Olisa Odele is an English actor. He played Yemi on all three series of

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coming-of-age comedy drama series '' Big Boys'' (2022-2025). As a child actor, he previously appeared in forty episodes of ''

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'' (2004-2005).

Career

He early television appearances included forty episodes of ''

''. He played Ola in Michaela Coel's series ''

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'' on E4. He also appeared in '' It’s a Sin''. In 2019, he appeared in

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comedy series '' Scarborough''. He had a main role as Yemi in all three series of Jack Rooke created

coming-of-age comedy drama series '' Big Boys'', with his performance described as "regally characteristic". He played Peter in 2024 British comedy series '' Dead Hot'' which aired on

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. He appeared on stage as Isom in the British National Theatre tour of comedy stage play ''

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'' in 2024. In February 2025, he could be seen in both series of

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comedy drama series ''

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'' on BBC One.

Personal life

He is from London and has Nigerian heritage. He trained at the

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and

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, graduating in 2017.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Odele, Olisa Living people Date of birth unknown 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting Black British male actors English male television actors English people of Nigerian descent Male actors from London People educated at the BRIT School