Tunji Kasim Explained

Tunji Kasim
Birth Name:Adetunji Kasim[1]
Birth Date:10 September 1987
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Known For:Ned Nickerson in Nancy Drew
Alma Mater:Royal Scottish Academy of Drama and Music
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2007–present

Adetunji "Tunji" Kasim is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Bailey in Nearly Famous (on E4),[2] Hugo Scott, an art teacher in Shetland, and Ned Nickerson in The CW's Nancy Drew.

In 2009, he was nominated for an Ian Charleson Awards drama award for Julius Caesar (with the RSC).[3]

Early life and education

He was born in Aberdeen, but moved to Nigeria soon after birth. He lived there until he was 12, and then the family moved back to Aberdeen and spent his teenage years in Kincorth. His mother is Scottish, a primary school teacher raised on a farm in Auchenblae and his father is Nigerian, a research fellow and lecturer at Aberdeen University, having previously studied there for his PhD in economics.[4] [5]

His first thoughts of a career were of being a boxer or a dishwasher.[6] He then studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, which is now called Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.[4]

Filmography

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorTheatre
2006InfernoChorusAndy ArnoldThe Arches[7]
2006MazepaChorusPeter SteinEdinburgh Festival Theatre[8]
2006Talented Mr RipleyReddingtonAcorn Theatre CompanyAberdeen[9]
2006Of Mice and MenCrooksMartin McNaughtonÒran Mór[10]
2007Big White FogThe Masons' radicalised son Michael AttenboroughAlmeida theatre[11]
2007 - 2008The Brothers SizeOshoosiBijan SheibaniYoung Vic theatre[12]
2008The Cracks in my SkinLindenChris MeadsRoyal Exchange, Manchester[13]
2009The Winter’s TaleFlorizelDavid FarrCourtyard Theatre[14]
2009Julius CaesarRomulus, LuciusLucy BaileyCourtyard Theatre[15]
2009The Grain StoreArsei PechoritsaMichael BoydCourtyard Theatre[16]
2010King LearEdmundDavid FarrCourtyard Theatre[17]
2010Anthony and CleopatraMardianMichael BoydCourtyard Theatre[18]
2011American TradePharusJamie LloydHampstead Theatre[19]
2012The Duchess of MalfiDelioJamie LloydThe Old Vic
2012But I Could Only WhisperMarvinNadia LatifArcola Theatre[20]
2014OrlandoChorusMax WebsterRoyal Exchange, Manchester[21]
2014The Christmas TruceBrisker/Franz RoperErica WhymanRoyal Shakespeare Theatre
2014 - 2015Love's Labour's LostDumaineChristopher LuscombeRoyal Shakespeare Theatre[22]
2014 - 2015Much Ado About NothingClaudioChristopher LuscombeRoyal Shakespeare Theatre[23]
2016Les BlancsEricYaël FarberNational Theatre
2016Love's Labour's LostDumaineChristopher LuscombeChichester Festival Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal, Haymarket
2016Much Ado About NothingClaudioChristopher LuscombeChichester Festival Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal, Haymarket[24]
2017NetworkFrank HackettIvo Van HoveRoyal National Theatre
2018 - 2019Antony and CleopatraCaesarSimon GodwinRoyal National Theatre[25]

Film

YearFilmRole
2016Florence Foster JenkinsPrivate Smith
2019The Kill TeamSergeant Wallace
2019The Good LiarMichael

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2007Nearly FamousJoe BaileyMain role
2013RubenesqueClydeTelefilm
2014ShetlandHugo ScottEpisodes: Raven Black: Part 1 & Raven Black: Part 2
2019Cold FeetZack AspinSeason 8, episode 4
2019 - 2023Nancy DrewNed "Nick" NickersonMain role
2020Avenue 5Lighting TechEpisode: He's Only There to Stop His Skeleton from Falling Over
2023Adolphus IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz4 episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. pdf. 2007. 31 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101116143955/http://www.acorntheatrecompany.org.uk/downloads/MND_prog.pdf. 16 November 2010. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Neil. Wilkes . The odds are just against you . 5 November 2007 . digitalspy.co.uk . 25 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Nominees announced for Ian Charleson Award 2010 . 7 June 2010 . curtisbrown.co.uk . 23 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Charlotte. Marshall . Introducing… Tunji Kasim . 26 Mar 2012 . officiallondontheatre.co.uk . 23 March 2014.
  5. News: Netflix star Tunji Kasim on finding fame and growing up in Aberdeen. The Press and Journal. House. Ellie. 14 May 2023. 17 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Belinda. Otas . TUNJI KASIM: "I Would Go Mad Just Doing Shakespeare…" . 3 June 2011 . belindaotas.comv . 23 March 2014.
  7. News: Fisher . Mark . 2006-03-15 . Inferno . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-06 . 0261-3077.
  8. Web site: Curtis Brown . 2023-07-06 . www.curtisbrown.co.uk.
  9. Web site: The Talented Mr Ripley. 2006. pdf. 31 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101116144010/http://www.acorntheatrecompany.org.uk/downloads/Rilpey_prog.pdf. 16 November 2010. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Curtis Brown . 2023-07-06 . www.curtisbrown.co.uk.
  11. News: Michael . Billington. Big White Fog . The Guardian. London. 18 May 2007 . 25 March 2014.
  12. News: Theatre Review of the year: Stallions take the laurels from Shakespeare . 2009-05-08 . The Independent . London . Kate . Bassett . 2007-12-30.
  13. Web site: THE CRACKS IN MY SKIN . 2023-07-06 . Chris Meads . en-GB.
  14. Web site: The Winter's Tale (2009): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon BBA Shakespeare . 2023-07-06 . bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  15. Web site: Julius Caesar (2009): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon BBA Shakespeare . 2023-07-06 . bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  16. Web site: 2009-09-24 . The Grain Store (RSC) . 2023-07-06 . en-US.
  17. Web site: King Lear (2010): Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre BBA Shakespeare . 2023-07-06 . bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  18. Web site: Antony and Cleopatra (2010): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon BBA Shakespeare . 2023-07-06 . bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  19. Web site: 2011-06-08 . American Trade, Hampstead Theatre . 2023-07-06 . theartsdesk.com . en.
  20. Web site: 2016-01-19 . but i cd only whisper . 2023-07-06 . Arcola Theatre . en-US.
  21. Web site: Julia . Taylor . A tale about trans gender . 26 January 2014. remotegoat.com. 23 March 2014.
  22. Web site: Love's Labour's Lost. Royal Shakespeare Company. 25 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150320213445/http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/loves-labours-lost/cast-and-creatives.aspx. 20 March 2015. dmy-all.
  23. Web site: Much Ado About Nothing (2014): Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre BBA Shakespeare . 2023-07-06 . bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  24. Web site: Much Ado About Nothing (2016): Royal Shakespeare Company BBA Shakespeare . 2023-07-06 . bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  25. News: Antony and Cleopatra review – Okonedo and Fiennes are a magnificent match. Billington. Michael. 2018-09-27. The Guardian. 2018-12-09. en-GB. 0261-3077.

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