Hollywood actors and actresses of Nigerian origin have been featuring in blockbuster movies for quite sometime now. In this thread, I will be talking about some of them based on their exploits and some of their appearances.

I may not have covered them all, but feel free to add to this list of our movie stars in diaspora. Enjoy the script!

ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE

This handsome Nigerian-British dude was born by Yoruba parents and grew up in Islington, London. He is a Master degree holder and has taken Yoruba language to a whole new level in hollywood miovies. His muscular and formidable body has earned him distinct roles in the movie world. His most popular Yoruba phrase was in Bourne Identity, “Mo ti so fun e teletele, ori e o pe”. He has featured in prestigious blockbuster movies as below:

1. Bourne Identity
2. The Mummy Returns
3. The Legionnaire (With Jean-Claude Van damme)
4. Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (With Curtis Jackson a.k.a. 50 cent)
5. Unstoppable
6. GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra
7. The LOST series
8. The NEWYORK UNDERCOVER series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adewale_Akinnuoye-Agbaje

CAROLINE CHIKEZIE

This beautiful lady is a British actress of Igbo origin also grew up in London and has featured in prominent Hollywood movies and TV series. Some of her movie features as as below:

1. Eragon
2. Aeon Flux
3. Breaking and Entering
4. The SUPERNATURAL TV series
5. The TORCHWOOD TV series

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0157410/

SOPHIE OKONEDO

She is another British Actress with mixed parentage but of Nigerian paternity (EDO) has featured in lots of Hollywood movies also. She has been awarded the prestigious OBE, just like Michael Crawford (a.k.a. Frank Spencer). Here are some of her movie features:

1. Aeon Flux
2. Hotel Rwanda
3. Alex Rider: Operation Storm Breaker
4. Ace Ventura
5. Dirty Pretty Things
6. Martian Child
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645683/

NONSO ANOZIE

He is another Nigerian-British actor apparently of Igbo Origin who is now a fast-rising actor. He has featured in prominent Hollywood blockbusters also. His distinct Igbo intonation has proved useful in some of his movies like Conan the Barbarian. His featured movies are as thus:

1. Conan the Barbarian
2. The Grey
3. Rock and Rolla
4. Nanny Mcphee Returns
5. The Last Legion

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1996829/

EDUN ADETOMIWA

He is a young upcoming British actor with apparently Nigerian (Yoruba) parentage. He has featured in a number of series and some films. His movie/series features are:

1. Shakespeares Globe: Romeo and Juliet
2. The MERLIN TV Series
3. The LAW AND ORDER: UK TV series

http://merlin.wikia.com/wiki/Adetomiwa_Edun

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR

This handsome dude whose full names are Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor was born in London to Igbo parentage of Nigerian origin. His smooth style of acting has earned him great roles in the movie industry. Some of his featured movies are:

1. Amistad
2. Dirty Pretty Things (with Sophie Okonedo)
3. 2012
4. Salt
5. End Game
6. Inside Man
7. Four Brothers
8. Mind Games

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252230/

I still have more on the list, will upload them as soon as I'm less busy. Stay tuned!

EMMANUEL AKINTUNDE

An upcoming Nigerian actor of Yoruba origin, He has featured in just a movie and is presently involved on the shooting of another movie. His featured movies are:

1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2. The AMY TV series

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3350027/

HAKEEM KAE KASSIM

This British trained actor was born in Lagos was based in South Africa for quite sometime. He has apparently received some impressive roles in Hollywood movies some of which are:

1. The Pirate of the Carribeans: At World’s End
2. Hotel Rwanda
3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
4. The Fourth Kind

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0434444/

SONNI CHIDIEBERE

This apparently Nigerian-Igbo actor has earned minor roles on some blockbuster Hollywood movies also. His movies include:

1. Hotel Rwanda
2. Blood Diamond
3. District 9
4. Lord of War

This dude appears to feature mostly in war-related movies....just thinking though...lol

OSAS IGHODARO

This Nigerian-American actress obviously of Bini origin is well-educated and has a Master degree to her credit. She has featured in hollywood movies such as:

1. Cadillac Records
2. Hookers in Revolt
3. Across a Bloodied Ocean
4. Restless City
5. The MEET THE BROWNS TV series

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2294311/

MERCY OJELADE

This British Actress is also of Nigerian origin, apparently of Yoruba extract. She was born in London and has featured in some minor movie roles as below:

1. Ezra
2. Incendiary
3. THE EAGLE TV Series
4. THE HOLBY CITY TV series

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1528258/

NDOKA VALENTINE NDUBISI

This apparently handsome Igbo dude has acted in a few movie flicks. Not much information is available on his background and parentage. His featured movies are:

1. The fighting Temptations
2. Concrete Brown
3. Unforgiven Sins
4. Somebodies

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1436738/

[size=28pt]Hope Adjoko Olubunkonla Olaide Wilson[/size]

Yoruba

Her webpage: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2590648/


Filmography
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2012 Girl Soldier (pre-production)

2012 The Philosophers (post-production)
Omosedé

2011 Solace (short) (completed)
Sole

2012 Southland (TV series)
Jamaica
– Identity (2012) … Jamaica

2010 Lie to Me (TV series)
Amber
– Delinquent (2010) … Amber (as Hope Olaidé Wilson)

2010 Faith and Dreams (short)
Faith

2009 Cold Case (TV series)
Chandra Patterson '70
– Soul (2009) … Chandra Patterson '70 (as Hope Olaide' Wilson)

2009 I Can Do Bad All by Myself by Tyler Perry
Jennifer

2009 Dark Blue (TV series)
Neighborhood Girl
– August (2009) … Neighborhood Girl

2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Girl in Closet

2008 Crenshaw Nights (short)
Nikki Mosley

2007 The Unit (TV series)
Jackie
– The Outsiders (2007) … Jackie (as Hope Olaïde Wilson)

2006 Untold Stories of the ER (TV series)
Princess Njinga
– Officer Down (2006) … Princess Njinga (as Hope Wilson)

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2010 41st NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself

2009 Straight from the Horses Mouth (video)
Herself

2006 Blood Diamonds (TV documentary)
Lovette Freeman (voice)

[size=28pt]Dayo Okeniyi Plays "Thresh" in 2012 "Hunger Games" Movie. He represented district 11[/size]

Yoruba

Dayo Okeniyi who plays Thresh, the tribute boy from District 11, sports the Mockingjay pin on the black carpet. When one of the photographers on the press side told him to turn around and take a picture with the fans, he happily obliged both media and fans.

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www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t3X_1lfjWi0

Femi Emiola

Yoruba

Femi Emiola is an award-winning actress based in Los Angeles, United States. Born to Nigerian father and Filipino mother,SEYI GESINDE,

Yoruba

Actress Adepero Oduye

Movie/Show :
Pariah (2012)


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Igbo

Megalyn Echikunwoke, Nigerian international actress who is making it big time in Hollywood. Megalyn is the daughter of a Nigerian-Igbo father and a German/Scots-Irish American mother.

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Yoruba

Rising Nigerian Hollywood actor, David Oyelowo


MOVIE ROLE


2005 A Sound of Thunder Payne
2005 Derailed Patrol Officer
2006 As You Like It Orlando De Boys
2006 The Last King of Scotland Dr. Junju
2008 Chess Muddy Waters
2008 A Raisin in the Sun Joseph Asagai
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Steven Jacobs
2011 The Help Preacher Green
2011 Selma Martin Luther King Jr
2011 96 Minutes Duane
2012 Red Tails Joe "Lightning" Little
2012 Lincoln African-American cavallryman

Yoruba

Gbenga Akinnagbe (born December 12, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO original series The Wire.

Yoruba

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje -

The 1982 classic John Carpenter's "The Thing" will be spawning a remake in 2011, and Nigerian British action star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is in it. And contrary to the old norm of Hollywood horror, this black man won't be dying first!

Yoruba

Judi Shekoni (she has too much acting history)

Cool! Very nice complilation, many featuring in an impressive list of popular movies/tv shows.

Annie Ngozi Ilonzeh

This American Actress is also of Igbo Origin and has featured in quite a number of Hollywood movies. Some of her movies include:

1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief
2. He's Not Just That into You
3. Miss March

My best actor is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; I liked his role in Get rich or die while tryin'. I also like Chiwetel Ejiofor's performance in SALT with Angelina Jolie; this guy is fantastic!

I am supporting David Oyelowo. He has potential and played very well in Selma and I am looking forward to watch the coming movies.

this is interesting movie, i like it.......

David Oyelowo is equally good...I enjoyed his role in "The rise of the planet of apes".

No one Iڪ representing τ̣̣ђё Northern part ☀̤̣̈̇f Naija, all dis actors aя̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣̥ from south.

^^^ Bro, don't let us bring in tribalism here. Just enjoy the thread!

Oh boy! See fine people! Naija blood is good o!