Sule Rimi
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.
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Movies (30)
Something Pointless
2026 · Headmaster
Bury Your Gays
2025 · Kelly's Dad
To Love a Narcissist
2025 · Luca
El después
2024 · Stewart
Stillness
2023
A Warrior's Dance
2023 · Baba
National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky
2022 · Sam Thomas
The Body in the Bag
2022 · Self- Narrator
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Lieutenant Gorn (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Nan Movie
2022 · Daniel
Bloodshore
2021 · Eugene Christoph
ear for eye
2021 · UK Dad
Jackdaw
2021 · Vagabond
Ashens and the Polybius Heist
2020 · Dennis Brilliance
Pink Wall
2019 · Scott
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
2019 · Onyinyechukwu
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019 · Dr. Jim Bayliss
National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles
2018 · Elnathan / Benjamin / Dwain
Amy and Sophia
2017 · Ben
Francis
2015
El aventurero: El misterioso secreto de la caja de Midas
2013 · Chef
Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming
2013 · Ben
Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild
2013 · Chef Brilliance
La máquina
2013 · Dr. Giwa-Amu
Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection
2012 · Ben
Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter
2012 · Constable Kelly
Little Munchkin
2011 · Mr. Sumner
Botón de pánico
2011 · Militia Executioner
Colonial Gods
2009 · Lead Construction Dude
Un Chico Listo
2006 · Marcus
TV shows (13)
The Day of the Jackal
2024 · Paul Pullman
The One That Got Away
2024 · Alex Hinton
Doctor Who
2024 · Omo Esosa
Classified
2023 · Gabe Gardner
La Inglesa
2022 · Captain Knox
Andor
2022 · Lieutenant Gorn
Fundación
2021 · Councilor Tarisk
Grace
2021 · Stephen Wolfe
Manhunt
2019 · Neville Hylton
Black Earth Rising
2018 · Dr. Busasa
DNN
2013 · Henry Smart
Mistresses: ¿Amor o sexo?
2008 · Jeweller
The Story of Tracy Beaker
2002 · Mr. Byron