Tunji Kasim

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.

Tunji Kasim
Tunji Kasim at The CW Upfront 2019
Born	Adetunji Kasim[1] (1987-09-10) September 10, 1987 (age 37) Aberdeen, Scotland
Alma mater	Royal Scottish Academy of Drama and Music
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Ned Nickerson in 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

Year	Title	Role	Director	Theatre
2006	Inferno	Chorus	Andy Arnold	The Arches[7]
2006	Mazepa	Chorus	Peter Stein	Edinburgh Festival Theatre[8]
2006	Talented Mr Ripley	Reddington	Acorn Theatre Company	Aberdeen[9]
2006	Of Mice and Men	Crooks	Martin McNaughton	Òran Mór[10]
2007	Big White Fog	The Masons' radicalised son	Michael Attenborough	Almeida theatre[11]
2007 - 2008	The Brothers Size	Oshoosi[8]	Bijan Sheibani	Young Vic theatre[12]
2008	The Cracks in my Skin	Linden	Chris Meads	Royal Exchange, Manchester[13]
2009	The Winter’s Tale	Florizel	David Farr	Courtyard Theatre[14]
2009	Julius Caesar	Romulus, Lucius	Lucy Bailey	Courtyard Theatre[15]
2009	The Grain Store	Arsei Pechoritsa	Michael Boyd	Courtyard Theatre[16]
2010	King Lear	Edmund	David Farr	Courtyard Theatre[17]
2010	Anthony and Cleopatra	Mardian	Michael Boyd	Courtyard Theatre[18]
2011	American Trade	Pharus	Jamie Lloyd	Hampstead Theatre[19]
2012	The Duchess of Malfi	Delio	Jamie Lloyd	The Old Vic
2012	But I Could Only Whisper	Marvin	Nadia Latif	Arcola Theatre[20]
2014	Orlando	Chorus	Max Webster	Royal Exchange, Manchester[21]
2014	The Christmas Truce	Brisker/Franz Roper	Erica Whyman	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2014 - 2015	Love's Labour's Lost	Dumaine	Christopher Luscombe	Royal Shakespeare Theatre[22]
2014 - 2015	Much Ado About Nothing	Claudio	Christopher Luscombe	Royal Shakespeare Theatre[23]
2016	Les Blancs	Eric	Yaël Farber	National Theatre
2016	Love's Labour's Lost	Dumaine	Christopher Luscombe	Chichester Festival Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal, Haymarket
2016	Much Ado About Nothing	Claudio	Christopher Luscombe	Chichester Festival Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal, Haymarket[24]
2017	Network	Frank Hackett	Ivo Van Hove	Royal National Theatre
2018 - 2019	Antony and Cleopatra	Caesar	Simon Godwin	Royal National Theatre[25]

Film

Year	Film	Role
2016	Florence Foster Jenkins	Private Smith
2019	The Kill Team	Sergeant Wallace
2019	The Good Liar	Michael

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Nearly Famous	Joe Bailey	Main role
2013	Rubenesque	Clyde	Telefilm
2014	Shetland	Hugo Scott	Episodes: Raven Black: Part 1 & Raven Black: Part 2
2019	Cold Feet	Zack Aspin	Season 8, episode 4
2019 - 2023	Nancy Drew	Ned "Nick" Nickerson	Main role
2020	Avenue 5	Lighting Tech	Episode: He's Only There to Stop His Skeleton from Falling Over
2023	Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story	Adolphus IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	4 episodes

References

1. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 November 2010. 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. Marshall, Charlotte (26 March 2012). "Introducing… Tunji Kasim". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
5. House, Ellie (14 May 2023). "Netflix star Tunji Kasim on finding fame and growing up in Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
6. Otas, Belinda (3 June 2011). "TUNJI KASIM: "I Would Go Mad Just Doing Shakespeare…"". belindaotas.comv. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
7. Fisher, Mark (15 March 2006). "Inferno". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
8. "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
9. "The Talented Mr Ripley" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
10. "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
11. Billington, Michael (18 May 2007). "Big White Fog". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
12. Bassett, Kate (30 December 2007). "Theatre Review of the year: Stallions take the laurels from Shakespeare". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
13. "THE CRACKS IN MY SKIN". Chris Meads. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
14. "The Winter's Tale (2009): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
15. "Julius Caesar (2009): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
16. "The Grain Store (RSC)". 24 September 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
17. "King Lear (2010): Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
18. "Antony and Cleopatra (2010): Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
19. "American Trade, Hampstead Theatre". theartsdesk.com. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
20. "but i cd only whisper". Arcola Theatre. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
21. Taylor, Julia (26 January 2014). "A tale about trans gender". remotegoat.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
22. "Love's Labour's Lost". Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
23. "Much Ado About Nothing (2014): Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
24. "Much Ado About Nothing (2016): Royal Shakespeare Company | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
25. Billington, Michael (27 September 2018). "Antony and Cleopatra review – Okonedo and Fiennes are a magnificent match". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

External links

• Tunji Kasim at IMDb
• CV at the National Theatre