Portrait of Cyril Nri

Acting

Cyril Nri

Career

Active from 1988 to 2026, with a break from 1989 to 2011, busiest in 2015 and 2018 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cucumber
Cucumber
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cyril Nri Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
How to Catch a Fish
How to Catch a Fish

as Bolaji

2020s

9 titles · average score 66
Every Time I See A Yellow Car
Every Time I See A Yellow Car (2026)

as Therapist

Missing You
Missing You (2025)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Parker

Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Judge Maccleston

Daddy Issues
Daddy Issues (2024)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Stuart

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lord Danbury

Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You
Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You (2022)

as Edna May

National Theatre Live: Trouble in Mind
National Theatre Live: Trouble in Mind (2021)

as Sheldon Forrester

The Act
The Act (2020)

as Edna May

Roald Dahl's The Witches
Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
GoodWatch score 48

as Chief Doorman

2010s

19 titles · average score 61
Jellyfish
Jellyfish (2019)
GoodWatch score 47

as Adam Hale

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
GoodWatch score 55

as First Order Officer

On the Edge
On the Edge (2018)

TV show · as Patrick

The ABC Murders
The ABC Murders (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Father Anselm

Class
Class (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Chair

RSC Live: Hamlet
RSC Live: Hamlet (2016)

as Polonius

Zapped
Zapped (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Quincy Peacock

Cucumber
Cucumber (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Lance Sullivan

Tofu
Tofu (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Lance

Critical
Critical (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mr. Joseph Whitnell

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cassius

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Mayor Joseph Richards

2000s

9 titles · average score 56
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Bad Day
Bad Day (2008)
GoodWatch score 37

as Restaurant Manager

The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as The Shopkeeper

Deadmeat
Deadmeat (2007)

as Prime Minster

Murder Investigation Team
Murder Investigation Team (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Supt Adam Okaro

Harry Hill's TV Burp
Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Long Time Dead
Long Time Dead (2002)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Wilson

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Raymond Ayanike

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Schaca

1990s

10 titles · average score 61
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy (1998)
GoodWatch score 27

as Forensics

Only Love
Only Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Eric Blair

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Warwick Sowande

Family Affairs
Family Affairs (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

This Life
This Life (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Graham

The Steal
The Steal (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

as Council Computer Operator

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Stuart Crowe

Goodnight Sweetheart
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dr Obote

Frank Stubbs Promotes
Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)

TV show · as Brian

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Warren Barber

1980s

4 titles · average score 60
Strapless
Strapless (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

as Harold Sabola

Borderland
Borderland (1988)

as Winston

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Steve York

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show