Sope Dirisu (Yoruba: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, [ʃɔ̄k͡pɛ́ dìɾísù]; born 9 January 1991) is a British actor.^[1][2][3] He made his film debut in 2016 with Sand Castle, Criminal, and The Huntsman: Winter's War.^[4] 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.

He has been in a relationship with The Expanse actress Dominique Tipper since 2020.

Dirisu was born in 1991 in Edgware, London,^[4][5] to Nigerian parents; his father had studied history and his mother law before becoming preachers.^[6][4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, where he excelled at drama, and joined the National Youth Theatre in 2006.^[4][7][8] He later studied Economics at the University of Birmingham. While studying there he played quarterback for the University of Birmingham Lions American Football team.^[4][9]

In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Programme.^[4] His first stage role was as Pericles in Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre.^[4] After the Royal Shakespeare Company, Dirisu returned to the National Youth Theatre where he trained in the REP company programme for eight months.^[1][2] He has subsequently acted in a number of television series including The Mill, Utopia, Humans, The Casual Vacancy, Siblings and Undercover.^{[2][1][10][11]}

Dirisu appeared in three 2016 films, Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter's War, and Sand Castle.^[4] In 2016, he also appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company.^[12]

He was nominated as Best Actor for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards for his role as Bol in the film His House.^[13]