Cyril Nri
Encyclopedia
Cyril Nri is a British
actor
, writer
and director
. He attended the Young Vic Youth Theatre in Waterloo, London. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
, and is probably best known for playing the role of Superintendent Adam Okaro, now Chief Superintendent
, in the long-running ITV
police drama The Bill
. He also had a cameo role as Graham, a barrister colleague of Miles and Anna, in several episodes of the cult BBC
TV drama series This Life
.
Nri attended Holland Park School
in West London and appeared in a school production of Three Penny Opera.
In 2008, he starred alongside other former The Bill
favourites, 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 as a Judge Demarco.
In February 2010 he guest starred in Doctors.
In November 2010, he appeared in Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures
, in the "Lost in Time"
episodes. He later reappeared in October 2011, in the Series opener of Series 5, "Sky"
; they fled the country in 1968 prior to the end of the Nigerian Civil/Biafran War. His mother is originally from Barbados. He moved to Portugal
when he was seven, and later to London
. Nri lives in South London
and has done since the 1980s.
He went to a school in Kensington, London.
Cyril Nri has been married, and he now identifies as gay. He has two grown-up children.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He attended the Young Vic Youth Theatre in Waterloo, London. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
, and is probably best known for playing the role of Superintendent Adam Okaro, now Chief Superintendent
Chief Superintendent
Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...
, in the long-running ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
police drama The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. He also had a cameo role as Graham, a barrister colleague of Miles and Anna, in several episodes of the cult BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV drama series This Life
This Life
This Life is a BBC television drama that was produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two. Two series were broadcast in 1996 and 1997 and a reunion special in 2007....
.
Nri attended Holland Park School
Holland Park School
Holland Park School was opened in London, UK, in 1958. It became the flagship for comprehensive education, and in its heyday had over 2000 in the student body. It became known as the "socialist Eton", and a number of high-profile socialists sent their children to Holland Park School, adding to its...
in West London and appeared in a school production of Three Penny Opera.
In 2008, he starred alongside other former The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
favourites, Philip Whitchurch
Philip Whitchurch
Philip Whitchurch is a British stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for playing Chief Inspector Philip Cato in The Bill from 1993 to 1995...
and Russell Boulter
Russell Boulter
Russell Boulter is an English actor. He played Chris, Malcolm's assistant in series four of Watching. He has played DS John Boulton in The Bill from 1995 to 2000, a character created by Matthew Wingett, the brother of Mark Wingett who played Jim Carver in the series. Since then he has appeared in...
in an episode of BBC1's Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (TV series)
Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series...
.
In 2009 he appeared in The Observer at the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
.
In 2009 and 2010 he appeared in Law & Order UK as a Judge Demarco.
In February 2010 he guest starred in Doctors.
In November 2010, he appeared in Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television series, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies and starring Elisabeth Sladen...
, in the "Lost in Time"
Lost in Time (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
Lost in Time is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which has been broadcast on CBBC on 8 and 9 November 2010. It is the fifth story of the fourth series.-Part 1:...
episodes. He later reappeared in October 2011, in the Series opener of Series 5, "Sky"
Sky (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
Sky is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which was broadcast on CBBC on 3 and 4 October 2011. It is the first story of the fifth and last series.-Part One:...
Personal life
Nri's family are IgboIgbo people
Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...
; they fled the country in 1968 prior to the end of the Nigerian Civil/Biafran War. His mother is originally from Barbados. He moved to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
when he was seven, and later to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Nri lives in South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
and has done since the 1980s.
He went to a school in Kensington, London.
Cyril Nri has been married, and he now identifies as gay. He has two grown-up children.
Filmography
- Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(TV series) (2011)....Pastor - The Sarah Jane AdventuresThe Sarah Jane AdventuresThe Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television series, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies and starring Elisabeth Sladen...
(TV series) (2010)....The Shopkeeper - Doctors (TV series) (2010)....Mark Harmer
- Law & Order: UK (TV series) (2009/2010) ....Judge Demarco
- Waking the DeadWaking the Dead (TV series)Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series...
(TV series) (2008) .... Raymond Ayanike - Survivor (film) (2008) ....Boss
- Deadmeat (2007) ....Prime Minister
- Cold BloodCold Blood (UK TV series)Cold Blood is a television series produced by ITV. Three series of the show have been broadcast.The program stars Matthew Kelly as Brian Wicklow, a former serial killer who assists the police with investigations. Also starring is John Hannah, as Jake Osborne; and Jemma Redgrave as Detective...
(2007) ....Colonel Harrington Smith - Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(2007) ....Lawrence Marshall - The Bill Uncovered: On the Front Line (2006) ....Supt. Adam Okaro
- M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (2003) ....Supt. Adam Okaro
- Harry Hill's TV BurpHarry Hill's TV BurpHarry Hill's TV Burp is a British television comedy programme produced by Avalon Television for ITV and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. The show presents a satirical look at the week's television, including extracts from TV shows with added sketches, observational voice-overs, and guest appearances...
(2002) ....Supt. Adam Okaro - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(1990–2006) ....Supt./Chief Supt. Adam Okaro - Long Time DeadLong Time DeadLong Time Dead is a 2002 thriller horror film set in the United Kingdom in which a group of college students experiment with an Ouija board and inadvertently summon a djinn - an Arabic spirit of fire. The film stars Joe Absolom, Lukas Haas and Tom Bell. It was the directorial debut of Swindon-born...
(2002)....Dr. Wilson - Doctors (2001)....Andrew Lombard
- Down to EarthDown to Earth (UK TV series)Down to Earth was a BBC One television series first broadcast in 2000 about a couple who start a new life on a Devon farm. The early episodes of the series were based on a series of books written by Faith Addis about their real-life move from London to Devon.The music in the series was composed by...
(2001)....Henry Jones - EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
(2001)....DS Burton - Family AffairsFamily AffairsFamily Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
(TV series) (1997) ....William McHugh - Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(2000) ....Ben Sinclair - Arabian Nights (2000) ....Schaca
- A Touch of Frost (1999) ....Warren Barber
- Wing CommanderWing Commander (film)Wing Commander is a science fiction film based on the same titled video game series, released in 1999. It was directed by Chris Roberts, the creator of the game series, and stars Freddie Prinze, Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, David Suchet and David Warner...
(1999) ....Security Officer - Besieged (1998) ....Priest
- Tale of the MummyTale of the MummyTale of the Mummy is a 1998 British-American horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee.-Plot:...
(1998) ....Forensics - Only Love (1998) ....Eric Blair
- This LifeThis LifeThis Life is a BBC television drama that was produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two. Two series were broadcast in 1996 and 1997 and a reunion special in 2007....
(1996–97) ....Graham - Goodnight SweetheartGoodnight SweetheartGoodnight Sweetheart is a sitcom that ran for six series on BBC1 from 1993 to 1999. It stars Nicholas Lyndhurst as Gary Sparrow, an accidental time traveller who leads a double life after discovering a time portal allowing him to travel between the London of the 1990s and the same area during the...
(1997) ....Dr. Obote - Behind the Mask (1997) ....Kano
- Pie in the SkyPie in the Sky (1996 film)Pie in the Sky is a 1996 romantic comedy film about a young man obsessed with traffic gridlock who falls in love with an avant-garde dancer...
(1996) ....Stuart Crowe - The StealThe StealThe Steal were an English hardcore punk band, from Kingston upon Thames and Brighton.-History:They formed in late 2005, and are influenced by Minor Threat, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk bands Set Your Goals and Lifetime...
(1995) ....Council Computer Operator - Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993) ....Baxter
- Calling the Shots (1993) ....Paul
- Runaway BayRunaway Bay (TV series)Runaway Bay was a children's adventure television series, which ran from 1992 to 1993. The series followed a group of friends having adventures while living on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. The show was principally produced by Lifetime Productions International Ltd with Ellipse...
(1992) ....Paul - SaracenSaracenSaracen was a term used by the ancient Romans to refer to a people who lived in desert areas in and around the Roman province of Arabia, and who were distinguished from Arabs. In Europe during the Middle Ages the term was expanded to include Arabs, and then all who professed the religion of Islam...
(1989) ....Desmond - StraplessStraplessStrapless is a 1989 film written and directed by David Hare.-Plot summary:An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own...
(1989) ....Harold Sabola