Actors and Actresses

Biographies, career highlights, and net worth of your favorite actors and actresses.

Diane Russet Biography: Real Name, Age, BBNaija Pepper Dem, Movies, Ricordi and Net Worth

She was one of the youngest housemates in Big Brother Naija’s 2019 “Pepper Dem” season, and she left on Day 93, one week before…

Gideon Okeke Biography: Age, BBNaija Season 1, Tinsel, Movies, Wife, Children and Awards

Twenty years after he was evicted from the very first Big Brother Nigeria house, he is leading a Netflix series. Gideon Okeke is the…

Sultana BBNaija Biography: Real Name, Age, State of Origin, Children, Season 10 and Movies

She was married off at about 15, fought her way out, raised two daughters and then became the first Northerner to reach the final…

Maurice Sam Biography, Age, Wife, Parents, Movies, Net Worth

Ten years ago, Nigerian TV fans knew him as Acid, the smooth ladies’ man on Africa Magic’s comedy series Hustle. Today Maurice Sam is…

Fathia Balogun Biography, Age, Husband, Children, Movies, Net Worth

Yoruba cinema has few faces as familiar as hers. Fathia Balogun, who now goes by her maiden name Faithia Williams, is a Lagos-born actress,…

Chinedu Ikedieze Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Movies, Net Worth

Long before memes of two mischievous “boys” took over Nigerian social media, Chinedu Ikedieze was already a household name across Africa. The Abia-born actor…

Osita Iheme Biography, Age, Wife, Movies, Net Worth

Long before his face became one of the internet’s favourite reaction memes, Osita Iheme was Pawpaw, the cheeky half of Nollywood’s best-loved comic duo.…

Kamal Adebayo (Sir Kay) Biography: Bae U Father, Career, Death

Veteran Yoruba actor Kamal Adebayo, known on screen as Sir Kay and Sir K Kamoru, is the “Bae U father” that fans keep asking…

Katherine Obiang Biography: Frank Edoho Wife Before Sandra, Career, Family

Katherine Obiang is a Cameroonian-Nigerian broadcaster and actress who started out as a morning-show presenter on NTA and later built a Nollywood career. She…

Prince Nelson Enwerem Biography: Age, Family, Mr Nigeria, BBNaija and Movies

A Nigerian actor, model and former Mr Nigeria, Prince Nelson Enwerem is a traditional ruler’s son who studied physics, learned to braid hair and…

Pere Egbi Biography: Age, US Army Years, BBNaija, Marriage and Movies

A US Army veteran and Nollywood actor from Delta State, Pere Egbi became famous as the secret wildcard of Big Brother Naija Season 6.…

Venita Akpofure Biography: Age, Husband, Daughters, BBNaija, Movies and Family

A British-Nigerian actress, model and producer, Venita Akpofure came to Nigeria with N50,000 in her pocket and built a career that took her from…

Tobi Bakre Biography: Age, BBNaija, Movies, Wife Anu, Children and Awards

He was a 23-year-old treasury banker earning ₦130,000 a month when he decided Big Brother Naija “need me on there.” Eight years later, Tobi…

Bisola Aiyeola Biography: Age, BBNaija, Movies, Daughter, Family Feud and Career

She sang her way to fifth place on Project Fame in 2008, finished second on Big Brother Naija in 2017, and then built one…

Taylor Sheridan Biography, Wife, Yellowstone Shows, 6666 Ranch and Net Worth

The man behind Yellowstone and most of the Western dramas on Paramount+ is a Texas rancher who used to play bit parts on TV.…

Olu Jacobs Biography, Career, Wife, Children, Death, Net Worth

Olu Jacobs died on September 16, 2026. He was 84 years old. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced the news on Instagram. He called his…

Charles Okocha Biography: Age, Wife, Children, Movies, Boxing and Net Worth

Nollywood’s loudest bad boy, Charles Okocha is the Delta-born actor, rapper and skit maker known across Nigeria as Igwe 2Pac and Mr Phenomenal. He…

Regina Daniels Biography, Age, Career, Marriage, Net Worth

Regina Daniels is a Nigerian actress, producer and businesswoman who started acting in Nollywood at the age of seven. She became one of the…

Yul Edochie Biography, Family, Career, and Net Worth

There are Nollywood actors, and then there is Yul Edochie, a man whose personal life has generated nearly as many headlines as his two-decade…

Mercy Aigbe Biography, Age, Husband, Career, Net Worth

Few actresses have stayed at the top of Yoruba cinema for as long as Mercy Aigbe, and even fewer have managed to do it…

Iyabo Ojo Biography, Career, Relationship, Children, Movies, AMVCA, Net Worth

Nigerians know her simply as the “queen mother” of Nollywood, a title that captures both her decades on screen and the very public way…

Sharon Ooja Biography, Career, Personal Life, Movies and Net Worth

A chance encounter on a photo shoot set turned into one of Nollywood’s more durable careers, built one likable, slightly spoiled character at a…

Toyin Abraham Biography, Career, Personal Life, Movies, Net Worth

Toyin Abraham has spent the past decade turning herself into one of Nollywood’s most bankable stars, headlining a franchise that keeps cracking the industry’s…

Funke Akindele Biography, Career, Relationship, Family, Movies, Net Worth

Nollywood has produced plenty of stars, but only one actress has turned a single comic character into a billion-naira box office franchise, a production…