Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù is an internationally renowned actor who showcases a range of disciplines across film, television and theater.

Dìrísù will next be seen reprising his lead role in the third season of the SKY/AMC action series, Gangs of London. This season is set just after the ascension of Elliot Finch (Dìrísù) leading the city’s crime family empires. This reign is quickly disrupted by the spiking of a batch of cocaine that kills hundreds of Londoners. SKY will launch the third season of the series this March, which he also serves as an EP on. 

Dìrísù will also make his return to London theater as the lead of Omar Elerian's production of Rhinoceros. Written by Eugène Ionesco, the absurdist satire is set in provincial France where two friends are meeting for a drink. However, things take an unexpected turn when they see a rhinoceros charging into the town square. It quickly becomes apparent that the town is seeing an epidemic of 'Rhinoceritis', transforming the townspeople into rhinos until there are hardly any humans left. Performances will take place from March 25-April 26, 2025 at the Almeida Theater. Following, Dìrísù will be seen in Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking play An Oak Tree at London’s The Young Vic Theatre running May 6-17, 2025. This innovative production features a unique twist: each performance pairs Crouch with a different guest artist who has neither seen nor read the play before stepping on stage. The guest performers will only be revealed to audiences live on the night of their respective performances. The play, which pioneered the theatrical “cold-read” format, tells the story of a father who loses his daughter in a car accident and later encounters the stage hypnotist responsible for her death when he volunteers for the hypnotist’s act. 

Later this year, Dìrísù will also be seen in Netflix’s Black Rabbit opposite Jude Law, Jason Bateman and Odessa Young. Exact details of the drama series are being kept underwaps, but will be a tale of sibling rivalry set in New York City.

In 2022, Dìrísù was seen in the titular role of Emma Holly Jones’ romantic comedy, Mr. Malcolm’s List, opposite Frieda Pinto and Zawe Ashton. Based on Suzanne Allain’s novel by the same name, the film followed Julia (Ashton), a society lady jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor Mr. Malcolm (Dìrísù). Feeling shunned and humiliated, she enlists her friend Selina (Pinto) to help her take revenge on Mr. Malcolm by tricking him into thinking he has found his perfect match. Throughout the course of the film, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman, or the perfect hoax.

Most notably, in 2020, Dìrísù was seen starring in Remi Weekes’ horror/thriller, His House, opposite Wunmi Mosaku. The film followed a refugee couple (Dìrísù and Mosaku) that makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. For this role, he received a BAFTA EE Rising Star Award nomination, a British Independent Film Award nomination in the category of Best Actor, as well as a nomination for a Critics Choice Super Award in the category of Best Actor in a Horror Movie.

Previous film credits include Scott Derrickson’s The Gorge with Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver and Miles Teller; Eva Husson’s period drama, Mothering Sunday, opposite Colin Firth, Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor and Olivia Colman; Camille Griffin’s dark comedy Silent Night, alongside the ensemble cast of Lily-Rose Depp, Kiera Knightly, Annabelle Wallis, Matthew Goode and Roman Griffin Davis; Fernando Coimbra’s war drama, Sand Castle, alongside Henry Cavil and Nicholas Hoult; Cedric Nicolas-Troyan’s action drama, The Huntsman: Winter's War, alongside Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt; as well as Ariel Vromen’s sci-fi thriller, Criminal, opposite Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.

On television, Dìrísù was last seen in the third season of Apple TV+’s acclaimed series Slow Horses alongside Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden. Based on Mick Herron’s novel by the same name, the series follows a team of British intelligence agents who have all committed career-ending mistakes, and

subsequently work in a dumping ground department of MI5 called Slough House. This season was nominated for a number of Primetime Emmy Awards inclusive of Outstanding Drama Series and nominated for BAFTA Awards inclusive of Best Drama Series.

Other television credits include, Netflix’s, Black Mirror, for which he received the 2017 Rising Star Award for the Screen Nation Film and Television Awards; AMC’s Humans; HBO/BBC’s His Dark Materials; Sundance TV’s State of the Union and Next of Kin; BBC Three’s Five by Five; EntertainTV Serien’s The Halcyon; BBC’s Undercover and Siblings; Netflix’s Utopia; Warner Brothers Television’s The Casual Vacancy; and Channel 4’s The Mill.

On stage, Dìrísù was last seen in 2019, starring in Marianne Elliott’s acclaimed Death of a Salesman opposite Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke, performed at the Piccadilly Theatre in London’s West End. The play follows a man named ‘Willy’ (Pierce) who’s stress from an unsuccessful business trip causes him to drift in and out of daydreams and hallucinations throughout the play. Willy is also angry with his sons who are still living at home, mainly with his son, Biff (Dìrísù), in addition to feelings of disregard for those whom he apparently deems not worthy, notably his other son, Happy.

Prior theatrical credits include the titular roles of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Pericles, as well as Coriolanus, for which he received a nomination for the Ian Charleson Award of 2017; Young Vic’s The Brothers Size; Donmar Warehouse’s One Night in Miami; and Theatre Royal Plymouth’s The Whipping Man.

Chibuike Marvellous Egbo (12) and Godwin Egbo (10) are breakout young actors from Enugu, Nigeria, now living in Lagos. Discovered through a street casting initiative by Fatherland Productions, the brothers make their screen debut in My Father’s Shadow. 

On set, Chibuike and Godwin brought a quiet strength and focus beyond their years. Their bond as brothers translated beautifully to screen, allowing them to access moments of tenderness, vulnerability, and truth that lie at the heart of My Father’s Shadow. 

Raised by a mother who is an actor and screenwriter, their creative roots run deep - a foundation that has shaped their passion for storytelling. Their debut marks the start of a promising journey in film, both locally and internationally.