Stephen Odubola

Stephen Odubola is a British actor from London, England. His films include Blue Story and his television roles include the BBC One series Boiling Point.

Early life

Odubola grew up in Kennington, in South London, to Nigerian parents. When he was 16 years old, he briefly worked in the hospitality box at Chelsea's football stadium, Stamford Bridge. The son of Nigerian parents, he attended Identity School of Acting in London, before earning a degree in Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

In 2019, he played Timmy in Rapman and Paramount Pictures film Blue Story. He and Micheal Ward starred as two friends set on opposite sides of a gang-war in South London. Following that, Odubola appeared in the role of Marcus Wainwright in A Violent Man, alongside Jason Flemyng, and as Kevin Brodey in the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman.
In 2023, he portrayed a struggling father and chef in the BBC One London restaurant kitchen drama series Boiling Point. That year, he could also be seen as Ash in the George Amponsah film Gassed Up, which premiered at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.