
Sule Rimi
Acting
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography

Something Pointless

Bury Your Gays

To Love a Narcissist

The Day of the Jackal

The One That Got Away

Doctor Who

The After

Classified

Stillness

A Warrior's Dance

The English

National Theatre Live: Blues for an Alabama Sky

The Body in the Bag

Andor

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

The Nan Movie

Bloodshore

ear for eye
Jackdaw

Foundation

Grace

Ashens and the Polybius Heist

Pink Wall

National Theatre Live: Three Sisters

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

Manhunt

Black Earth Rising

National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles

Amy and Sophia

Francis

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming

Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild
DNN

The Machine

Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection

Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter

Little Munchkin

Panic Button

Colonial Gods

Mistresses

Starter for 10

The Story of Tracy Beaker