Osy Ikhile

Osy Ikhile
Ikhile in 2019
Born	London, England [1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Known for	In the Heart of the Sea, Childhood's End and The Legend of Tarzan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Osy Ikhile is a British actor, producer and filmmaker best known for his roles as Richard Peterson in In the Heart of the Sea and Milo Rodricks in Childhood's End . ^[1] In 2017, he appeared in USS Callister, an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror .

Early life and education

Osy Ikhile was born in London, England, and is of Nigerian heritage. From a young age, he exhibited a passion for the arts, particularly in acting. He pursued his interest by attending the Identity School of Acting, a drama school in London known for training actors from diverse backgrounds. ^[2]

Career

Film and Television

Ikhile's international breakthrough came with his role in the science fiction film The Legend of Tarzan (2016), where he played "Kwete". ^{[3] [4]} His performance opened doors to further opportunities in the industry. ^{[5] [6]}

He continued to build his career with roles in projects such as In the Heart of the Sea (2015), directed by Ron Howard, ^{[7] [8]} and Sand Castle (2017), a war drama film. Ikhile's television credits also include appearances in popular series like Black Mirror ^{[9] [10] [11]} and Doctor Who . ^[12]

Filmography

Filmmaking credits

• Normal? (2014) – directed, produced
• Clap! (2014) – directed, produced, wrote, edited, director of photography
• Hot Pepper Episode: "One-Night Stand" (2015) – director of photography, gaffer
• The Moor Girl (2017) – produced
• Beauty in the Street (2017) – co-produced
• The Reserves (2018) – executive produced

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	School Without Walls	Malcolm
2011	Victim	Zimma
2012	What If	Devon's Crew	Short film
2014	The Anomaly	Officer Jones
2014	Clap!	Osy	Short film
2015	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	CIA Jet Agent
2015	Kill Your Friends	Rage
2015	In the Heart of the Sea	Richard Peterson
2016	Ghosting	Ghostee	Short film
2016	The Legend of Tarzan	Kwete
2016	Jet Trash	Sol
2017	Daphne	Tom
2017	Beautiful Devils	Oz
2017	Sand Castle	Msg. Pepps
2017	Hip Hop Cafe	Jack	Short film
2018	Details to Follow	Nathan	Short film
2018	The House That Jack Built	Military Man
2018	Multi-Facial	Ivan	Short film
2019	Nobody's Son	Darren	Short film
2019	She Lies Sleeping	Daniel	Short film
2019	The Kill Team	Weppler

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	PhoneShop	Nightclub Doorman 2	Episode: "The First Temptation of Chris"
2011	Casualty	Zac Turner	Episode: "Keep On Running: Part 2"
2011	Fresh Meat	Rashid	1 episode
2011	The Tower	Jacob	Television film
2012	Twenty Twelve	Mini Steppah	Episode: "The Rapper"
2012	The Riots: In Their Own Words	Himself	Television documentary
2012	Blackout	Nelson Venner	Miniseries; 1 episode
2012	Misfits	Craig	1 episode
2012	The Fear	Jason Kemp	Miniseries; main role
2013	Fit	Various
2013	Doctors	PC Robert Parker	Episode: "Mother's Choice"
2015	Childhood's End	Milo Rodricks	Miniseries; main role
2017	Urban Myths	Joe	Episode: "The Greatest of All Time"
2017	All of Them	Elias	2 episodes
2017	Black Mirror	Nate Packer	Episode: "USS Callister"
2018	Death in Paradise	Cordell Thomas	Episode: "Dark Memories"
2019	The Feed	Maxwell Jeremiah "Max" Vaughn	Main role
2023	Citadel	Carter Spence [13]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Steep	Mason Bell	[14]
2018	Jurassic World Evolution	Isaac Clement	[14]
	Hitman 2	Stone
2019	Blood & Truth	Voice Talent
2021	Destruction AllStars	Bluefang	[14]
	Jurassic World Evolution 2	Isaac Clement
2023	Payday 3	Beckett

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Torn	Couzin	Royal Court Theatre, London
2018	Sweat	Chris	Donmar Warehouse; Gielgud Theatre

References

1. Halligan, Fionnuala. "Osy Ikhile, Stars of Tomorrow 2015". Screen. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
2. "Osy Ikhile Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
3. Sneider, Jeff (17 June 2014). "'In the Heart of the Sea' Actor Osy Ikhile Joins Djimon Hounsou in 'Tarzan'". TheWrap. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
4. "The Legend of Tarzan — SALLY CROUCH | Make-up, Hair & Prosthetics Artist". SALLY CROUCH | Make-up, Hair & Prosthetics Artist. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
5. indierevolver, Jay- (18 June 2014). "David Yates Welcomes Osy Ikhile to the Jungle in 'Tarzan'" . Retrieved 20 August 2024.
6. "Brit Up-And-Comer Joins David Yates' Tarzan". Empire. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
7. Sneider, Jeff (15 August 2013). "Osy Ikhile, Ben Whishaw Set Sail for Ron Howard's 'In the Heart of the Sea' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
8. "Osy Ikhile On For In The Heart Of The Sea". Empire. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
9. "Black Mirror: USS Callister (2017) - Cast & Crew on MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
10. "'Black Mirror's 'U.S.S. Callister' Cast Basically Put All Your TV Faves In One Episode". Bustle. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
11. "Meet the cast of Black Mirror season 4". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
12. "Osy Ikhile | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
13. Andreeva, Nellie (27 February 2023). "Citadel Sets Premiere Date; First Look At Amazon Global Spy Series Reveals Lesley Manville Casting". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 27 February 2023.
14. "Osy Ikhile (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 14 June 2021.

External links

• Osy Ikhile at IMDb