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Raphael Sowole

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Raphael Sowole
A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.
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Starred Up (2013)
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Raphael has worked on both stage and screen, Notably coming to the attention of audiences for his portrayal of 'Hamlet'. His debut film role coming in the critically acclaimed 'Starred up' which he co-starred opposite Ben Mendelsohn and Jack O,Connell as well as roles in 'Black Mirror' and BBC drama 'Black Earth rising'.
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    Jack O'Connell in Starred Up (2013)
    Starred Up
    7.3
    • Jago
    • 2013
    Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
    Munich: The Edge of War
    6.8
    • Cecil Syers
    • 2021
    Black Mirror (2011)
    Black Mirror
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Nixon
    Grime Kids (2023)
    Grime Kids
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Temi
    • Timi

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    • Deliverance
      • Pastor
      • Completed
      • Short
    • The Dream Lands
      • Trevor
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Deliverance
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Eve Myles, Dougray Scott, and Katherine Kelly in The Crow Girl (2025)
      The Crow Girl
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Alex Kilburn
      • 2025
    • Apartment 7A (2024)
      Apartment 7A
      5.9
      • Toby
      • 2024
    • Grime Kids (2023)
      Grime Kids
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Temi
      • Timi
      • 2023
    • A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (2023)
      A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Mums Boyfriend
      • 2023
    • Tom Sturridge in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Rogers
      • 2022
    • Bloods (2021)
      Bloods
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Eric
      • 2022
    • Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
      Munich: The Edge of War
      6.8
      • Cecil Syers
      • 2021
    • Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great (2020)
      The Great
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Ambassador Anders
      • 2020
    • John Goodman, Noma Dumezweni, Michaela Coel, and Emmanuel Imani in Black Earth Rising (2018)
      Black Earth Rising
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Pastor Kamonia
      • 2018
    • RSC Live: Romeo and Juliet (2018)
      RSC Live: Romeo and Juliet
      6.1
      • Tybalt
      • 2018
    • Christopher Eccleston in Royal Shakespeare Company: Macbeth (2018)
      Royal Shakespeare Company: Macbeth
      6.6
      • Banquo
      • 2018
    • Black Mirror (2011)
      Black Mirror
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Nixon
      • 2014
    • Edge of Heaven (2014)
      Edge of Heaven
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Spanner
      • 2014
    • Jack O'Connell in Starred Up (2013)
      Starred Up
      7.3
      • Jago
      • 2013
    • Youngers (2013)
      Youngers
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Bouncer
      • 2013

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