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Born	Cyril Ikechukwu Nri (1961-04-25) 25 April 1961 (age 64) Nigeria
Occupation	Actor

Cyril Ikechukwu Nri (born on April 25, 1961) is an English actor who was born in Nigeria. He is well-known for playing Superintendent Adam Okaro in the TV police show The Bill. Cyril Nri also played Lord Danbury in the Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story in 2023.

About Cyril Nri

Early Life and Education

Cyril Nri was born in Nigeria on April 25, 1961. His father's family is from the Igbo people, and his mother was from Barbados. His family left Nigeria in 1968 before the Nigerian Civil War ended. He moved to Portugal when he was seven years old, and later to London, England.

Nri went to Holland Park School in West London. There, he acted in a school play called Three Penny Opera. He also joined the Young Vic Youth Theatre in Waterloo, London. He later trained to be an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Cyril Nri has lived in South London since the 1980s.

Acting Career Highlights

Cyril Nri is most famous for his role as Superintendent Adam Okaro, who later became Chief Superintendent, in the long-running ITV police drama The Bill.

After finishing drama school, Nri began his acting career at The Royal Shakespeare Company. His first role there was Lucius in a 1982 play called Julius Caesar. He also played Ariel in The Tempest in 1988.

In 2009, he acted in a play called The Observer at the Royal National Theatre. From 2009 to 2013, he appeared in Law & Order UK as Judge Demarco.

Notable Stage Roles

In 2012 and 2013, Nri played Cassius in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Julius Caesar. This play was shown in Stratford-upon-Avon, London, and New York. A reviewer from The New York Times praised his performance, saying he was an "excellent Cassius."

In 2016, he played Polonius in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet. In 2017, Nri performed on stage at the Dorfman Theatre in London in a play called Barber Shop Chronicles. In 2021, he played Sheldon in the Royal National Theatre's play Trouble in Mind.

In 2023, Nri played Bill in the Young Vic's new version of Further than the Furthest Thing.

Television and Film Appearances

In 2016, Cyril Nri was nominated for a British Academy Television Award. This was for his role as Lance in the TV series Cucumber. He also appeared in an episode of Goodnight Sweetheart.

In 2020, he played a barrister in the BBC drama Noughts and Crosses. He also had a role as a First Order Officer in the movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. In 2020, he was the Chief Doorman in The Witches. More recently, in 2023, he played Judge Maccleston in the film Wicked Little Letters.

Selected Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles