Foreign Actors of Nigerian Descent


Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, London. His parents are Nigerian, of Yoruba origin. He has a law degree from King's College London and a Masters in Law from the University of London. He is fluent in several languages including Yoruba, Italian, and Swahili. Hehas featured in many movies like The Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity, Mr. Eko on Lost and Simon Adebisi on Oz. His upcoming roles include Malko in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.He also acted in G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra


Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, 1983 in Spokane, Washington. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is of Caucasian descent. Her last name Echikunwoke means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically makes her African royalty. She is known for playing "Nicole Palmer" in the first season of24. She has also acted in, A Good Day to Die Hard,Supernatural,Buffy the Vampire,The 4400, CSI: Miami,9021


Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor was born on July 10, 1977 in Forest Gate, to Nigerian parents, Obiajulu (Okaford), a pharmacist, and Arinze Ejiofor, a doctor. Chiwetel attended Dulwich College in South-East London. By the age of 13 he was appearing in numerous school and National Youth Theatre productions and subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.His movies are American Gangster,End game,Salt, 12 Years a Slave and Half of a yellow sun



Enuka Okuma is of Nigerian descent credited alternatively as Enuka Okuma and Enuka Vanessa Okuma.Her works include 24 (season 7) as Marika Donoso ,The Christmas List,Grey's Anatomy, Medium ,Rookie Blue as Traci Nash,Cookie (short) as Rachel,NCIS: Los Angeles

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo, a classically trained stage actor, has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He was born in Oxford, England, to Nigerian parents; his father worked for an airline company and his mother for the railway. Oyelowo graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).He has acted in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Middle of Nowhere , Lincoln,The Butler (2013) and Interstellar

Rakie Ayola
Rakie Ayola was born in 1968 in Cardiff, Wales. She is an actress and producer, known for Dredd (2012), Holby City (1999) and Sahara (2005)

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Sophie Okonedo was born in London..[Her father was Nigerian, and her mother, an Ashkenazi Jew, was born in the East End. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. SheÆon Flux (2005), Skin (2008) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008), After Earth

Annette Ngosi "Annie" Ilonzeh (born August 23, 1983 In 2007, she made her television debut in an episode of the CBS series How I Met Your Mother .She also featured in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief“ .She's the first black Charlie's Angel ”


Carmen Ejogo ,born and raised in London, Ejogo is the daughter of Elizabeth (née Douglas) and Charles Ejogo. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Scottish.She has acted in ;Pride and Glory, The Purge 2 and Selma



Hugo Weaving was born at the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital, Nigeria to English parents Anne (née Lennard), a tour guide and former teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. He is best known for his roles as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy and Elrond in the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy. He first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in Proof. Other notable works include Tick in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; V in V for Vendetta; Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger



Arinze Kene ,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...


Vera Ephraim's full name is Vera Nkechi Anenyeonu. She is from Anambra state, Nigeria. "Ephraim" is her dad's first name, she decided to use it for her professional name as a sign of their support in her life and profession. Her parents died when she was very young.



David Ajala
He featured in The Dark Knight



Nonso Anozie
Actor, Anozie was born in Camden, London, England, of Nigerian descent.He has featured in The Grey (2011) – Jackson Burke ,Conan the Barbarian,Game of Thrones, Dracula ,Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ,Cinderella




Oladayo A. "Dayo" Okeniyi
Raised in Lagos Nigeria, Dayo Okeniyi began acting in theatre at his elementary school. In 2003, Okeniyi, the youngest of five siblings, moved from Nigeria with his family to the United States.Dayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings.[His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and his mother is a Literature teacher from Kenya.He acted in The Hunger Games



Ebbe Bassey
Ebbe Bassey was born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa. She is an actress, writer, producer who believes that art should educate and entertain. She studied the Meisner technique of Method acting at the William Esper Studio under the tutelage of Ms. Maggie Flanigan. In 2007...




Deborah Ayorinde Is a Nigerian of Yoruba descent. She and her sisters are first generation born outside of Nigeria (London)Deborah Ayorinde was born in London, England. At age seven, she performed in her first play with a drama school in the Forest Gate area of London. It was there that she developed a passion for the arts. She featured in Django unchained



Christopher Obi featured in Snow White and the Huntsman




Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name,Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey to Nigerian parents, and attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir, before continuing his studies at Northwestern University,graduating with Communications a minor in Business.He acted in the sci-fi Divergent



Fumi Desalu-Vold
Was the first ever supermodel of West Africa. Fumi is of West African origin. Her Father is Nigerian and her mother is from The Gambia.Fumi has appeared in the Number 1 Soap Opera, "Hotel Caesar" (English translation) in Norway!.She was also in the cast of ugly betty


Caroline Chikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents. At fourteen, Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. Prior to this she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti. On her return to the United Kingdom she enrolled into Brunel University where she studied Medicinal Chemistry (she was expected to take over her father's hospital in Nigeria), but left after lecturers decided that she was unsuited to academic life. She later won a scholarship to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.She has acted in Actress, Æon Flux ,Eragon ,Supernatural















John Boyega was born in Peckham, London,to Nigerian parents.In March 2012, Boyega was cast in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book Half of a Yellow Sun ,he also featured in Attack the Block an alien sci-fi .Boyega will play Finn in the upcoming 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.



Richard Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, London[ to Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade, a Nigerian father, and Dagny Amalie (née Baassuik), a Norwegian mother.His name "Ayoade" means "The Blessed Crown" or "Joy of the Crown" in the Yoruba language. He directed the movie Submarine (produced byBen Stiller)and The Double, which stars Jesse Eisenberg.


Ashley Madekwe was born in London, England to a Nigerian and Swiss father and an English mother. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she gained a BA in acting. She stars as Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama series Revenge ,How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Hakeem kae-kazim


Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a Nigerian actor best known for his portrayal of Georges Rutaganda in the 2004 drama film Hotel Rwanda. He also starred as Colonel Iké Dubaku in season 7 of the Fox television series 24 and the television movie tie-in 24: Redemption.His other works are Hotel Rwanda, Coming To South Africa,Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,24: Redemption,The Fourth Kind,X-Men Origins: Wolverine,Black November,Half of a Yellow Sun



Uzoamaka N.Aduba was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Medfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nigerian parents (of Igbo origin) Uzoamaka Nwaneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress.She is known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black (2013–present), for which she won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series




Gbenga Akinnagbe (born December 12, 1978) is an Nigerian American actor, best known for his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO original series The Wire.Akinnagbe was born in Washington, D.C. to Nigerian parents and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the cousin of DC rapper Wale


Femi Oyeniran, who was raised in North London, attended St Aloysius College, St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College and studied law at the London School of Economics. He has acted in Kidulthood Adulthood (2008) Anuvahood (2011)




Razaaq Adoti was born in Forest Gate, London of Nigerian descent (Nigerian British) .He acted in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Haven, Doom and The Hard Corps




Thomas Dexter "T. D." Jakes, Sr. "On the PBS program African American Lives, Jakes had his DNA analyzed; his Y chromosome showed that he is descended from the Igbo people of Nigeria.According to his family history, it was suggested that he is also descended from them through his grandmother"


Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961 On Inside the Actors Studio, Whitaker said that a genetic test indicated he was of Igbo descent through his patrilineal line, and of Akan descent through his matrilineal line. Whitaker won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland.

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Foreign Actors of Nigerian Descent


Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, London. His parents are Nigerian, of Yoruba origin. He has a law degree from King's College London and a Masters in Law from the University of London. He is fluent in several languages including Yoruba, Italian, and Swahili. Hehas featured in many movies like The Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity, Mr. Eko on Lost and Simon Adebisi on Oz. His upcoming roles include Malko in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.He also acted in G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra


[b]Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke [/b]was born May 28, 1983 in Spokane, Washington. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is of Caucasian descent. Her last name Echikunwoke means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically makes her African royalty. She is known for playing "Nicole Palmer" in the first season of24. She has also acted in, A Good Day to Die Hard,Supernatural,Buffy the Vampire,The 4400, CSI: Miami,9021


Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor [/b]was born on July 10, 1977 in Forest Gate, to Nigerian parents, Obiajulu (Okaford), a pharmacist, and Arinze Ejiofor, a doctor. Chiwetel attended Dulwich College in South-East London. By the age of 13 he was appearing in numerous school and National Youth Theatre productions and subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.His movies are American Gangster,End game,Salt, 12 Years a Slave and Half of a yellow sun



Enuka Okumais of Nigerian descent credited alternatively as Enuka Okuma and Enuka Vanessa Okuma.Her works include 24 (season 7) as Marika Donoso ,The Christmas List,Grey's Anatomy, Medium ,Rookie Blue as Traci Nash,Cookie (short) as Rachel,NCIS: Los Angeles

[b]David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo, a classically trained stage actor, has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He was born in Oxford, England, to Nigerian parents; his father worked for an airline company and his mother for the railway. Oyelowo graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).He has acted in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Middle of Nowhere , Lincoln,The Butler (2013) and Interstellar


Rakie Ayola [/b]was born in 1968 in Cardiff, Wales. She is an actress and producer, known for Dredd (2012), Holby City (1999) and Sahara (2005)



[b]Sophie Okonedo [/b]was born in London..[Her father was Nigerian, and her mother, an Ashkenazi Jew, was born in the East End. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. SheÆon Flux (2005), Skin (2008) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008), After Earth

[b]Annette Ngosi "Annie" Ilonzeh (born August 23, 1983 In 2007, she made her television debut in an episode of the CBS series How I Met Your Mother .She also featured in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief“ .She's the first black Charlie's Angel ”


Carmen Ejogo ,born and raised in London, Ejogo is the daughter of Elizabeth (née Douglas) and Charles Ejogo. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Scottish.She has acted in ;Pride and Glory, The Purge 2 and Selma



Hugo Weaving [/b]was born at the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital, Nigeria to English parents Anne (née Lennard), a tour guide and former teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. He is best known for his roles as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy and Elrond in the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy. He first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in Proof. Other notable works include Tick in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; V in V for Vendetta; Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger



[b]Arinze Kene ,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...


Vera Ephraim's [/b]full name is Vera Nkechi Anenyeonu. She is from Anambra state, Nigeria. "Ephraim" is her dad's first name, she decided to use it for her professional name as a sign of their support in her life and profession. Her parents died when she was very young.



[b]David Ajala:He featured in The Dark Knight



Nonso Anozie
Actor, Anozie was born in Camden, London, England, of Nigerian descent.He has featured in The Grey (2011) – Jackson Burke ,Conan the Barbarian,Game of Thrones, Dracula ,Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ,Cinderella




Oladayo A. "Dayo" Okeniyi
Raised in Lagos Nigeria, Dayo Okeniyi began acting in theatre at his elementary school. In 2003, Okeniyi, the youngest of five siblings, moved from Nigeria with his family to the United States.Dayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings.[His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and his mother is a Literature teacher from Kenya.He acted in The Hunger Games



Ebbe Bassey
Ebbe Bassey was born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa. She is an actress, writer, producer who believes that art should educate and entertain. She studied the Meisner technique of Method acting at the William Esper Studio under the tutelage of Ms. Maggie Flanigan. In 2007...




Deborah Ayorinde [/b]Is a Nigerian of Yoruba descent. She and her sisters are first generation born outside of Nigeria (London)Deborah Ayorinde was born in London, England. At age seven, she performed in her first play with a drama school in the Forest Gate area of London. It was there that she developed a passion for the arts. She featured in Django unchained



[b]Christopher Obi [/b]featured in Snow White and the Huntsman




[b]Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name,Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey to Nigerian parents, and attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir, before continuing his studies at Northwestern University,graduating with Communications a minor in Business.He acted in the sci-fi Divergent



Fumi Desalu-Vold-Was the first ever supermodel of West Africa. Fumi is of West African origin. Her Father is Nigerian and her mother is from The Gambia.Fumi has appeared in the Number 1 Soap Opera, "Hotel Caesar" (English translation) in Norway!.She was also in the cast of ugly betty


Caroline Chikezie[/b] was born in England to Nigerian parents. At fourteen, Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. Prior to this she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti. On her return to the United Kingdom she enrolled into Brunel University where she studied Medicinal Chemistry (she was expected to take over her father's hospital in Nigeria), but left after lecturers decided that she was unsuited to academic life. She later won a scholarship to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.She has acted in Actress, Æon Flux ,Eragon ,Supernatural


[b]John Boyega [/b]was born in Peckham, London,to Nigerian parents.In March 2012, Boyega was cast in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book Half of a Yellow Sun ,he also featured in Attack the Block an alien sci-fi .Boyega will play Finn in the upcoming 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.



[b]Richard Ayoade [/b]was born in Hammersmith, London[ to Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade, a Nigerian father, and Dagny Amalie (née Baassuik), a Norwegian mother.His name "Ayoade" means "The Blessed Crown" or "Joy of the Crown" in the Yoruba language. He directed the movie Submarine (produced byBen Stiller)and The Double, which stars Jesse Eisenberg.


[b]Ashley Madekwe [/b]was born in London, England to a Nigerian and Swiss father and an English mother. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she gained a BA in acting. She stars as Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama series Revenge ,How to Lose Friends & Alienate People


Hakeem Kae-Kazim [/b]is a Nigerian actor best known for his portrayal of Georges Rutaganda in the 2004 drama film Hotel Rwanda. He also starred as Colonel Iké Dubaku in season 7 of the Fox television series 24 and the television movie tie-in 24: Redemption.His other works are Hotel Rwanda, Coming To South Africa,Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,24: Redemption,The Fourth Kind,X-Men Origins: Wolverine,Black November,Half of a Yellow Sun



[b]Uzoamaka N.Aduba [/b]was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Medfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nigerian parents (of Igbo origin) Uzoamaka Nwaneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress.She is known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black (2013–present), for which she won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series




[b]Gbenga Akinnagbe (born December 12, 1978) is an Nigerian American actor, best known for his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO original series The Wire.Akinnagbe was born in Washington, D.C. to Nigerian parents and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the cousin of DC rapper Wale


Femi Oyeniran, [/b]who was raised in North London, attended St Aloysius College, St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College and studied law at the London School of Economics. He has acted in Kidulthood Adulthood (2008) Anuvahood (2011)


[b]Razaaq Adoti [/b]was born in Forest Gate, London of Nigerian descent (Nigerian British) .He acted in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Haven, Doom and The Hard Corps


[b]Thomas Dexter "T. D." Jakes, Sr. "On the PBS program African American Lives, Jakes had his DNA analyzed; his Y chromosome showed that he is descended from the Igbo people of Nigeria.According to his family history, it was suggested that he is also descended from them through his grandmother"


Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961 On Inside the Actors Studio, Whitaker said that a genetic test indicated he was of Igbo descent through his patrilineal line, and of Akan descent through his matrilineal line. Whitaker won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland.

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