Dipo is an exciting new writer-director. His first short film A LONG WAY FROM CAIRO, premiered last year and ran at a number of festivals: British Short Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Awards, The Monthly Film Festival, Festival Angaelica, Roma Short Film Festival, and World Film Festival in Cannes. He was also longlisted for Best Director at The British Short Film Awards.
Dipo enjoys writing across multiple genres, his writing is ambitious and authored with a clear visual style. It often challenges the reader and doesn’t shy away from asking big questions. He’s driven to create complex, layered characters that take us into worlds and settings we haven’t previously experienced. He’s currently developing a grounded sci-fi project, a legal drama and a comedy-drama about modern masculinity and infertility
As an actor Dipo plays DI Russell Carter in BBC’s Ludwig, his previous credits include We Hunt Together and Landscapers. Dipo was born in Nigeria, raised in the UK and is based in London.