British Nigerian star of Law and Order UK, Tayo Elesin storms Bayelsa for AMAA 2013.

Tayo Elesin, the British Nigerian super star who has starred in widely acclaimed television soaps such as Law and Order UK, Holby City [BBC], Doctors [BBC] and many others will be in Nigeria for the critically acclaimed Africa Movie Academy Awards(AMAA) holding in Bayelsa this weekend alongside another renowned British actress, Angela Dixon (Dead End with Wil Johnson; Daementia). Tayo who lives between London, UK and New York depending on where she has work studied law and has staggering LLB, LLM, MSC to her name as well as an acting career! She is one of the very few black young people making strong incursion into Hollywood and European TV and film scenes.



Her other works include: Casualty [BBC], Acting Raw [USA/Germany], Alison Jackson

Studios [BBC], Kodaline music video 'All my friends' for [SONYMusic/Worldwide] and Film including MOREMI where she plays the heroine Moremi in the African myth for [Spectrecom Studios], Like Mother UnlikeDaughter [Victoria Eleumenor], Cultureshox [UK Online], Horror film: The Maze Red, Blue,Yellow or Dead [Worldwide Cinema, shotting commences June 2013], Amazing Grace (BAFTA/Rocliffe live performance), The Journey of Alfred Small [UK Independent film by Michael Archer from the Oscar winning film 'The Kings Speech' which is set to be released later this year]. 25, beautiful, charming and with a high level of charisma, Tayo has done several stage plays as well, She has also done various voice over work for the UK and US. She has worked in Musicals in London's West End and off-West End shows like Godspell, Pippin.

She is particularly proud of A Cry of Innocence as this was a huge production at the Greenwich Theatre with the finest Opera singers in the world and the story line of it was loosely based on Stephen Lawrence's racial injustice case in London. Her theatre credits are vast and she has played at man ymajor theatres in the UK, more recently, Millers Tale (Edinburgh Fringe), Whereare we now? (Albany Theatre), UK tour of Husband Has Gone Mad Again (GeorgewoodTheatre/Flash Musicals Theatre) by Ola Rotimi playing the feisty but charming Sikira and many more.She’s coming to AMAA as one of the few Nigerians of the diaspora doing us proud abroad and establishes first hand relationships with filmmakers at home.

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Watch some of Tayo Elesin’s work on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gbE0o393O4

http://vimeo.com/64066538

na there...

one word, wow!

I dunno her sha.. Knw one Guy too dts a Naija buh is an hollywood actor. His Name is Chikere Somethin Somethin.... Well Good for them tho

Ok... We see you!!!!

cool she is beautiful

shes very pretty. short hair suits hair

I still prefer Thandie Newton. She was superb in RocknRolla!

chymystique: I dunno her sha.. Knw one Guy too dts a Naija buh is an hollywood actor. His Name is Chikere Somethin Somethin.... Well Good for them tho

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Chiwetel Ejiofor?

She seems like a good actress.

Ok I don hear

devigblegble: Ok I don hear

Bad belle instead make you appreciate her good work you they there they vex...www.badbelle.com

This News Should Have Made FrontPage Since!!

Aunti Mukinatu!!

Na now e dey reach frontpage??

Yes! We in the diaspora represent Nigeria anytime any day! I guess many people never knew she was British-Nigerian and even amongst those who watch the sitcom in the UK. Shame how soon people figure out you are from Nigeria they often ask the question : How come there so much negativity in the country

What a beautiful and naturally talented actress.

Some of our home-stationed actresses and so called "stars" should take note. They make one movie/show and they automatically become unrecognizable with the makeups, hair extensions and overreaching dress code.

its a shame that I've never heard of her though

Wow! ! She's good and pretty

She's Cute
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CLAP hands for tayo...jare not dat yeye tonto

Revolva: CLAP hands for tayo...jare not dat yeye tonto

See this boy, you no dey fear o!!! Na the founder of nairaland you dey call yeye?

That's awsome.

You go girl!

Law & Order is the best show ever on TV, I can watch their marathons for days.

I'm a lot upset that Detective Stabler of SUV is no longer in the new episodes (American version) Show has not been the same.

She's pretty...and she's rocking her natural hair! I love that!


She coming to AMAA, Why do I think she will soon act in a nollywood movie? Cos I've noticed some nigerian Hollywood stars acting in Nollywood movies Recently. Eg. Caroline Chikezie(I saw her in Jeta Amata's 'Inale'), Hakeem kae Kazeem (I saw him in 'Inale' and Obi Emelonye's 'Last flight to abuja'), and that guy in 'the wire'(forgotten his name), I saw him in the trailer of 'Render to caesar'. Its a good development though. I wanna see this girl on our screen soon as well

God bless this young Nigerian, doing herself and her country PROUD abroad.... Welcome

The Writer:
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Chiwetel Ejiofor?

Yea he is d one I Meant.. He is Talented

chymystique:


Yea he is d one I Meant.. He is Talented

very talented !

Who else watched the trailer that was posted? It was funny because of the Nigerian accent. Kudos to her. By the way its ''British born Nigerian''. Okay?

Keep it up sis...

My name sake.

The first picture.

She is a breath of fresh Air. Whether she is Yoruba or not is irrelevant
She is accomplished, educated and multi-lingual: English, French, Yourba.
Even I as an Igbo resepect her talent.
Unlike what i see here on Nairaland, where praise for someone's work is predicated on what tribe one belongs to.
e.g. as some Yorubas have tried to denigrate the work and life of Achebe
Go Tayo!

GotNoBrainsYo: She is a breath of fresh Air. Whether she is Yoruba or not is irrelevant
She is accomplished, educated and multi-lingual: English, French, Yourba.
Even I as an Igbo resepect her talent.
Unlike what i see here on Nairaland, where praise for someone's work is predicated on what tribe one belongs to.
e.g. as some Yorubas have tried to denigrate the work and life of Achebe
Go Tayo!

Yet some Yorubas praise Achebe's works too.
Why taint this thread with your tribalistic subconscious?

Texas.Cowgirl:


Yet some Yorubas praise Achebe's works too.
Why taint this thread with your tribalistic subconscious?

SHARRAP DIA!

Do you not see that I have risen above the tribalistic tendency that is common here on Naialnd to give
honor to whom honor is due?