Sope Dirisu to Lead Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ for Element Pictures, BBC Film, Mubi

Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù has landed a leading film role. The fast-rising British actor — best-known for “Gangs of London” but recently seen in the third season of “Slow Horses” — will appear in “My Father’s Shadow,” the feature directorial debut of British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies, whose Sundance-winning short film “Lizard” was BAFTA nominated. The film, co-written by […]