Sule Rimi

Actor · Nigeria

Biography

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.

Acted in 40

2020s

2026
Something Pointless
Headmaster
2025
Bury Your Gays
Kelly's Dad
To Love a Narcissist
Luca
2024
The Day of the Jackal
Paul Pullman · 7 episodes
81
The One That Got Away
Alex Hinton · 3 episodes
Doctor Who
Omo Esosa · 1 episode
62
The After
Stewart
60
2023
Classified
Gabe Gardner · 8 episodes
Stillness
Movie
A Warrior's Dance
Baba
2022
The English
Captain Knox · 1 episode
77
National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky
Sam Thomas
Andor
Lieutenant Gorn · 3 episodes
85
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Lieutenant Gorn (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Nan Movie
Daniel
37
2021
Bloodshore
Eugene Christoph
ear for eye
UK Dad
Foundation
Councilor Tarisk · 2 episodes
76
Grace
Stephen Wolfe · 1 episode
72
2020
Ashens and the Polybius Heist
Dennis Brilliance