it underscores
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BAFTA announces all British nominees for EE Rising Star Award
LONDON (Reuters) - "One Night in Miami" actor Kingsley Ben-Adir and "The Personal History of David Copperfield" actress Morfydd Clark are among this year's nominees for the EE Rising Star Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) said on Wednesday. The list of five contenders, all British, also includes "Rocks" actress Bukky Bakray, Conrad Khan, who was in "The Huntsman: Winter's War" and Sope Dirisu, known for "His House" and "Gangs of London".
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The cast of ‘His House’ talks Black horror and community
This Halloween, Black horror enthusiasts have another thriller to add to their watch list. In this haunted house tale, Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) and Bol (Sope Dirisu) soon realize that while escaping the horrors of one home, a new horror haunts them in the next. “I wanted to tell a very personal story of a very psychological piece about two people trying to, I guess, survive after surviving,” Weekes tells theGrio.
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Review: In 'His House,' nightmares from the migrant crisis
In Remi Weekes’ “His House,” Bol (Sopé Dìrísù) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) have fled war in South Sudan only to find new horrors lurking in English shadows. A case worker (a very good Matt Smith, of “The Crown”) brings them to their bug-ridden, rat-infested new home, a pale-blue concrete tenement with plenty of room but crawling in sinister, dilapidated grime. “We're not going back,” Bol says more than once.
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New this week: 'This Is Us,' Baby Yoda, 'The Craft' redone
There’s “Come Play,” a sinister parable of too much screen time about a lonely phone-glued boy (Azhy Robertson) who needs saving from his parents (Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr.), which Focus Features will release it in theaters Friday. It stars Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku as a Sudanese refugee couple finding new horrors in life in England. — If you want a more masterful portrait of darker societal realities, you can also turn to Bong Joon Ho, the Korean filmmaker whose “Parasite” took be
- EntertainmentDeadline
‘Mothering Sunday’: Lionsgate UK & ‘Gangs Of London’ Star Sope Dirisu Join Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth & Olivia Colman In Number 9 Films Drama
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate UK and Gangs Of London star Sope Dirisu have joined Number 9 Films' (Carol) feature drama Mothering Sunday, which is now underway in UK . As we revealed earlier this year, the film will also star Odessa Young, BAFTA-nominee Josh O’Connor and Oscar winners Colin Firth and Olivia Colman. Director Eva Husson’s (Girls […]
- EntertainmentDigital Spy
Gangs of London boss responds to talk about the show's violence
Gangs of London creator and showrunner Gareth Evans has defended the violence on the Sky Atlantic show.
- EntertainmentVariety
‘Gangs of London’ Co-Creator Gareth Evans and Star Sope Dirisu Defend Show’s Violence
Gareth Evans, the co-creator of hit Sky Atlantic, Pulse Films and Sister Pictures show "Gangs of London," and star Sope Dirisu have defended the stylized violence featured in it. "It is individual taste," Evans said at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Tuesday. "We all have a different moral barometer, whether it is something we are […]
- EntertainmentDigital Spy
Strictly, Pose and Normal People stars lined up to present virtual BAFTA TV Awards
Billy Porter, Stacey Dooley and more will be involved.
