Tosin is an American-born, British actor who is best known for his role as Ryan Sinclair in Series 11 and 12 of Doctor Who, opposite Jodie Whittaker.
He played the lead role of Moses Johnson in AMC’s ‘61st Street’, a tense courtroom drama series about racial injustices in the Chicago Criminal Justice system and he also appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
In 2024 he starred in the Bob Marley biopic film 'One Love', playing Tyrone Downie, lead keyboardist and pianist for the Wailers. In 2023 he played the lead in the re-make of the classic 1990's film 'House Party'. He played Damon, who whilst working as a house cleaner, decides to throw a huge party at one of his client's houses. Also in 2023 he played civil rights activist Medgar Evers in the biographical drama film 'Till' about Mamie Till-Bradley who became a major civil rights activist in the 1950s after the brutal murder of her 14 year-old son Emmett by a gang of white supremacists.
He will soon star in 'Girl from the North Country', which is based on the smash hit Olivier Award winning West End/Broadway musical of the same name, inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan. He plays one of the leads, escaped convict Joe Scott who falls in love with the daughter of the owners of the guesthouse where he takes refuge. He will also play the lead in Netflix's new superhero series 'Supacell', directed by pioneering rapper-turned-filmmaker Rapman.
In 2021 he starred in the screen adaptation of the highly acclaimed 2018 Royal Court stage production 'Ear for Eye' by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning writer and director Debbie Tucker Green. The film had its premiere at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival. Tosin also starred in the original stage version in 2018 at the Royal Court. Other stage credits include playing the joint lead in 'Shifters' at the Bush Theatre in 2024, 'They Drink It in The Congo' at the Almeida in 2016 and 'Stop the Play' at Trafalgar Studios in 2015.
He had a major part in critically acclaimed 2019 film 'The Souvenir' which was nominated for multiple BIFA and National Film Awards, as well as its 2021 sequel which had Martin Scorsese as its executive producer. 'Souvenir II' premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and had its British premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. He also had a major role in 2017 action movie 'Unlocked' alongside Orlando Bloom and Toni Collette.
Other TV credits include Versailles, Lewis and The Cut.
His native accent is London. Dual nationality, born in New York and grew up partially in the US, he can also do a very good New York or Generic American accent.
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Warm, Recognisable, Characterful, Natural Reads, Rich, Deep, Comedy, Youthful, Energetic, Promos, Rhythmic
Credits
Girl From The North Country (Film, 2024) – 'Joe Scott'
Shifters (Theatre, 2024) – 'Des', Bush Theatre
One Love (Film, 2024) – 'Tyrone Downie', Paramount Pictures
Till (Film, 2023) – 'Medgar Evers', Universal Pictures
House Party (Film, 2023) – 'Damon', Warner Bros
Ear for Eye (Film, 2021) – BBC Film, BBC Two, BFI. Premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2021
61st Street (TV, 2021) – 'Moses Johnson' (lead), AMC Studios
The Souvenir: Part II (Film, 2021) – 'Phil', Element Pictures/BBC Films/Sikelia Productions
Doctor Who (TV, 2018-2021) – 'Ryan Sinclair, Series 11-12, BBC
The Souvenir (Film, 2019) – 'Phil', Curzon Artificial Eye
Ear for Eye (Royal Court Theatre, 2018) (Theatre, 2018) – Royal Court Theatre
Unlocked (Film, 2017) – 'Amjad', Lionsgate
Burning Sands (Film, 2017) – 'Frank', Netflix
They Drink It in The Congo (Almeida, 2016) (Theatre, 2016) – Almeida Theatre
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Film, 2015) – 'Lieutenant Bastian', Walt Disney Studios/Lucasfilms
Versailles (TV, 2015) – 'Kobina', Canal+/BBC Two, Series One
Lewis (TV, 2015) – 'Djimon Adomakoh', ITV, Series 9
Stop! The Play (Trafalgar Studios 2015) (Theatre, 2015) – 'Kriston', Trafalgar Studios
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