Personal Info
Birth date
1971-07-01 (54 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
Ariyon Debo Bakare
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.
Filmography
Death in Paradise
7.447
Overview:
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.Doctors
4.8
Overview:
Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.Doctor Who
7.553
Overview:
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.Casualty
6.139
Overview:
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.Carnival Row
7.705
Overview:
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.Doctor Who
6.522
Overview:
The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.His Dark Materials
7.877
Overview:
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.A Touch of Frost
7.5
Overview:
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.Lewis
7.597
Overview:
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.The Mosquito Coast
6.735
Overview:
Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.Good Omens
8.025
Overview:
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?The Dark Knight
8.522
Overview:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.Spooks
7.7
Overview:
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.Waking the Dead
7.2
Overview:
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
7.383
Overview:
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.Karen Pirie
7.2
Overview:
When a 25-year-old murder in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true-crime podcast, DS Karen Pirie is tasked with heading up a review. Digging up the past, Karen uncovers fresh evidence and a potential perpetrator. But when suspects start coming under attack, the cold case turns into an active investigation. Can Karen find the killer before it’s too late?New Blood
7
Overview:
Two junior investigators come together against a new breed of criminal, the uber rich and powerful corporations, individuals and governments who hide behind legitimate facades.Sunday Brunch
8.6
Overview:
Sunday Brunch is a British television series, broadcast live on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings. It features cookery and interviews with celebrity guests.Black Ops
5.9
Overview:
Dom and Kay join the Met Police in the hope of cleaning up their community, but are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they become part of a powerful criminal enterprise. But for Dom and Kay it quickly becomes more of a fiasco than Donnie Brasco…Jupiter Ascending
5.459
Overview:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7.501
Overview:
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.Life
6.444
Overview:
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.Dancing on the Edge
6.7
Overview:
An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.A Respectable Trade
6
Overview:
A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.Thirteen
6.807
Overview:
Today is the day Ivy Moxham will escape from the cellar that's been her prison for the last 13 years. Today is the day she'll return to her home, to her family, to her life. Today is only the beginning.The Amazing Maurice
6.746
Overview:
Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.Mr Loverman
4.818
Overview:
Londoner Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Barry to his mates, is a seventy-four-year-old, Antiguan-born, exuberant Hackney personality, renowned for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. Carmel, his wife of 50 years, senses that Barry has been cheating on her with other women. Little does she know what’s happening: a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend and soulmate, Morris. Now facing the final chapter of his life, Barry has big choices that will force his whole family to question their futures.Frankie
4.8
Overview:
About three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in the historic town of Sintra, Portugal.After the Rain
5.4
Overview:
Steph, an Afrikaner, struggles with his past and heritage in the new South Africa. When his girlfriend befriends a black South African man called Vusisizwe, trouble brews.The Soul of a Spy
4.4
Overview:
The Russian spy in England, Alex Wilkie, is tasked with infiltrating American intelligence and identifying a mole – our intelligence officer, who transmits intelligence information to the enemy. The hero is forced to overcome incredible obstacles in order to gain the trust of the Americans...Acting
TBAArctic Skies as Unknown
TBAThe Bleeding Ground as Abiola Obianagha
2024Mr Loverman (7 Episodes) as Morris De La Roux
2024Doctor Who (1 Episode) as The Barber
2023Black Ops (6 Episodes) as Detective Inspector Clinton Blair
2022The Amazing Maurice as Darktan (voice)
2022Karen Pirie (3 Episodes) as Alex Gilbey Snr
2021The Mosquito Coast (10 Episodes) as Richard Beaumont
2021Don Rodolfo as Carlos
2019His Dark Materials (15 Episodes) as Lord Carlo Boreal
2019The Drifters as Cheikh Abdou
2019Carnival Row (13 Episodes) as Darius Prowell
2019Frankie as Ian
2019Good Omens (4 Episodes) as Ligur
2017Life as Hugh Derry
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Blue Four
2016New Blood (7 Episodes) as Marcus Johnson
2016Thirteen (4 Episodes) as Chief Supt Burridge
2015The Soul of a Spy as Unknown
2015Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
2015Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (7 Episodes) as Stephen Black
2015Jupiter Ascending as Greeghan
2013Dancing on the Edge (1 Episode) as Wesley
2012Sunday Brunch (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2011Death in Paradise (1 Episode) as Astor Henri
2008The Dark Knight as Guard Commander
2007Lewis (2 Episodes) as Carl Drew
2006Shoot the Messenger as Elroy
2005Doctor Who (1 Episode) as Leandro
2002Spooks (1 Episode) as Nadif Abdelrashid
2001Waking the Dead (2 Episodes) as Victor
2000Doctors (2470 Episodes) as Dr. Ben Kwarme
1999The Secret Laughter of Women as Rev. Fola
1999After the Rain as Vusisizwe (Joseph)
1999Dead Bolt Dead as The Thug
1998A Respectable Trade (4 Episodes) as Mehuru
1992A Touch of Frost (1 Episode) as Jason Cohu
1986Casualty (1 Episode) as Guy Trainer