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Jim Iyke, Femi Jacobs, RMD, Wale Ojo, Top List Of Wealthiest English Film Actors by lorexberry(f): 8:03am On Mar 12, 2022
Nollywood is currently the 2nd biggest film industry globally in terms of film output; Read on about the richest English film actors in Nigeria this year.

10. Femi Jacobs N290million – N415million ($700,000 – $1million)
Femi Jacobs was born Oluwafemisola Jacobs on May 8 in Osun State. He is a popular Nigerian actor, speaker and singer who came into prominence for playing Makinde Esho in the film The Meeting. For his role in The Meeting, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. He also won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA).

Femi attended Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo in Osun State of Nigeria and went on to study mass communication at Lagos State University. He is popular for his role in movies like

The Meeting (2012)
Choices (2006)
Tunnel
Paired
Dreamwalker (2012)
Journey to Self (2013)
Render to Caesar (2014)
Heaven’s Hell (2015)
The Black Sihouette (2015)
The Guest (2015)
The Visit (2015)
Iquo’s Journal (2015)
Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015)
Just Married (2015)
Heart of a Sister (2015)
This Thing Called Marriage (2016)
All Shades of Wrong (2018)
Unbroken(2018)
Heaven’s Hell(2019)
The Reunion(2019)
Don’t Get Mad Get Even(2019)
Looking For Baami(2019)
Stepping Into Maggie’s Shoes(2020)
Eagle Wings(2021)
La Femme Anjola(2021)
Living With Baami (2021)
Acting is the primary source of his earnings but asides that, he has also made money from the sales of his book, Rise.

Femi has proven himself not only as a talented actor but also as a producer as he was the associate producer for the film La Femme Anjola. He also earns as a singer. He is said to be worth about $700,000 – $1million

9. Williams Uchemba N290million – N415million ($700,000 – $1million)
Williams Uchemba is an entrepreneur, movie producer and comedian gained more popularity amongst fans from his well-played role in Merry Men and Sugar Rush. The veteran actor is a devoted Christian and is quick to show off his religious views on social media and in his actions.

Net worth: The remarkable Williams Uchemba has a net worth estimated at N290million – N415million ($700,000 – $1million)
Recently Williams Uchemba narrated how God blessed him with two luxurious SUVs- a Mercedes Benz and a Range Rover. According to him, he received the two SUVs about a month after he decided to use the money he had been saving up to support a church project and use the rest to buy a car for someone who needs it urgently.

Uchemba’s main income is from movies roles, comedy skits and endorsements deals.

8. Wale Ojo N2.6 billion ($4.5 million)
Wale Ojo is a British Nigerian actor, producer and director who started as a child actor on television. He subsequently continued acting roles in the UK and Nigeria. At the age of 8, he worked with Akin Lewis, who played a barber on the NTA Ibadan 1980s television series Why Worry. Although he was born in Nigeria, at age 12, he moved with his family to England, where he also attended university. He rose to prominence after appearing in the 1995 short film The Hard Case.

Ojo was born on September 9, 1968. He is best known for his work in Johnny English Reborn (2011), The Guard (2011), Phone Swap(2012), Big Man (2012), Half of a Yellow Son (2013), When Love Happens (2014), Fifty (2015), The CEO (2016), Alter Ego (2017), Lara and the Beat (2018), New Money (2018), Coming from Insanity (2019), Don’t Get Mad, Get Even (2019), Kasanova (2019), This Lady Called Life (2020) amongst others.
Asides acting, Ojo founded New Nigeria Cinema, whose aim is to improve the quality of Nigerian films. New Nigeria Cinema hosted a film viewing and lectures at the British Film Institute in London in 2010.
Wale Ojo is also the founder of the Virgo Foundation – a charitable organisation founded that promotes African culture, traditions and heritage. The organisation is thoroughly committed to defeating the collective amnesia which surrounds ancient Africa.
Although he amassed his wealth from his primary career as a film actor, he has other side businesses.
He is said to be worth about N2.6 billion ($4.5 million)

7. Mike Ezuruonye N1.2 billion ($3 million)
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Re: Jim Iyke, Femi Jacobs, RMD, Wale Ojo, Top List Of Wealthiest English Film Actors by MadamVanessa(f): 8:04am On Mar 12, 2022
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Wealthy black actors of Nigeria

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Re: Jim Iyke, Femi Jacobs, RMD, Wale Ojo, Top List Of Wealthiest English Film Actors by lorexberry(f): 8:09am On Mar 12, 2022
MadamVanessa:
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Wealthy black actors of Nigeria

Nollywood actors who usually feature in English movies
Re: Jim Iyke, Femi Jacobs, RMD, Wale Ojo, Top List Of Wealthiest English Film Actors by Arkmanbuddy(m): 8:53am On Mar 12, 2022
How did you come about your figures? Where's the source?
Re: Jim Iyke, Femi Jacobs, RMD, Wale Ojo, Top List Of Wealthiest English Film Actors by TheAuthodox(m): 10:49am On Mar 12, 2022
so all of them get 700 million dollars like this?.... nawa....wetin them dey sell abeg?

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