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{{Short description|English actor (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = CyrilNri2004 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Cyril Nri in 2004
| name = Cyril Nri
| birth_name = Cyril Ikechukwu Nri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|4|25|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| spouse =
| occupation = Actor
| children = 2
}}
'''Cyril Ikechukwu Nri''' {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Cyril Ikechukwu Nri.ogg}} (born 25 April 1961) is a
== Early life ==
Nri was born in on 25 April 1961 in
Nri attended [[Holland Park School]] in West London and appeared in a school production of ''[[Three Penny Opera]]''. He attended the Young Vic Youth Theatre in Waterloo, London. He trained at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]]. Nri has lived in [[south London]] since the 1980s.
== Career ==
He is best known for playing the role of Superintendent [[Adam Okaro]], later [[Chief Superintendent|chief superintendent]], in the long-running [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] police drama ''[[The Bill]]''. He also had a role as Graham, a barrister colleague of Miles and Anna, in both series of the cult [[BBC]] TV drama series ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]''.
After drama school at the Bristol Old Vic, Nri started acting life at The Royal Shakespeare Company where his first role was Lucius in Ron Daniel's 1982 production of ''Julius Caesar''.
He played Ariel to [[Max Von Sydow]]'s Prospero in [[Jonathan Miller]]'s 1988 production of ''[[The Tempest]]''.
In 2008, he starred alongside other former ''[[The Bill]]'' favourites [[Philip Whitchurch]] and [[Russell Boulter]] in an episode of BBC1's ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|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 Judge Demarco and again reprised this role in the 2012 and 2013 series of the show.
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 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|"Lost in Time"]] episodes. He later reappeared in October 2011, in the opening episode of Series 5, [[Sky (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|"Sky"]]. In late October 2016, he appeared in another ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off ''[[Class (2016 TV series)|Class]]''.
In 2012–13, he played Cassius in [[Greg Doran]]'s [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] production of [[Julius Caesar (play)|''Julius Caesar'']] in Stratford upon Avon, London and New York, where in his ''New York Times'' review [[Ben Brantley]] said of Nri, "Mr.
In 2016, he earned a [[British Academy Television Award]] nomination for his performance as Lance in the [[Russell T. Davies]] TV series [[Cucumber (British TV series)|''Cucumber'']].
He also appeared in an episode of [[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|''Goodnight Sweetheart'']] playing a doctor at the hospital where Yvonne Sparrow loses her unborn child (series 4).
In 2016, he played [[Polonius]] in [[Simon Godwin]]'s production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].
In 2017, he also had a minor role in an episode of the long-running BBC detective programme ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'', playing a corrupt mayor, and appeared on stage at the [[Dorfman Theatre]], London, in ''[[Inua Ellams#Barber Shop Chronicles|Barber Shop Chronicles]]'' by [[Inua Ellams]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Billington |first1=Michael |title=Barber Shop Chronicles review – close shaves and hairy tales from Harare to London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jun/08/barber-shop-chronicles-review-dorfman-theatre-london-national-inua-ellams |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=13 July 2023 |date=8 June 2017}}</ref>
In 2020, he played a barrister in the BBC drama ''[[Noughts and Crosses (2019 TV series)|Noughts and Crosses]]''.
In 2021, he played Sheldon in the [[Royal National Theatre]]'s production of [[Trouble in Mind (play)|''Trouble in Mind'']] by [[Alice Childress]].
Nri played Bill in the [[Young Vic]]'s 2023 revival of [[Zinnie Harris]]' ''[[Further than the Furthest Thing]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Further than the Furthest Thing at Young Vic – review |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/further-than-the-furthest-thing-young-vic_58551.html |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |access-date=8 April 2023 |date=17 March 2023}}</ref>
Nri's latest gig is playing Derek in [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0021k8h/daddy-issues BBC's 'Daddy Issues'] alongside Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood.
== Personal life ==
Nri has been married, and now identifies as gay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.positivenation.co.uk/issue108/regulars/news/news.htm|title=Positive Nation: Search Results|work=positivenation.co.uk|accessdate=16 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831115510/http://www.positivenation.co.uk/issue108/regulars/news/news.htm|archivedate=31 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/archive/blg.html|title=100 Great Black Britons|work=100greatblackbritons.com|accessdate=16 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703080359/http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/archive/blg.html|archive-date=3 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has two grown-up children.
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Strapless]]''
| Harold Sabola
|
|-
| 1990
| ''A Strike Out of Time''
| Charlie White
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Steal (film)|The Steal]]''
| Council Computer Operator
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Hidden Empire: Behind the Mask''
| Kano
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3"|1998
| ''[[Tale of the Mummy]]''
| Forensics
|
|-
| ''Only Love''
| Eric Blair
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Besieged (film)|Besieged]]''
| Priest
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Wing Commander (film)|Wing Commander]]''
| Security Officer
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Long Time Dead]]''
| Dr. Wilson
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Deadmeat (film)|Deadmeat]]''
| Prime Minister
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008
| ''Survivor''
| Boss
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Bad Day (film)|Bad Day]]''
| Restaurant Manager
|
|-
| ''The Cornwell Estate''
|
| Short film
|-
| 2010
| ''Critical Eye''
| CCTV Controller
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012
| ''Father's Day''
| Ade
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''
| [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]]
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''[[Jellyfish (2018 film)|Jellyfish]]''
| Adam Hale
|
|-
| ''Rasta Man Vibrations''
| Dr. Urquhart
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[[Backdraft 2]]''
| OFI Investigator Rickets
|
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''
| First Order Officer
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Witches (2020 film)|The Witches]]''
| Chief Doorman
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Boys on Film|Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You]]''
| Edna May
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[Wicked Little Letters]]''
| Judge Maccleston
|
|-
| ''Just Passing''
| Sami
| Short film
|-
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1989
| ''[[Saracen (TV series)|Saracen]]''
| Desmond
| Episode: "Three Blind Mice"
|-
| ''4 Play''
| Tony Sewell
| Episode: "The Book Liberator"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Julian Bates
| Episode: "A Case to Answer"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Runaway Bay (TV series)|Runaway Bay]]''
| Paul
| Episode: "History Revisited"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Frank Stubbs Promotes]]''
| Brian
| Episode: "Wheels"
|-
| 1994
| ''Calling the Shots''
| Paul
| Miniseries; 2 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Steve York
| Episode: "Compensation"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Pie in the Sky (TV series)|Pie in the Sky]]''
| Stuart Crowe
| Episode: "New Leaf"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Family Affairs]]''
| William McHugh
| Recurring role
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]''
| Graham
| Series regular; 22 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]''
| Dr. Obote
| Episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Chris Lycett
| Episode: "One of the Gang"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1999
| ''[[A Touch of Frost]]''
| Warren Barber
| Episode: "One Man's Meat"
|-
| ''[[Maisie Raine]]''
| Paul
| Episode: "Old Scores"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2000
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Ben Sincalir
| Episode: "Against All Odds"
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Pascal Illunga
| Episode: "Beyond Conviction"
|-
| ''[[Arabian Nights (miniseries)|Arabian Nights]]''
| Schaca
| Miniseries; 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Andrew Lombard
| Episode: "Too Posh to Push"
|-
| ''[[Down to Earth (2000 TV series)|Down to Earth]]''
| Henry Jones
| Episode: "Great Expectations"
|-
| 2001–2002
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| D.C. Burton
| Recurring role; 11 episodes
|-
| 2002–2006
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Superintendent Adam Okaro
| Series regular;
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Murder Investigation Team (TV series)|Murder Investigation Team]]''
| Superintendent Adam Okaro
| Episode: "Moving Targets"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Lawrence Marshall
| Episode: "Blood Ties"
|-
| ''[[Cold Blood (TV series)|Cold Blood]]''
| Colonel Harrington Smith
| Episode: "Dead and Buried"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]''
| Raymond Ayanike
| Episode: "Skin"
|-
| 2009–2014
| ''[[Law & Order: UK]]''
| Judge De Marco
| Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Mark Harmer
| Episode: "Too Little, Too Late"
|-
| ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''
| The Shopkeeper
| Episode: "[[Lost in Time (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Lost in Time]]"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011
| ''[[House of Anubis]]''
| Mr. Lewis
| Recurring role; 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales]]''
| Peacock
| Recurring role; 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Pastor Carl
| Episode: "In Between Days"
|-
| ''[[New Tricks]]''
| Billy Green
| Episode: "Setting Out Your Shell"
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Wizards vs Aliens]]''
| Nathaniel Nightjar
| Episode: "100 Wizards"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Thomas Hakizimana
| Episode: "A Blind Eye"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2015
| ''[[Crims]]''
| Mr. Gardner<ref name="Crims">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0506jtm/credits | title=Crims Episode Three | work=[[BBC]] | accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref>
| Episode: "Day Fifty-Seven"
|-
| ''[[Cucumber (British TV series)|Cucumber]]''
| Lance Sullivan
| Miniseries; 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Critical (TV series)|Critical]]''
| Joseph Whitnell
| Episode: "The Weakness of Mankind"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Class (2016 TV series)|Class]]''
| Chair<ref name="GAFCN">{{cite web|url=http://www.gordonandfrench.co.uk/artists-profile-stage.php?ArtistID=7|title=Gordon and French: Cyril Nri|access-date=31 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831214913/http://gordonandfrench.co.uk/artists-profile-stage.php?ArtistID=7|archive-date=31 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Episode: "The Lost"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2017
| ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''
| Mayor Joseph Richards
| Episode: "Erupting in Murder"
|-
| ''[[Bucket (TV series)|Bucket]]''
| Mr. Merdon
| Recurring role; 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Inspector Tony Callaghan
| Episode: "Running with the Pack"
|-
| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''
| Warwick Sowande
| Episode: "The Curse of the Ninth"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| ''On the Edge''
| Patrick
| Episode: "A Mother's Love"
|-
| ''[[Zapped (TV series)|Zapped]]''
| Quincy Peacock
| Episode: "Chef"
|-
| ''[[The ABC Murders (TV series)|The ABC Murders]]''
| Father Anselm
| Miniseries; 1 episode
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Devils (TV series)|Devils]]''
| Greg
| Recurring role; 3 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''Holier Than Thou''
| Seun
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Power (TV series)|The Power]]''
| Eniola Ojo
| Episode: "A New Organ"
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Daddy Issues (TV series)|Daddy Issues]]''
| Stuart
| Episode: "Normal Men"
|-
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0637666}}
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