Jacob Scipio

Education, early life and career

Scipio attended St. Michael's Church of England Primary School in Highgate, then continued his studies at Fortismere School in Muswell Hill, going on to complete his education at the University of Essex where he was awarded with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Literature.
Scipio's acting career began when he landed his first role at the age of 9 months in an episode of the Screen One series entitled Bambino Mio, playing the adopted son of Julie Walters. Throughout his studies he continued to act, starring in a number of lead roles in television, film and theatre, including the Channel 4 adaptation of Zadie Smith’s White Teeth, where at aged 10 he played the roles of twin brothers ‘Millat’ and ‘Magid’. He continued to act, appearing in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I as ‘Prince Chulalongkorn’ opposite Elaine Paige at the London Palladium. He is of English and Guyanese descent.

Film and television career

In 2008, Jacob Scipio played the role of Bip in the second series of As the Bell Rings. His next role came in the form of the 'Kerwhizzator' in the popular CBeebies show Kerwhizz, where he hosts the show then comments on the race. Scipio then went on to star in the 2012 Life In My Shoes production Undefeated, a HIV awareness campaign that was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in the Short Film Corner. In 2013 he played the role of 'Tyler Blaine' in the second series of the hit BBC Three comedy Some Girls he was also on Dixi which was released in 2014 More recently, Scipio voiced Leo in Mattel's 2015 series of Bob the Builder and a Shakespearean ghost in an episode of Dani's Castle which aired on 1 September 2015.