Westerfield Oreoluwa Ibikunle Shoderu (born 30 November 1997), known professionally as Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu, is a British actor. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he appeared in the BBC medical drama Casualty and the short films Area Boy and Tribal Mark, before joining the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Tobias "Okie" Okyere in 2025.
Life and career Westerfield Oreoluwa Ibikunle Shoderu was born in 1997 in Redbridge, London and is of Nigerian descent. He appeared in various stage productions including Zero for the Young Dudes (2017), Lil Miss Lady (2018), The Burial at Thebes (2020), UK Drill Project (2022) and Macbeth (2023), the latter of which was with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, of which he graduated in 2023.
After graduating, he went on to appear in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty as Tom Barnes. The same year, he appeared in the short film Area Boy as Bradley. In 2024, he appeared as Olu in the short film Tribal Mark as Olu, and wrote, directed and starred in a stage production of Camp Drill with The Mountains Group. In July 2025, Shoderu joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Tobias "Okie" Okyere. The character is introduced as a drug dealer enlisted by Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara), subsequently becomes involved with Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) and turning Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho)'s flat into a drug house.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2023 Casualty Tom Barnes Episode: "How to Save a Life" 2023 Area Boy Bradley Short film 2024 Tribal Mark Olu 2025 EastEnders Tobias "Okie" Okyere Regular role
Stage Year Title Role Venue 2017 Zero for the Young Dudes Guard Orange Tree Theatre 2018 Lil Miss Lady Twist High Rise Theatre 2020 The Burial at Thebes Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith 2022 UK Drill Project Chete / Drill hype TV general High Rise Theatre 2023 Macbeth Witches Guildhall School of Music and Drama 2024 Camp Drill Person 2 The Mountains Group
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