Araloyin Oshunremi is a British actor, born and raised in Hackney, London, England to Nigerian Yoruba parents. He was given his first opportunity for a role in acting, when he was handed a flyer while he was in a barbershop, which was an open audition for Top Boy. He also says that he is most inspired by his mother and John Boyega after seeing him in Attack The Block. He played Otis Smith in the Netflix series, Heartstopper alongside Kit Connor and Joe Locke.