Peter Bankolé
Born (1981-09-07) 7 September 1981
King's Norton, Birmingham, England
Other namesPeter Bankole
Alma materRose Bruford College
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Peter Bankolé (born 7 September 1981) is a British actor.

Early life

Bankolé was born in King's Norton,[1] an area of Birmingham, on 7 September 1981. He trained at Rose Bruford College, graduating in 2004.[2]

Career

In film he has appeared in The Duchess of Malfi in 2010, Red Faction: Origins in 2011, The Physician in 2013 and Danny and the Human Zoo in 2015. In television he has appeared in Casualty, The Rotters' Club, The Bill, Death in Paradise, and Clique.

Film

Bankole played the part of Ezra in the 2011 sci-fi film Red Faction: Origins which was directed by Michael Nankin.[3] He appeared in the Philipp Stölzl directed The Physician which was released in 2013. He played the part of Mano Dayak.[4][5] He played the part of Larrington in the Destiny Ekaragha directed film, Danny and the Human Zoo, which was a fictionalized account of Lenny Henry's teenage years spent in Dudley in the 1970s.[6]

Television

One of his earliest roles was in Casualty, as Chris Barclay in the episode Don't Go There, which was broadcast on 23 May 2004.[7] He played the role of Steve Richards in The Rotters' Club which began on BBC TWO on 26 January 2005. His role as Richards, the only black kid in school was newcomer and high achiever. The series was set when there was a time of social change and racial tension in the 1970s.[8] In season 3, episode 2 of Death in Paradise which was about a murder on a film set, he played the part of Big Dave. The episode was broadcast on 21 January 2014.[9][10]

Stage

In The Caucasian Chalk Circle, which played at the Unicorn Theater in 2009, he played Simon, a soldier who was proud of his promotion and pay rise, and who wanted to settle down and start a family.[11] To research the role he watched a lot of war films, read books on the subject as well as internet research.[12] In Fences which was playing at Milton Keynes Theatre in 2013, he played the part of Lyons the musician son of Troy Maxson (played by Lenny Henry) who is not impressed with some aspects of his son's musicianship.[13] In her review for The Birmingham Post reviewer Melissa Henry described Bankole's performance as touching, raising the game higher, providing a wonderful evening.[14] In Rachel De-lahay’s Routes which was a follow-up to her successful play Westbridge, Bankole was noted for his giving life to the character Olufemi, a Nigerian who uses a false identity in his home country so he can join his wife and children in London.[15][16] He appeared in Bijan Sheibani's The Barber Shop Chronicles which played at Londons National Theatre in 2017. Reviewer Maryam Philpott for The Reviews Hub noted his performance.[17]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Roles Notes
2010 The Duchess of Malfi Delio Recorded live performance
2013 The Physician Mano Dayak
2016 The Dead Sea Seydou Short film
2016 Bloke Fears One of the Conference of Mandem Short film
2018 The Dark Heart Therapy Counsellor Short film
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Mob Boss
2019 Sweetness in the Belly Yusuf
2022 Mind-set Daniel
Television roles
Year Title Roles Notes
2004 Casualty Chris Barclay Episode: "Don't Go There"
2004 Doctors Tony Dunn Episode: "Uncertain Justice"
2005 The Rotters' Club Steve Richards Miniseries
2006 The Bill DC Watton Episode: "434: A Different Type of Threat - Part 1"
2009 The Doctors Josh Walcott 2 episodes
2011 Red Faction: Origins Ezra TV movie
2011 Borgen Lokoyas Rådgiver 2 episodes
2014 Death in Paradise Big Dave Episode: "The Wrong Man"
2015 Danny and the Human Zoo Larrington TV movie
2015 River Haider Jamal Abdi Miniseries
2016 Peaky Blinders William Letso 2 episodes
2017 Clique Mo 3 episodes
2019 The Durrells in Corfu Lumis 1 episode
2021 The Chelsea Detective DC Connor Pollock Series regular
2022 Andor Astro-Traffic Control Officer Episode: "Kassa"
2022 DI Ray DS Kwesi Edmund Miniseries

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue
2005 A Midsummer Night's Dream Cobweb Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
As You Like It Forrest Lord Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
2006 The American Pilot American Soldier Soho Theatre, London
Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads Barry Theatre Royal, York
2007 Nakamitsu Kochiyo Gate Theatre, London
Rough Crossings Isaac Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham & UK Tour
2008 Timon of Athens Flaminius Shakespeare's Globe, London
A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis Flute Shakespeare's Globe, London
2009 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Simon Khakhava Leeds Playhouse, Leeds & UK Tour
2010 Volpone Bonario Greenwich Theatre, London
The Duchess of Malfi Delio Greenwich Theatre, London
2011 In the Land of Uz Person 9 Bush Theatre, London
2012 The Complaint Mr Tabutanzer Hampstead Theatre, London
2013 Fences Lyons Maxson Theatre Royal, Bath & UK Tour
Routes Olufemi Jerwood Theatre, London
2014 Holy Warriors Conrad Of Montferrat Shakespeare's Globe, London
Antony and Cleopatra Eros/Messenger Shakespeare's Globe, London
2017 Barber Shop Chronicles Kwabena/Brian/Fabrice/Olawale Dorfman Theatre, London & Leeds Playhouse, Leeds
2019 Three Sisters Nmeri Ora Lyttelton Theatre, London

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Laura (28 January 2022). "Seven BBC Peaky Blinders stars from Birmingham and West Midlands". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Peter Bankolé". BBA Shakespeare. University of Warwick. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes - Red Faction: Origins (2011)
  4. ↑ Cinema Paradiso - Rent The Physician (2013), Actors
  5. ↑ Osobnosti.cz - Ranhojič, Hrají
  6. ↑ BBC.co.uk - BBC One, Danny and the Human Zoo
  7. ↑ TVmaze.com - Don't Go There - Guest Cast
  8. ↑ BBC Press Office, 17.01.2005 - The Rotters' Club Starts on BBC TWO, Wednesday 26 January at 9.00pm
  9. ↑ TV.com - Death in Paradise Season 3 Episode 2
  10. ↑ BBC.co.uk - Death in Paradise Series 3
  11. ↑ British Theatre Guide - The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Review by Howard Loxton
  12. ↑ The Caucasian Chalk Circle Education pack - compiled by Aisling Zambon - Page 26 Interview with Peter Bankolé - Simon Khakhava
  13. ↑ UK Theatre Network, 19th Mar 2013 - Fences at Milton Keynes Theatre - Sue Marks
  14. ↑ The Birmingham Post, 9 April 2013 - Review: Fences, Malvern Festival Theatre by Melissa Henry
  15. ↑ The Arts Desk, Thursday, 26 September 2013 - Routes, Royal Court Theatre Brisk new play by Rachel De-lahay is deceptively simple but emotionally profound by Aleks Sierz
  16. ↑ The Guardian, Fri 27 Sep ‘13 - Routes – review Michael Billington
  17. ↑ The Reviews Hub, 08/06/2017 - The Barber Shop Chronicles – The National Theatre, London Reviewer: Maryam Philpott=
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