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Ariyon Bakare

Rich, playful, honest, smooth & cool. Has a wonderful depth.

Grew up in Leytonstone, London, so can enhance or neutralise the accent. Has worked in the States and is very comfortable in the accent, please listen to samples.

Known for his roles in His Dark Materials, Good Omens and Carnival Row.

Audio Samples

Commercial Montage
Documentary
Natural Read
American Accent
American Poetic Read

Accents

Styles

Other Languages

Yoruba (Fluent)

Credits

Too Close (TV, 2021) Dougie Thompson. ITV.
The Drifters (Film, 2019) Cheikh Abdou. Cove Pictures
Good Omens (TV, 2019) Duke of Hell Ligur. Amazon
Carnival Row (TV, 2019) Darius. Amazon
His Dark Materials (TV, 2019) Carlo Boreal. BBC
Frankie (Feature Film, 2019) Ian. Sony Pictures
Life (TV, 2017) Hugh Derry. Columbia Pictures
Doctor Foster (TV, 2016) Mark. BBC
New Blood (TV, 2016) Marcus Johnson. BBC
Thirteen (TV, 2016) Chief Supt David Burridge. BBC
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Feature Film, 2016) Blue Four. LucasFilm
Death in Paradise (TV, 2016) Astor Henri. BBC
Silent Witness (TV, 2016) Father Anthony Dawes. BBC
Far Away (Theatre, West End, 2015) Todd. Young Vic
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV, 2015) Stephen Black. BBC
Jupiter Ascending (Feature Film, 2015) Greeghan. Warner Bros
Doctor Who (TV, 2015) Leandro. BBC
Tyrant (TV, 2015) Solomon. FX Network
Lewis (TV, 2013) Carl Drew. ITV
Silk (TV, 2011) Peter Antwi. BBC
Dark Knight (Feature Film, 2008) The Commander. Warner Bros
Anthony & Cleopatra (Theatre, 2006) Pompey. RSC
Julius Caesar (Theatre, 2006) Mark Anthony. RSC

Worked With

22/09/2022

New ITV crime adaptation 'Karen Pirie' starring Ariyon Bakare.

DS Karen Pirie reopens the case of a murdered barmaid. Her investigation unearths flaws in the original 1995 inquiry. Karen Pirie starts on ITV on Sunday 25th September at 8pm.

Ariyon Bakare

08/09/2022

New BBC thriller series 'Crossfire', starring Ariyon Bakare.

The series tells the story of a woman on a family holiday whose life gets turned upside down when gunmen suddenly open fire, turning the sun-dappled resort into a waking nightmare. Watch at 9pm on Monday 19th September 2022 on BBC One.