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Who are the people that make Nigeria famous all over the world? The faith-based Western movie set in 1906, which was shot in Los Angeles, is about an angry young girl trying to find out what happened to her father. His rise to fame in the movie industry has seen him win lots of awards and nominations in his acting career.

He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama where he acted the titular role of William Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Together with the actor Louis Mahoney and the writer Mike Phillips, she was a director with the Black Theatre Workshop in London. This has seen Ejiofor win numerous awards for his dedication to the movie industry. Born in the United Kingdom in 1974 to Nigerian parents, she has since appeared in several TV series like Torchwood, Crime Stories, Casualty, etc. Nonso Anozie, photo from hollywoodreporter.com. Born in !962 in Lagos. The dominance and influence of foreign actors from the west on Nigerian actors and actresses especially in Nollywood cannot be pushed aside. Born in !962 in Lagos.

He is a British actor known for his roles in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) as Lieutenant Bastian, EastEnders: E20 (2010) as Sol Levi, and Hollyoaks (1995) as Neil Cooper. The movie features Nnaji alongside Hollywood actors Kate Beckinsale, Damon Idris and Gugu Mmbatha-Raw. She was later in a string of television and stage shows. These actors and actress managed to become successful in Hollywood, and now Nigerian people are proud of them for showing our country in a good light.

He started acting professionally during the mid-90s and has featured in over 50 roles during his acting career. Except that, David Oyelowo was a voice actor for the “Star Wars” Episode 7. This actor was born in England, precisely in Oxford. This award-winning actor earned everything due to his unstoppable energy and humble nature. He also was on a popular TV show "Game of Thrones". Osas Ighodaro Ajibade, in ‘Where Children Play,’ played the character Nia in 2015, starring alongside Grammy Award winner Macy Gray, Brian White and Teyonah Parris. Aguzie also featured in an English documentary titled ‘Teens Who Kill showing’ aired on CBS.

He first rose to prominence in 2011 when he got a role in the sci-fi comedy movie “Attack the Block”.

Nowadays, they have earned respect among Hollywood actors, directors, and producers, and starred in some high-budget Hollywood films. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Dayo is another successful Nigerian actor born in Jos but had his upbringing in Lagos.

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Her acting debut was not planned; she was in the rehearsal hall of the play when she was asked by Gaskill to be a participant. He signed an endorsement deal with former telecommunications network provider, Etisalat alongside one of Nigeria’s richest actress, Genevieve Nnaji. She falls in love with Darrell, who also has secrets of his own. When she was young, Caroline was sent to the boarding school in her native land Nigeria, in hopes that she forgets her dreams of becoming an actress. Dayo Okeniyi’s net worth is estimated at $1 million financially. Jim Iyke, in 2013, played the role of Zuma in ‘And Then There was You’ alongside Lynn Whitfield, Garcelle Beauvais, Greg Vaughan, Leon Robinson, Kate Nauta and Trilby Glover.

Among which include: Nonso Anozie is a very successful Hollywood actor who has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry in terms of wealth. The movie directed by BAFTA/LA winner, Leila Djansi, tells the story of a young woman who is forced to face her childhood demons after she returned home to care for her ailing abusive father. This actress played in such movies as “Footballers’ Wives” and “As If”.

Genevieve Nnaji also starred in the movie, ‘Farming’, based on Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s childhood. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. After the encouragement she received following her performance and the invitations from producers that followed, she decided to take a career in acting seriously.

Joe: The Rise of Cobra”. He is an example of a Nigerian actor who reached huge success abroad. His outstanding roles include Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the popular series “Game of Thrones” and Samson in miniseries “The Bible”. This well-known Hollywood actor of Nigerian origin was born in 1978 in Washington to Nigerian parents. While lots of Nigerian movie stars are working in Nollywood, some of them decided to pursue their career in the United States and act in American movies. The actress popularly called Jenifa is being celebrated all over the world for the feat. He is known to have starred in movies like “Starz”, “Black Sails” and “Hotel Rwanda”. He began acting at the age of 13, later joining the National Youth Theatre. Starring in the fifth episode (titled ‘Keep away’) of the first season. The thing that attracts viewers to him is, undoubtedly, his unique on-screen voice.

Apart from Funke Akindele, here are some other Nollywood actors […]

Nigerian Infopedia is Nigeria's authoritative top quality information website that provides resourceful information about her culture, people and things associated with Nigerians. In her cameo appearance, Omotola was complimented for ‘looking beautiful’ by Kyle while walking down with Akon. He would later move to the UK at a young age of 11 where he had his education at  Eton College and later Christ’s College, Cambridge. However, he has Nigerian parents. Apart from Funke Akindele, here are some other Nollywood actors who have featured in some Hollywood movies in the past; Olu Jacobs, who, still very much into acting, has starred in several British television series and international films.

He completed his training at this academy in 1998. He also had roles on other popular shows, notably “Doctor Who”. In this movie, he played the role of Merlin. He moved to Britain with his family an at early stage of his life.

He was featured in a lot of Hollywood movies which he received plenty of awards for. In 1976, she played the lead role in Yemi Ajibade’s Parcel Post at the Royal Court Theatre. The film tells the story of Natalie, who decides to pick up the pieces of her life after her husband, leaves her for the family he has outside. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde made her US TV debut when she starred in the VH1 American drama television series ‘Hit the Floor’.

This actor is relatively young – he was born in 1992. The former Commissioner of Culture and Tourism in Delta State was a star attraction in the Guinness 2004 film, ‘Critical Assignment’, playing alongside South African Cleveland Mitchell, aka Michael Power, in the flick that featured another Nigerian actor, Bukky Ajayi who is now late. January 14, 2018 – Top 10 Nollywood Actors Who Have Featured In Hollywood Movies Funke Akindele recently made history as the first Nigerian actor to feature in Marvel comic series. He is a Nigerian-born British actor famously known for his roles as Sir Elyan in the popular TV series, Merlin, Alex Hunter in the football video games FIFA 17, 18 and 19. He had previously had experience working in local theatre and in film shorts before he featured in the following movies “The Hunger Games”, “Terminator Genisys” and NBC series “Shades of Blue”. He made appearances in many big Hollywood movies, such as “Maisie Raine”, “Brothers and Sisters”, and “Tomorrow La Scala”. He was born in 1977 in London to Nigerian parents, who belonged to Igbo ethnic group.

This appearance made him famous in Hollywood. 7/ Hakeem Kae-Kazim; Actor of Hollywood, Kazeem was born a British actor of Nigerian origin. The charisma in which these famous Nigerian actors and actresses in Hollywood put in acting has seen them be linked to top places and even as far as featuring in top movies with other top stars in Hollywood. Gbenga is undoubtedly one of the most famous of all the actors in Hollywood who are of Nigeria origin. His career started by being invited to a youth theatre by his childhood crush.

Nowadays, they have earned respect among Hollywood actors, directors, and producers, and starred in some high-budget Hollywood films. The film starred the actress as a compassionate woman from the second generation of slave trade in America, whose parents came from Nigeria. This is not the first time RMD will be enlisted for international project. Fat storage Taking cold water after a meal affects the breakdown of fat. Read about Nigerian actors in Hollywood. He finished Becknell University and got a degree in Political Science and English. Chizoba is a seasoned Information blogger, content developer and the founder of Nigerian Infopedia. Hakeem Kae-Kazim net worth is estimated at $6 million dollars. This successful actress speaks Igbo and English language fluently and Caroline Chikezie is worth an impressive $5 million.