Sule Rimi
Acting
Nigeria
Sule Rimi – Nigerian-British actor, born April 9 in Nigeria, raised in England. Originally studied law before training in theatre at the University of Glamorgan. He worked as a DJ and bartender in Cardiff while building his acting career, with his stage career taking off after marquee revivals of Lynn Nottage's Sweat (Donmar Warehouse) and Arthur Miller's All My Sons (National Theatre, 2019, opposite Sally Field and Bill Pullman). His most notable television roles include Lieutenant Gorn in Star Wars: Andor (2022), Paul Pullman in The Day of the Jackal (2024), Councilor Tarisk in Foundation (2021, 2025), Dr. Busasa in Black Earth Rising (2018), Gabe Gardner in Classified (2023), Captain Knox in The English (2022), and DS Keane in Unforgotten (2015). He has also appeared in Doctor Who (2025), Death in Paradise, Strike Back, Manhunt, and Casualty.
Filmography
TheatersSomething Pointless
2026 · Movie
Bury Your Gays
2025 · Movie
To Love a Narcissist
2025 · Movie
The Day of the Jackal
2024 · Series
The One That Got Away
2024 · Series
Doctor Who
2024 · Series
The After
2024 · Movie
Classified
2023 · Series
Stillness
2023 · Movie
A Warrior's Dance
2023 · Movie
The English
2022 · Series
National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky
2022 · Movie
The Body in the Bag
2022 · Movie
Andor
2022 · Series
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Movie
The Nan Movie
2022 · Movie
Bloodshore
2021 · Movie
ear for eye
2021 · Movie
Jackdaw
2021 · Movie
Foundation
2021 · Series
Grace
2021 · Series
Ashens and the Polybius Heist
2020 · Movie
Pink Wall
2019 · Movie
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
2019 · Movie
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019 · Movie
Manhunt
2019 · Series
Black Earth Rising
2018 · Series
National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles
2018 · Movie
Amy and Sophia
2017 · Movie
Francis
2015 · Movie
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
2013 · Movie
Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming
2013 · Movie
Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild
2013 · Movie
DNN
2013 · Series
The Machine
2013 · Movie
Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection
2012 · Movie
Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter
2012 · Movie
Little Munchkin
2011 · Movie
Panic Button
2011 · Movie
Colonial Gods
2009 · Movie
Mistresses
2008 · Series
Starter for 10
2006 · Movie
The Story of Tracy Beaker
2002 · Series