Tunji Kasim

Tunji Kasim
Tunji Kasim at The CW Upfront 2019
Born
Adetunji Kasim[1]

(1987-09-10) September 10, 1987 (age 37)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Alma materRoyal Scottish Academy of Drama and Music
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Known forNed Nickerson in Nancy Drew

Adetunji "Tunji" Kasim is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Bailey in Nearly Famous (on E4),[2] Hugo Scott, an art teacher in Shetland, and Ned Nickerson in The CW's Nancy Drew.

In 2009, he was nominated for an Ian Charleson Awards drama award for Julius Caesar (with the RSC).[3]

Early life and education

He was born in Aberdeen, but moved to Nigeria soon after birth. He lived there until he was 12, and then the family moved back to Aberdeen and spent his teenage years in Kincorth. His mother is Scottish, a primary school teacher raised on a farm in Auchenblae and his father is Nigerian, a research fellow and lecturer at Aberdeen University, having previously studied there for his PhD in economics.[4][5]

His first thoughts of a career were of being a boxer or a dishwasher.[6] He then studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, which is now called Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.[4]

Filmography

Theatre

Year Title Role Director Theatre
2006 Inferno Chorus Andy Arnold The Arches[7]
2006 Mazepa Chorus Peter Stein Edinburgh Festival Theatre[8]
2006 Talented Mr Ripley Reddington Acorn Theatre Company Aberdeen[9]
2006 Of Mice and Men Crooks Martin McNaughton Òran Mór[10]
2007 Big White Fog The Masons' radicalised son Michael Attenborough Almeida theatre[11]
2007 - 2008 The Brothers Size Oshoosi[8] Bijan Sheibani Young Vic theatre[12]
2008 The Cracks in my Skin Linden Chris Meads Royal Exchange, Manchester[13]
2009 The Winter’s Tale Florizel David Farr Courtyard Theatre[14]
2009 Julius Caesar Romulus, Lucius Lucy Bailey Courtyard Theatre[15]
2009 The Grain Store Arsei Pechoritsa Michael Boyd Courtyard Theatre[16]
2010 King Lear Edmund David Farr Courtyard Theatre[17]
2010 Anthony and Cleopatra Mardian Michael Boyd Courtyard Theatre[18]
2011 American Trade Pharus Jamie Lloyd Hampstead Theatre[19]
2012 The Duchess of Malfi Delio Jamie Lloyd The Old Vic
2012 But I Could Only Whisper Marvin Nadia Latif Arcola Theatre[20]
2014 Orlando Chorus Max Webster Royal Exchange, Manchester[21]
2014 The Christmas Truce Brisker/Franz Roper Erica Whyman Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2014 - 2015 Love's Labour's Lost Dumaine Christopher Luscombe Royal Shakespeare Theatre[22]
2014 - 2015 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio Christopher Luscombe Royal Shakespeare Theatre[23]
2016 Les Blancs Eric Yaël Farber National Theatre
2016 Love's Labour's Lost Dumaine Christopher Luscombe Chichester Festival Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal, Haymarket
2016 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio Christopher Luscombe Chichester Festival Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal, Haymarket[24]
2017 Network Frank Hackett Ivo Van Hove Royal National Theatre
2018 - 2019 Antony and Cleopatra Caesar Simon Godwin Royal National Theatre[25]

Film

Year Film Role
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins Private Smith
2019 The Kill Team Sergeant Wallace
2019 The Good Liar Michael

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Nearly Famous Joe Bailey Main role
2013 Rubenesque Clyde Telefilm
2014 Shetland Hugo Scott Episodes: Raven Black: Part 1 & Raven Black: Part 2
2019 Cold Feet Zack Aspin Season 8, episode 4
2019 - 2023 Nancy Drew Ned "Nick" Nickerson Main role
2020 Avenue 5 Lighting Tech Episode: He's Only There to Stop His Skeleton from Falling Over
2023 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Adolphus IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. ^ Wilkes, Neil (5 November 2007). "The odds are just against you". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Nominees announced for Ian Charleson Award 2010". curtisbrown.co.uk. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b Marshall, Charlotte (26 March 2012). "Introducing… Tunji Kasim". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ^ House, Ellie (14 May 2023). "Netflix star Tunji Kasim on finding fame and growing up in Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ^ Otas, Belinda (3 June 2011). "TUNJI KASIM: "I Would Go Mad Just Doing Shakespeare…"". belindaotas.comv. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ Fisher, Mark (15 March 2006). "Inferno". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "The Talented Mr Ripley" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ^ Billington, Michael (18 May 2007). "Big White Fog". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  12. ^ Bassett, Kate (30 December 2007). "Theatre Review of the year: Stallions take the laurels from Shakespeare". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  13. ^ "THE CRACKS IN MY SKIN". Chris Meads. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  14. ^ "The Winter's Tale (2009): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Julius Caesar (2009): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  16. ^ "The Grain Store (RSC)". 24 September 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  17. ^ "King Lear (2010): Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Antony and Cleopatra (2010): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  19. ^ "American Trade, Hampstead Theatre". theartsdesk.com. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  20. ^ "but i cd only whisper". Arcola Theatre. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  21. ^ Taylor, Julia (26 January 2014). "A tale about trans gender". remotegoat.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  22. ^ "Love's Labour's Lost". Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  23. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing (2014): Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing (2016): Royal Shakespeare Company | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  25. ^ Billington, Michael (27 September 2018). "Antony and Cleopatra review – Okonedo and Fiennes are a magnificent match". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 December 2018.