Key details:

Department:
Drama
Year of Graduation:
2020-21
Sheyi Cole
Photo by Michael Shelford

Biography

Height 5′10″
Eyes Dark Brown
Hair Black

Nationality British
Natural accent London (MLE)

Productions at Guildhall

Yemi in Gone Too Far! (dir. Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu)
Relative in Jackal Run (dir. Breach)
who, what, where? (written/dir. Sheyi Cole)

Projects at Guildhall 

Jason in Medea (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Richard III/Rivers in Richard III (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Katurian in The Pillowman (dir. Titas Halder)
Bobby Strong in Urinetown (dir. Claire Brown)
John Buchanan, Jr. in Summer & Smoke (dir. Wyn Jones & Annemette Verspeak)
Ensemble in Devised Restoration Project (dir. Richard Katz & Noa Wagner)
Yepikhodov in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Sue Lefton)
Liam in Boy (dir. Jo McInnes)

Professional Experience

Alex Wheatle in Small Axe (dir. Steve McQueen), BBC/Amazon Prime

Other Experience

Open Door
National Youth Theatre
Arcola Academy

Skills

Strong singer (Tenor)
Very good ear for accents
Jazz, Show dance
Stage combat, Acrobatics

Spotlight

6219-1205-3854

Voice Reels

Voice Reel - Commercial

Voice Reel - Narrative

 

Guildhall Scholar

Top Boy by Ronan Bennett