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name: "Cyril Nri"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 April 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-16T21:54:30.045600+00:00"
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# Cyril Nri

Actor. Born 25 April 1961 in Nigeria.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 April 1961, Nigeria
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** シリル・ヌリ

## Biography

Cyril Nri is a Nigerian-born English actor. Born on 25 April 1961 in Nigeria, he moved to Portugal at the age of seven and later to London. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Nri played Graham, a barrister, in the BBC series *This Life* (1996–1997). He is best known for his role as Superintendent Adam Okaro in the ITV police drama *The Bill*. His other television credits include appearances in *Law & Order: UK*, *Death in Paradise* and *Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story* (2023), while film roles encompass *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), *Roald Dahl's The Witches* (2020) and *Wicked Little Letters* (2024). He received a BAFTA nomination for his work in the series *Cucumber*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Wicked Little Letters* (2024), Fi1m 61, as Judge Maccleston — [page](https://film.one/film/wicked-little-letters.md)
- *This Life* (1996), Fi1m 84, as Graham — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-life.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), First Order Officer
- *Roald Dahl's The Witches* (2020), Chief Doorman
- *Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story* (2023), Lord Danbury
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Warwick Sowande
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Mayor Joseph Richards
- *Backdraft 2* (2019), Ricket
- *The ABC Murders* (2018), Father Anselm
- *Missing You* (2025), Parker

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