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Toyin Oshinaike is a renowned Nigerian thespian and director, notable for his work in stage, film, and television.




Early life and career


Oshinaike started his professional acting career in the early 1990s after initially working in the banking sector in 1993. Some of his theatre performances include portraying Elesin Oba in Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King's Horseman, and Obierika in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, which toured the UK and USA in 1999. He considers one of his most challenging roles to be Baroka in Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel, especially during a tour in England where he had to adapt the Nigerian character for a foreign audience.




Filmography


House of Ga’a (2024), Chief Osi
Iwájú (2024), Godspower (voice)
Over the Bridge (2023), Baale
Brotherhood (2022), D.P.O.
Jolly Roger (2022), Officer Yaw
The Griot (2021), Oladele
This Is My Desire (2020), Vincent
The Ghost and the House of Truth (2019), Joe
Nigerian Prince (2018), Baba
Queen Moremi: The Musical (2018), Alaiyemore
Roti (2017), Daddy Juwon
Our Best Friend's Wedding (2017), Civil Servant
Gidi Blues (2016), Boatman
Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015), Baba Miatura
Dazzling Mirage (2014), Dr. Ayodele
Confusion Na Wa (2013), Muri
Small Boy (2008), Oyi
Sango (film), Oluode




Awards


In 2022, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards for his role in Jolly Roger.




References

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• Toyin Oshinaike
• Gidi Blues
• Iwájú
• The Ghost and The House Of Truth
• Queen Moremi: The Musical
• Francis Agu
• Nse Ikpe-Etim
• Nigerian Prince (film)
• Bimbo Akintola
• Eyimofe