Six Nigerians Hitting It At Hollywood

Hollywood is the most diverse film industry in the world. It has talents from around the globe and it is no surprise that Nigerians are counted among the successful in the American film industry. Here are six Hollywood actors who have their roots in Nigeria

UZO Aduba

Uzoamaka Nwanneka “Uzo” Aduba is an American actress. She was born on February 10, 1981, to Nigerian parents in Boston, USA. Uzo is known for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won an Emmy Award.

Chinwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor is a British-Nigerian actor, born and raised in the United Kingdom by his Nigerian parents. He is a descendant of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19, and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad as James Covey. Ejiofor has starred in numerous movies such as 12 years a slave, The Lion King, Half of a Yellow Sun, Deadly travel and so on.

John Boyega

John Adedayo B. Adegboyega was born on 17 March 1992 in Peckham England to Nigerian parents. He is known professionally as John Boyega.

He has played Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker.

Boyega’s other credits include historical drama film Detroit (2017), the science fiction film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), four episodes of the television series 24: Live Another Day and the drama Imperial Dreams (2014). Boyega received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016 and is counted among the most successful Nigerians in Hollywood.

Yvonne Orji

Yvonne Anuli Orji is a Nigerian-American actress and comedian born on December 2 1983. She is known for her role in the HBO series Insecure. She was born to her Nigerian parents in Port Harcourt, Nigeria but was raised in Maryland, USA. Yvonne has starred in several films like Insecure, Jane The Virgin, Flip the script, etc.

David Oyelowo

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo OBE was born on April 1, 1976 to Nigerian parents in England. His father is from Oyo State while his mother is from Edo State.

He grew up in Tooting south London, until he was six when his family moved to Lagos. The family moved back when he was 14. He had a three -year training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), finishing his three-year training in 1998.

He has played supporting roles in the films such Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Lincoln (2012), Jack Reacher (2012) and garnered praise for portraying Louis Gaines in The Butler (2013) and is counted among the most successful Nigerians in Hollywood.

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo  is a British-Nigerian actress, singer and songwriter, who played the lead role in the biopic Harriet and was nominated for several awards. She was born in Stock well England on 8 January, 1987 to Nigerian parents. Her mother is a nurse.

NShe has received several accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award and is counted among the successfull Nigerians in Hollywood.

(Source: Nation)

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