Tosin Cole
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Tosin Cole is a British actor. He known for his roles in The Cut, EastEnders: E20
and Hollyoaks
.
, produced by Intermission, a company which helps teenagers stay away from crime.
In 2010, Cole joined the cast of BBC
teen drama The Cut, in which he played the role of Noah Achebe, who was introduced in the third series.
Cole later secured the role of Sol Levi
in EastEnders: E20
, a spin-off of the British soap opera EastEnders
. The role required Cole to learn to dance and perform his routine in front of professional dance group Flawless
in the series finale. He was quoted as saying the expierence was "very, very, very stressful." Cole said it was a privilege to work on E20 and said the cast were fantastic. Cole then agreed to reprise the role for the third series.
He was then cast as a regular character in soap opera Hollyoaks
as Neil Cooper. Neil was one of six new characters the programme introduced. He also filmed a television advert as part of the serial's promotional push for the new characters.
EastEnders: E20
EastEnders: E20 is a British Internet soap opera, which began airing on 8 January 2010. A spin-off from the established BBC soap EastEnders, it is set in EastEnders regular setting of Albert Square, a Victorian square in the fictional borough of Walford, in the East End of London...
and Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
.
Career
In 2009, Cole was part of a theatre production titled Wasted!, a modern reproduction of Shakespeare's Julius CaesarJulius Caesar (play)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against...
, produced by Intermission, a company which helps teenagers stay away from crime.
In 2010, Cole joined the cast of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
teen drama The Cut, in which he played the role of Noah Achebe, who was introduced in the third series.
Cole later secured the role of Sol Levi
Sol Levi
Solomon "Sol" Levi is a fictional character from EastEnders: E20, an Internet spin-off off the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tosin Cole. Sol is a main character in series 2, where he is joined by his older brother Asher Levi and their new friends Naz Mehmet and Stevie Dickinson...
in EastEnders: E20
EastEnders: E20
EastEnders: E20 is a British Internet soap opera, which began airing on 8 January 2010. A spin-off from the established BBC soap EastEnders, it is set in EastEnders regular setting of Albert Square, a Victorian square in the fictional borough of Walford, in the East End of London...
, a spin-off of the British soap opera EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. The role required Cole to learn to dance and perform his routine in front of professional dance group Flawless
Flawless (dance group)
Flawless are a UK based Street dance group.They appeared on the 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent and got to the final of the competition, they appeared alongside fellow Street Dance team Diversity who went on to win the competition. They later appeared in the 2010 film StreetDance 3D. They...
in the series finale. He was quoted as saying the expierence was "very, very, very stressful." Cole said it was a privilege to work on E20 and said the cast were fantastic. Cole then agreed to reprise the role for the third series.
He was then cast as a regular character in soap opera Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
as Neil Cooper. Neil was one of six new characters the programme introduced. He also filmed a television advert as part of the serial's promotional push for the new characters.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Cut | Noah Achebe | Series regular |
| 2010-11 | EastEnders:E20 | Sol Levi | Series 2 and 3 |
| 2011 | Jasmine | Tyler | Short film |
| 2011— | Hollyoaks | Neil Cooper | Series regular |