Ariyon Bakare

Biography

Ariyon Bakare is an English actor. He has appeared in the BBC One soap opera Doctors as Ben Kwarme, the Amazon Prime television series Good Omens and Carnival Row, and the BBC One and HBO series His Dark Materials. Prior to this, Bakare made appearances on British dramas such as The Bill, Casualty, and Holby City.

Career Overview

Ariyon Bakare has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Star Wars with 1 titles. Signature works include The Mosquito Coast, Life, The Amazing Maurice. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

32

Birth Date

1971-07-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  The Mosquito Coast
• 

  Life
• 

  The Amazing Maurice
• 

  The Healer
• Arctic Skies
• 

  After the Rain

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Star Wars (1 titles)
• The Dark Knight Trilogy (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Justin Theroux (1 collaborations)
• Melissa George (1 collaborations)
• Logan Polish (1 collaborations)
• Gabriel Bateman (1 collaborations)
• Ian Hart (1 collaborations)
• Natalia Cordova-Buckley (1 collaborations)
• Daniel Raymont (1 collaborations)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (1 collaborations)
• Ryan Reynolds (1 collaborations)
• Rebecca Ferguson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (32 credits)

  • The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life

    Darktan (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Bleeding Ground

    Abiola Obianagha

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Healer

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Arctic Skies

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Doctor Who

    - The Story & the Engine (2025) ... The Barber actor actors
    2024
  • The Amazing Maurice

    Darktan (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Karen Pirie

    - Episode 3 (2022) ... Alex Gilbey Snr actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2022) ... Alex Gilbey Snr actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2022) ... Alex Gilbey Snr actor actors
    2022
  • The Mosquito Coast

    Richard Beaumont

    actor

    actors

    - Eulogy (2023) ... Richard Beaumont actor actors

    - The Counterfeiters (2022) ... Richard Beaumont actor actors

    - Dead Totems (2022) ... Richard Beaumont actor actors

    - The Burning of Judas (2022) ... Richard Beaumont actor actors

    - Goat Head Taco (2022) ... Richard Beaumont actor actors
    2021
  • Don Rodolfo

    Carlos

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Drifters

    Cheikh Abdou

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Frankie

    Ian

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • His Dark Materials

    - Æsahættr (2020) ... Lord Carlo Boreal actor actors

    - Malice (2020) ... Lord Carlo Boreal actor actors

    - The Scholar (2020) ... Lord Carlo Boreal actor actors

    - Tower of the Angels (2020) ... Lord Carlo Boreal actor actors

    - Theft (2020) ... Lord Carlo Boreal actor actors
    2019
  • Carnival Row

    - Carnival Row (2023) ... Darius Prowell actor actors

    - Battle Lines (2023) ... Darius Prowell actor actors

    - Facta Non Verba (2023) ... Darius Prowell actor actors

    - Kindred (2023) ... Darius Prowell actor actors

    - Original Sins (2023) ... Darius Prowell actor actors
    2019
  • Good Omens

    - The Doomsday Option (2019) ... Ligur actor actors

    - Saturday Morning Funtime (2019) ... Ligur actor actors

    - The Book (2019) ... Ligur actor actors

    - In the Beginning (2019) ... Ligur actor actors
    2019
  • Life

    Hugh Derry

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Blue Four

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Soul of a Spy

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    Stephen Black

    actor

    actors

    - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015) ... Stephen Black actor actors

    - The Black Tower (2015) ... Stephen Black actor actors

    - Arabella (2015) ... Stephen Black actor actors

    - All the Mirrors of the World (2015) ... Stephen Black actor actors

    - The Education of a Magician (2015) ... Stephen Black actor actors
    2015
  • Jupiter Ascending

    Greeghan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Death in Paradise

    - Flames of Love (2016) ... Astor Henri actor actors
    2011
  • The Dark Knight

    Guard Commander

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Lewis

    - Intelligent Design (2) (2013) ... Carl Drew actor actors

    - Intelligent Design (1) (2013) ... Carl Drew actor actors
    2007
  • Shoot the Messenger

    Elroy

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Doctor Who

    - The Woman Who Lived (2) (2015) ... Leandro actor actors
    2005
  • Spooks

    - The Tip-Off (2008) ... Nadif Abdelrashid actor actors
    2002
  • Waking the Dead

    - Substitute (2) (2009) ... Victor actor actors

    - Substitute (1) (2009) ... Victor actor actors
    2001
  • The Secret Laughter of Women

    Rev. Fola

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • After the Rain

    Vusisizwe (Joseph)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Dead Bolt Dead

    The Thug

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • A Touch of Frost

    - Mind Games (2008) ... Jason Cohu actor actors
    1992
  • Casualty

    - Love Is a Sacrifice (2009) ... Guy Trainer actor actors
    1986