Tunji Kasim

Tunji Kasim
Born Aberdeen
Residence London
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

Tunji Kasim is a Scottish actor. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland as 'Adetunji Kasim'.[1] He is best known for his role as Joe Bailey in Nearly Famous (on E4),[2] and Hugo Scott, an art teacher on Shetland.

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

He was born in Aberdeen but moved to Nigeria soon after being born. He was there until he was 12 and then the family moved back to Aberdeen in 1999 and spent his teenage years there.[4] His first thoughts of a career were of being a boxer or a dish washer.[5] He then studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, which is now called Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.[4]

Work

References

  1. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (pdf). 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. Wilkes, Neil (5 November 2007). "The odds are just against you". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. "Nominees announced for Ian Charleson Award 2010". curtisbrown.co.uk. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 Marshall, Charlotte (26 Mar 2012). "Introducing… Tunji Kasim". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Otas, Belinda (3 June 2011). "TUNJI KASIM: "I Would Go Mad Just Doing Shakespeare…"". belindaotas.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. "The Talented Mr Ripley" (pdf). 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. Billington, Michael (18 May 2007). "Big White Fog". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. "Tunji Kasim". IMDb. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. Bassett, Kate (2007-12-30). "Theatre Review of the year: Stallions take the laurels from Shakespeare". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  10. Billington, Michael (2007-11-14). "The Brothers Size". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  11. "Sonnets? There's an App for That!". authoramok.blogspot.co.uk. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  12. Taylor, Julia (26 January 2014). "A tale about trans gender". remotegoat.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  13. "Shetland". bbc.co.uk. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  14. "Love's Labour's Lost". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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