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Babs Olusanmokun is an actor, best known for Denis Villeneuve's Academy Award-winning Dune (2021), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 - ), Nicolas Winding Refn's Too Old To Die Young (2019), Black Mirror (2017). He is multilingual, fluent in Portuguese, French and Yoruba and a third degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He lives in New York City.

Born to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father, Toks Olagundoye is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. Educated in Nigeria, Switzerland and England for elementary, middle and high school, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College. Captivated by cinema from a very early age, Toks was always eager to move to the United States, the location of all of her favorite films (except the James Bond series, of course) and motherland to many of her favorite actors. She was beside herself with joy when she moved to Massachusetts for college. She now resides and works on the US.

Bolaji Badejo was a graphic designer from Lagos. He is primarily remembered for his single acting role, playing the titular predatory alien in the science fiction-horror film Alien (1979).The film was a box-office hit, having earned a worldwide gross of US$143 million by 1992 estimates.

In 1953, Badejo was born in Lagos, Colonial Nigeria. At the time, Nigeria was a British colony. Badejo's family was of Yoruba descent, an ethnic group estimated to represent about 16% of the country 's population. Badejo's father would later serve as the director-general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, a state-owned radio-broadcasting organization.

Badejo decided to follow a career as a visual artist. He studied abroad in the United States before moving to London, England, to get specialized training as a graphic designer. Bodejo was unusually tall, standing at a height of 2.08 meters (6 feet and 10 inches). Director Ridley Scott's casting crew was seeking a tall person to play the creature in his upcoming film. They found Badejo drinking at a Soho bar and offered him the role. He accepted the offer, although he had neither acting experience nor training.

In 1980, Badejo moved back to Nigeria. In 1983, Badejo opened his own art gallery. He remained active until 1992, when he died from sickle-cell anemia, a hereditary blood disorder that is very common among people of African descent. About 80% of sickle-cell disease cases recorded worldwide have occurred in Africa. Badejo was 39 years old at the time of his death.

Badejo is long gone but is still fondly remembered for his only acting role. "Alien" has had several sequels, prequels, and spin-offs, and the influence of the original film in modern science fiction cinema is quite large.

Nigerian-born actress Folake Olowofoyeku has won the heart of critics and audiences alike with her title role in the CBS half-hour comedy "Bob Hearts Abishola." In this comedic examination of immigrant life in America from a creative team led by Chuck Lorre ("The Big Bang Theory," "Two and a Half Men"), a middle-aged, divorced medical sock salesman (Billy Gardell) from Detroit suffers a heart attack and falls for his cardiac nurse (Folake), an immigrant from Nigeria and a young single mom.

"Olowofoyeku bewitches as the delightfully gruff and straightforward Abishola," applauds the Hollywood Reporter, recognizing the "surprising level of nuance" in the series which renders it "nothing short of groundbreaking." Audiences seem to agree, tuning in to make it one of the highest rated among the network's series. In addition, Folake just received the 2019 Breakout Actress in TV Award for her work on "Bob Hearts Abishola." on behalf of the Sync Con Honors Awards - a music, film, and TV honors, with a focus on entertainment, sports, and visual media.

On television, Folake was recently seen in a four-episode arc on "Transparent" in the wake of guest spots on numerous episodic series including "Westworld," "How to Get Away with Murder," and "Modern Family". In addition to being named Best Actress In a Short Film for CENTRAL & BROADWAY at the 2018 CinéFashion Film Awards, she also won Best Actress for her leading role in the short film drama WHEN THEY COULD FLY at the 2006 ReelHeART International Film Festival in Toronto.

Growing up in Nigeria, the youngest of twenty children, Folake always dreamed of being in the arts, a dream that went squarely against the wishes of her parents, Chief Babatunji and Chief Mrs. Felicia Olowofoyeku, who insisted on the family profession of law and politics. During a summer vacation in New York City, unbeknownst to her family, Folake began to pursue her goal as a student at City College of New York, where she would earn her B.A. with honors in theatre and a diploma in Audio Engineering from The Institute of Audio Research (IAR), also distinguishing herself on the basketball court where she competed with CCNY's Beavers in the NCAA. She subsequently moved to Los Angeles to earn success in the film and television industry.

Dayo Okeniyi (Pronounced: Die-o Okay-nii-yii) began performing on the stage in elementary school. In 2003, Okeniyi, the youngest of five siblings, moved from Nigeria with his family to the The United States. His father, now a retired customs officer and mother, a British literature teacher, were adamant that their children receive an education in the United States. Dayo Okeniyi received a Bachelor's degree in visual communications design in 2009. After College, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting, his true passion.

Tomiwa Edun was born on 4 March 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an actor, known for What Happened to Monday (2017), Argylle (2024) and Cinderella (2015).

Quite possibly the most underrated and underexposed actor of his caliber in both theatre and screen, Arinze Kene's undeniable talent and ability to successfully bring to life any role he undertakes is on a par with the most praised and revered A-list actors in the business.

Kene was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in Hackney, London. He spent his gap year gigging as lead vocalist in a jazz band, and nurturing his hobby: acting. He went on to university studying Physiotherapy but dropped out after only two months to pursue acting full time.

With roles in 2008's West End production of Daddy Cool and Lion King, and 2009's Been So Long (in which he led the play to scoop an Edinburgh Fringe Award), within a relatively short time Kene was able to show off his exceptional talent and ability on both stage and screen alike. His first major on-screen performance came in 2010 in the Kolton Lee directed film Freestyle. Hopefully the near future will bring an influx of more varied lead roles for black actors so that Kene can continue to astonish his colleagues and fans alike with the intensity of his skill.

Pepi Sonuga is one to watch on both the big and small screen. The Nigerian-American actress was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 10 to begin pursuing a career in entertainment. At 15 years old, she won the title of Miss Jr. Teen Los Angeles in a local pageant and then began modeling for brands such as Hot Topic, Forever 21, Skechers and many more. She attended Culver City High School and began studying theater arts, improvisation, and script writing in a drama class. She most recently starred in the Freeform drama series, Famous In Love, for two seasons.

Sonuga got her first start in the 2013 drama, The Life Of A King. The film is based on the true story of Eugene Brown, played by Cuba Gooding Jr. On television, she starred in Starz's comedy-horror series, Ash VS Evil Dead and also recurred on the Freeform family drama, The Fosters. She will next be seen in the feature, Thriller, opposite Mykelti Williamson and RZA. Written and directed by Dallas Jackson, the horror film tells the story of a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens who find themselves terrorized during Homecoming weekend years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong. The film premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival.

Weruche Opia was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She is an actress, known for I May Destroy You (2020), Bad Education (2012) and Sliced (2019).

Sam Adegoke was born on 20 September 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an actor and producer, known for Dynasty (2017), This Is Not a War Story (2021) and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016).

Funke Akindele was born on 24 August 1976 in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. She is an actress and producer, known for Omo Ghetto: The Saga (2020), Everybody Loves Jenifa (2024) and Jénífà (2008).

Alki David Greek was born in West Africa hi colorful experiences include a voluntary bout in the British armed forces, lab analyst for Coca Cola, as a fish farm laborer, water-ski instructor, PADI scuba instructor and radio jock.

2014 Alki owns and operated FilmOn.TV the online streaming site he started in 2007 and as well as HologramUSA a patented technology company responsible for Tupac at Coachella and many other resurrection concerts.

Having graduated London's prestigious the Royal College of Art and relocated to California in 1991, Alki owned and operated a post-production facility called Beverly Hills Video Group.

AFter building and selling a post production business BHVG, Alki returned to his London home in 1998. He then started a joint venture with ICM Europe's Chairman, Duncan Heath. This joint venture includes a television production company and what is now one of London's top model Agency, Independent Models.

Alki set up an independent Rock label,which he distributes through Universal Music UK. He has also partnered with Matt Rhodes and Judd Payne in hot Hollywood indie shingle Persistent Pictures.

In 2006, Alki launched 111 Pictures Ltd is a UK-based independent production and international sales company. A partnership between filmmaker, actor and business tycoon Alki David and veteran film producer Elliott Kastner.

In 1995 he founded BIOS (Ancient Greek for Life), a non profit marine conservation agency which performs massive underwater cleanups all over Greece and whose members lecture at the high-school level as to the importance of maintaining a healthy marine environment.

BIOS sponsors and organizes World Record Freediving events on Alki's Greek island home of Spetses.

Think David Cross meets John Malkovich with a smidge of Jason Statham. Lebanese-American actor Marwan Naji, was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria to Druze immigrants.

He is fluent in Arabic, all dialects and Nigerian Pidgin English.

Film/Tv: Marwan joined the cast of the international limited series Flight 422 (2023) as a regular, playing the role of Eyad. The series is streaming on Mbc's Shahid platform and directed by Ashley Pearce.

He is also known for his memorable role on Camp X-Ray (2014) opposite Kristen Stewart, his guest starring role on Fox's show Touch (2012), a supporting role on Rogue Warfare (2019), streaming on Netflix and his revered role as Arab Guide #3 on The Mummy Resurrected (2014). Revered because he crashed the audition session and booked the role.

Voice over: Catch him voicing Muhammad/Saudi Guy on King of the Hill Revival (2025), Tony on Momo's Amerika (2020) and dubbing the characters Tarkan on German Genius (2023) starring Ricky Gervais and Ahmad on Fauda (2015) starring Lior Raz.

Theatre: Marwan made his stage debut in Rest Upon The Wind, playing one of the most beloved characters in history, Khalil Gibran. He performed the play in both English and Arabic.

Accidental writer: His first attempt to write, garnered him a Best Screenplay award at the Indie Short Film, Music & Art Festival in Long Beach. His current feature length comedic screenplay, Basheer Does Amrerica, is ranked in the top 30% screenplays on Coverfly.

Favorite quotes: "I am not a Middle Eastern Actor, I'm an actor who happens to be Middle Eastern." "Necessity is the mother of Invention" "If you cannot work with love but only distaste, it is better you should leave your work".

Ray is a 6'7" tall professional heavyweight boxer whose boxing "alias" name is Mount Kilimanjaro. Several years ago he was crowned Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Canada.

Born in Nigeria, Ray moved to Toronto at the age of four. When Ray was a child, his life was a constant struggle. He grew up the hard way in the inner city, having little or no family encouragement and support. Ray's road to success was a long and hard one. Yet, rather than letting himself become bitter over his hardships, he instead always reaches out to local youth to try to help them to be positive. His passionate talks have inspired many young people to remain hopeful and strive to find their way out of the poverty that cripples their lives.

Television, film and theatre actress best known for her 4 seasons on Bafta award winning drama, "The Bill". British/Nigerian actress raised in London, United Kingdom. Jane trained at Mountview Theatre School and The School of the Science of Acting. Jane lives in Los Angeles with her husband and 2 children.

Born in Nigeria and raised in North Carolina. He is an actor and model. T.C. served in the United States Marine Corps, while going to college where he began modeling for fashion shows on campus. He has a bachelors in Art and a published poetry book.

An actress, film producer and director, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha was born in Lagos state, Nigeria and graduated with a BSc in Banking & Finance from the Lagos State University. Born March 12 1980, the dashing damsel, wife and mother of two' hails from Anambra State in Eastern Nigeria.

With pure talent, sheer aptitude and a passion for acting, Chioma made her acting debut in 2000 with the movie "The Apple" where she acted as an obstinate 17-year old who felt she was sufficiently matured for marriage. She would go on to make an indelible stamp in the industry and the hearts of the Nollywood fan base. She is best known for her ability to encapsulate the persona of the characters she plays in her movies bringing credibility to her roles.

With a career, which has spanned almost two decades, over 350 acting & 6 production credits, she has won numerous awards in recognition of her excellent performances, including the Best Actress in a Lead Role award at the African Movie Academy Awards for the movie Sins of the flesh and the Best Actress in a Lead Role Award at the Afro Hollywood Awards in London.

The award winning actress is also a public speaker and mentors the youth as much as she can even beyond the confines of acting. She recently launched a capacity building platform called Masterclass With Chioma (masterclasschioma.com) where aspiring talents especially actors are taught by seasoned filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and other industry professionals on what it takes to make it in film, TV and theatre.

Ramsey Nouah was born on December 19, 1970 in Lagos, Nigeria. At 20, he was starting out as an aspiring musician prior to heeding a friend's advise to take a stab on acting. At 21, he audition and instantly won the role of Jeff in an on-coming Nigerian television soap opera, Fortunes. By the age of 23, he was seen in Fortunes (from 1993 to 1994) which was a smash hit. Captivating the viewers with his performance as Jeff (a name he is widely called in Nigeria), he instantly rose to fame and became one of the most recognised face in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

In 1996, he made his major screen movie debut in the well received Silent Night after performing in a few Nigeria home videos (now widely known as Nollywood) projects which never got released due to lack of completion funds and related issues. Succeeded by numerous Nigerian home video projects where he mainly played romantic roles, from the 1990's through the early 2000's; Nouah was quickly labelled "Lover Boy". In 2004, he starred in Dangerous Twins (2004) and his stellar performance as a good and bad twin, Taiye and Kehinde, projected him as a multi layered actor capable of much more his "Lover Boy" image had suggested. By then, his fame had transcend the shores of Nigeria and was exceeding Africa.

His face was on numerous movie posters and his performance progressively got stronger and attracted acclaim as he sold millions of Nigerian home video (which was straight to DVD) projects within lovers of African entertainment. He is an African household name that won't be forgotten for his immense contribution to the African entertainment industry at large. In 2009, he portrayed a socially awkward fresh graduate in The Figurine (2009). He is often regarded as one of Africa's greatest actor of all time.

With an amazing talent and acting range, he has managed to remain new and fresh even after more than two decades in the industry. He has won numerous awards for his acting and contribution to the African entertainment industry in Nigeria and around the world. In 2010, he won Best Actor at the African Movie Academy Awards for his performance in The Figurine (2009).He is a one of the few active pioneers and ambassador of the laudable Nigerian movie industry also known as Nollywood. His burning desire to add to the creative growth of Nollywood and African cinema led to his founding a movie production company called Ramseyfilms.

Nouah blends developing slates of films under his production company with starring in various genres of films that appeals to him. In 2015, Nouah will be seen in '76 (2016).

Israel Adesanya was born on 22 July 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an actor, known for Baki Hanma (2021), This Past Weekend (2016) and Countdown to UFC (2011).

Eni Aluko was born on 21 February 1987 in Lagos, Nigeria. She is an actress, known for Ted Lasso (2020), Women's International Football (2010) and Women's FA Cup (2002).

James Reyne is an extremely popular musical artist in Australia, both as a top performing solo artist and as the brilliant front-man for the band Australian Crawl. Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria in the late 50s, and migrated to Australia in the early 60s. His musical career skyrocketed when he formed "Australian Crawl" in the 80s. "Australian Crawl" has sold well over 2 million albums world-wide and, after breaking up in 1986, Reyne pursued a successful solo career which is still in place. His brother, David Reyne, is a popular actor on Australian TV, and his son, J.R. Reyne acted in the long-running Australian drama Neighbours (1985). Jaime-Robbie recently left Neighbours (1985) to pursue a musical career and, if his talent is anything like his father's, he is guaranteed to be a success. Reyne's former manager, the legendary Glenn Wheatley, got Reyne his first acting job in the mini TV series Return to Eden (1983) and Reyne was extremely unhappy with his performance. This led Reyne to decline more movie roles in the future, though he accepted a brief role in the biographical Tina Turner movie. As a solo artist, he has sold over a million albums. In 1992, Reyne did a duet with James Blundell, "Way Out West', which made it to No. 1 in Australia. He recently performed with John Farnham, Kate Ceberano and Human Nature for John Farnham's 50th birthday concert and he still continues to perform as a solo artist.

Kenneth Okolie is an American based actor.

He graduated with BSc in Marketing from Valley View University, Ghana. Kenneth's professionalism and humility are his greatest strength when it came to his craft. As a model, he worked with a lot of brands in telecommunication, alcohol beverage, fashion, Men's cosmetic brands, tobacco and more.

In 2007, Kenneth Okolie won the Black Model Of Africa which held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

In 2010, He won the Mr. Nigerian male pageantry which qualified for the Mr. World contest hosted in South Korea. Kenneth won the 2nd-Runner Up position making him the 3rd Most Desirable Man in the world.

Since 2010 , Kenneth Okolie has featured in over 70+ movies, most of them being lead roles. He has movies on platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Irokotv and on board airlines like Emirates Airways, British Airways Air France and more...

He lives in Chicago and has featured in several American shows, Docuseries and movies like Different Worlds, Hyde Park, Let Us Make Eve and American Greed. Along side other America/ Caribbean film productions which were filmed in Belize, Sint Maarten and Jamaica.

Hakeem Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2016, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), Olajuwon is considered one of the greatest centers ever to play the game. He was nicknamed "The Dream" during his basketball career after he dunked so effortlessly that his college coach said it "looked like a dream."

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis. His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four. Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft, a draft that included Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. He combined with the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals, where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics. After Sampson was traded to the Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993).

Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992-93 season, he remained in Houston where in 1993-94, he became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP awards in the same season. His Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks (avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing), and Shaquille O'Neal's Orlando Magic. In 1996, Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning United States national team, and was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks (3,830) and is one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double.

Yul Edochie was born on 7 January 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an actor and director, known for Native Girl (2018), Dooshima (2015) and Secret Pain (2007). He has been married to Mary Aligwe since 2004.

Robin Halstead was born on 20 February 1951 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an actor, known for Anne of Green Gables (1972), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971) and Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980). He was previously married to Nyree Dawn Porter.