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English actor (born 1961)
Cyril Nri
Cyril Nri in 2004
Born
Cyril Ikechukwu Nri
(1961-04-25 ) 25 April 1961 (age 63 )
Nigeria
Occupation Actor Children 2
Cyril Ikechukwu Nri (born 25 April 1961) is a Nigerian-born English actor who is best known for playing Superintendent Adam Okaro in the police TV series The Bill Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Early life [ edit ]
Nri was born in on 25 April 1961 in Nigeria. Nri's family are Igbo ; they fled the country in 1968 prior to the end of the Nigerian Civil War .[1]
Nri attended Holland Park School in West London and appeared in a school production of Three Penny Opera Bristol Old Vic Theatre School . Nri has lived in south London since the 1980s.
He is best known for playing the role of Superintendent Adam Okaro , later chief superintendent , in the long-running ITV police drama The Bill BBC TV drama series This Life
After drama school at the Bristol Old Vic, Nri started acting life at The Royal Shakespeare Company where his first role was Lucius in Ron Daniel's 1982 production of Julius Caesar .
He played Ariel to Max Von Sydow 's Prospero in Jonathan Miller 's 1988 production of The Tempest
In 2008, he starred alongside other former The Bill Philip Whitchurch and Russell Boulter in an episode of BBC1's Waking the Dead
In 2009, he appeared in The Observer at the Royal National Theatre .
In 2009 and 2010, he appeared in Law & Order UK
In February 2010, he guest starred in Doctors .
In November 2010, he appeared in Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures "Lost in Time" episodes. He later reappeared in October 2011, in the opening episode of Series 5, "Sky" . In late October 2016, he appeared in another Doctor Who Class
In 2012–13, he played Cassius in Greg Doran 's Royal Shakespeare Company production of Julius Caesar New York Times review Ben Brantley said of Nri, "Mr. Nri's expression as he registers Caesar's words is that of a man who feels a noose tightening around his neck. Wary and sly, scared and manipulative, Mr. Nri is an excellent Cassius, capturing the climate of paranoia and politicking that thickens the air."[2]
In 2016, he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for his performance as Lance in the Russell T. Davies TV series Cucumber Goodnight Sweetheart
In 2016, he played Polonius in Simon Godwin 's production of Hamlet Royal Shakespeare Company .
In 2017, he also had a minor role in an episode of the long-running BBC detective programme Death in Paradise Dorfman Theatre , London, in Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams .[3]
In 2020, he played a barrister in the BBC drama Noughts and Crosses
In 2021, he played Sheldon in the Royal National Theatre 's production of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress .
Nri played Bill in the Young Vic 's 2023 revival of Zinnie Harris ' Further than the Furthest Thing [4]
Personal life [ edit ]
Nri has been married, and now identifies as gay.[5] [6]
Partial filmography [ edit ]
Saracen
The Bill
Runaway Bay
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Calling the Shots (1994, TV Series) .... Paul
The Steal
Pie in the Sky
This Life
Behind the Mask (1997, Short) .... Kano
Goodnight Sweetheart
Tale of the Mummy
Only Love (1998, TV Movie) .... Eric Blair
Besieged
Wing Commander
A Touch of Frost
Family Affairs
Arabian Nights
Holby City
Down to Earth
EastEnders
Doctors
Long Time Dead
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Murder Investigation Team
Cold Blood
Deadmeat
Survivor (2008, Short) .... Boss
Bad Day (2008) .... Restaurant Manager
Waking the Dead
Law & Order: UK
Tinga Tinga Tales Peacock
The Sarah Jane Adventures
House of Anubis
Julius Caesar
Wizards vs Aliens
Cucumber
Crims (2015, TV Series) .... Mr Gardener[7]
Royal Shakespeare Company: Hamlet (2016) .... Polonius
Class [8]
Death in Paradise
Jellyfish
Cult-Movie (2019) .... DI Makepeace
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker First Order officer #2
Just Passing
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
References [ edit ]
^ Billington, Michael (8 June 2017). "Barber Shop Chronicles review – close shaves and hairy tales from Harare to London" . The Guardian . Retrieved 13 July 2023 .
^ "Further than the Furthest Thing at Young Vic – review" . WhatsOnStage.com . Retrieved 8 April 2023 .
^ "Positive Nation: Search Results" . positivenation.co.uk . Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015 .
^ "100 Great Black Britons" . 100greatblackbritons.com . Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015 .
^ "Crims Episode Three" . BBC . Retrieved 25 January 2015 .
^ "Gordon and French: Cyril Nri" . Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016 .
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