Ariyon Bakare

Ariyon Bakare (born 1 July 1971) is an English actor. He has appeared in the BBC miniseries A Respectable Trade (1995), British soap opera Doctors from 2001 to 2005, the Prime series Good Omens, Carnival Row (2019), and more recently the BBC series His Dark Materials. Prior to this, Bakare made appearances on British dramas such as The Bill, Casualty, and Holby City.

Life and career

After leaving Doctors, Bakare returned to direct and write several episodes. He co-wrote and starred in the Channel drama Stealing Lives. In November 2008, he appeared as a villain in the BBC1 drama Spooks. On 18 October 2009 he made an appearance in Casualty (BBC1, series 24, episode 7, "Love is a Sacrifice") as the brother of a patient.

In 2011, Bakare played a mini-cab driver, Carl Lucas, in the last episode of the sixth series of Law & Order UK, first broadcast in 2012. He appeared in Dancing on the Edge, first broadcast in 2013, as Wesley Holt, a band manager. Bakare later appeared in Doctor Who, in the 2015 episode, "The Woman Who Lived", alongside Maisie Williams. He played the antagonist of the episode, a lion-like creature called Leandro. He had a cameo as a Rebel pilot in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In 2019 he appeared in the BBC TV series His Dark Materials, in the role of Lord Boreal.

Bakare's theatre credits include productions at the RSC and the Lyric Hammersmith. He was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for the role of Florindo in Tim Supple's staging of A Servant to Two Masters at the Young Vic theatre. He starred opposite Janet Suzman in the British premiere of Dream of the Dog, where he played a South African nattily clad architect, "Look Smart". The show opened to rave reviews.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1999After the RainVusisizwe (Joseph)
1999The Secret Laughter of WomenRev. Fola
1999Dead Bolt DeadThe Thug
2006Shoot the MessengerElroy
2008The Dark KnightGuard Commander
2009Happy Ever AftersWilson
2012Full FirearmsLaslo
2015Jupiter AscendingGreeghan
2015Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellStephen Black7 episodes
2015Dusha shpionaSam
2015Doctor WhoLeandroSeries 9, Episode 6: "The Woman Who Lived"
2016Silent WitnessFather DawsS19:E1&2 ”After the Fall”
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryBlue Four
2017LifeHugh Derry
2019Carnival RowDariusTV series, recurring
2019FrankieIan
2019Good OmensLigurMiniseries
2019His Dark MaterialsLord Boreal

References
  1. Cavendish, Dominic (4 May 2010). "Dream of the Dog at the Finborough Theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2014.


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