Acting
Sule Rimi
EN cinema · 30 credits
Birthplace
Nigeria
Also known as Sulé Rimi · Suleiman Rimi · Suleman Rimi · سولی ریمی
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
as Headmaster
Bury Your Gays
as Kelly's Dad
The After
as Stewart
The Body in the Bag
as Self- Narrator
The Nan Movie
as Daniel
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Lieutenant Gorn (archive footage) (uncredited)
ear for eye
as UK Dad
Jackdaw
2021
Jackdaw
as Vagabond
Bloodshore
as Eugene Christoph
Ashens and the Polybius Heist
as Dennis Brilliance
Pink Wall
as Scott
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Dr. Jim Bayliss
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
as Onyinyechukwu
National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles
as Elnathan / Benjamin / Dwain
Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild
as Chef Brilliance
The Machine
as Dr. Giwa-Amu
Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter
as Constable Kelly
Little Munchkin
as Mr. Sumner
Panic Button
as Militia Executioner
Colonial Gods
as Lead Construction Dude
Starter for 10
as Marcus