---
name: "Sidney Cole"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sidney-cole"
fi1m_id: "sidney-cole"
imdb_id: "nm0170781"
tmdb_id: 1657797
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 May 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T01:04:50.004716+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sidney Cole

## Identity

Sidney Cole

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sidney-cole
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sidney-cole
- **IMDb ID:** nm0170781
- **TMDB ID:** 1657797
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1657797

Actor. Born 16 May 1962 in Balham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 May 1962, Balham, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1992–2019
- **Also known as:** Sydney Cole,  Sid Cole 
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2010s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1657797

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Two Popes*](https://film.one/film/the-two-popes.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Sidney Cole is a British actor born on 16 May 1962 in Balham, London. He has appeared in film, television and theatre.

Cole played Cardinal Turkson in the 2019 film *The Two Popes*. His other credits include the role of Fire Chief in the 2007 series *Primeval*, a Teacher in *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), a Taxi Driver in *Boogie Woogie* (2009), and Peter in the 2020 National Theatre production *Les Blancs*.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Two Popes* (2019), Fi1m 75, as Cardinal Turkson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-two-popes.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Teacher — [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Zong* (2022), as Messiah
- *The Two Popes* (2019), as Cardinal Turkson — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-two-popes.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Les Blancs* (2019), as Peter
- *The Great Ghost Rescue* (2011), as Wild Eyed Ghost
- *Boogie Woogie* (2010), as Taxi Driver
- *Beautiful People* (2008), series, as Priest
- *Primeval* (2007), series, as Fire Chief
- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), series, as Witchdoctor (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md)
- *99-1* (1994), series, as Second Constable
- *The Hawk* (1993), as Weighbridge Operator
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Teacher — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)
- *Black Poppies* (1992), Actor
- *Black and Blue* (1992), as Del Lindo
- *Arrivederci Millwall* (1990), as Cass
- *ScreenPlay Firsts* (1987), series, as Cass
- *Three Kinds of Heat* (1987), as Parking Attendant
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Ticket Collector

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