List of Igbo actors and actresses

Igbo actors and actresses make up a good number of actors in the Nigerian music industry, Nollywood. Many of them are notable for their professionalism, skill, and craft. The Nollywood movie industry as you know it has been in existence even before the name was coined in an article published in New York times in the 2000s. Actors and actresses from Igbo played a vital role in establishing Nollywood into what it is today and they have continued in the same vein in keeping the industry active till today.

Nollywood Celebrities over 40 and Not Married

For this publication, we collated the names of actors and actresses whose origin can be traced to Igbo or actors or actresses from the Igbo ethnic group, in other words. We traced them by name by birth or relationship and arranged their names alphabetically according to their real names and their stage name in brackets if any.