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Wale Ojo () is a British Nigerian actor. He started as a child actor in television. He subsequently continued acting roles in the UK and Nigeria. He came into prominence in 1995 for his role in The Hard Case. He won the award for Best Actor at the 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for this leading role in Phone Swap, and has been featured in several movies ever since.
Early life and education
Ojo started acting professionally as a child. At the age of 8, he worked with Akin Lewis, who played a barber on the NTA Ibadan 1980s television series Why Worry. At age 12, he moved with his family to England, where he also attended university.
Ojo credits his career on influences from his mother, who was an actress and supportive of his career, Chief Wale Ogunyemi, Tunji Oyelana, playwright Wole Soyinka, and Zulu Sofola.
New Nigeria Cinema
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.
Career performances
= TV programs
== Films
== Theatre
== As Director
=Awards and nominations
See also
List of Nigerian film producers
References
External links
Wale Ojo at IMDb
The Virgo Foundation, Ojo's charitable organisation
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Render to Caesar
- Adesua Etomi
- Pemeran Laki-laki Terbaik dalam sebuah Peran Utama (Africa Movie Academy Award)
- Daftar tokoh Nigeria
- Orang Yoruba
- Wale Ojo
- Breath of Life (2023 film)
- Blood Sisters (2022 TV series)
- Kasanova
- New Money (2018 film)
- The CEO
- Ordinary Fellows
- Phone Swap
- List of Nigerian film producers
- Osas Ighodaro
