THE buzz surrounding the new ‘Bad Boys’ movie, ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’, remains high and it was recently revealed by local tourism page, Visit Guyana, that British actor and writer Jacob Scipio, who stars in the film, is of Guyanese heritage.
Scipio was born to Guyanese father, Ricardo Scipio and English mother, Sallyann Sexton, in Islington, London, in 1993.
According to IMDB, Scipio has an extensive career in acting which began with leading roles in television and stage productions, including the BAFTA winning series, ‘White Teeth’ in 2002, Roger and Hammerstein’s stage classic, ‘The Kind and I’ in 2001 at the London Palladium, and Disney hit series, ‘As the Bell Rings’ in 2009.
He also starred in high grossing films such as Bad Boys For Life (2020), The Expendables 4 (2023), We Die Young (2019), Without Remorse (2021), Batgirl, Last Looks (2021), and Hunter Killer (2018). His first film dates back to 1993 when he was nine months old, starring in Bambino Mio.
Scipio has also written a number of screenplays for short-form films, each of which premiered at the Cannes Court Metrage.
In 2016, Scipio co-founded CPO Productions, a London-based, independent production company specialising in film, television and music.
In the 2024 Bad Boys film, Scipio continues in his role as Armando Aretas, the estranged son of Mike Lowery (played by Will Smith), a Miami-Dade police detective