Category: Nollywood, Film & TV

Genevieve Nnaji, first AMAA Best Actress winner, director of Lionheart (Nigeria’s first Netflix original film), and one of Nollywood’s defining leading women. Full 2026 biography.

Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) is a veteran Nigerian actor, former journalist, and former Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism. He has appeared in over 100 Nollywood productions including Ripples, Chief Daddy, Blood Sisters, and Shanty Town.

Pete Edochie is widely regarded as Nigeria’s greatest actor. His portrayal of Okonkwo in the 1986 NTA adaptation of Things Fall Apart remains the defining screen performance of his generation. He has appeared in over 200 Nollywood films and received a UNESCO award for contribution to African arts.

Ramsey Nouah, Nigerian actor and director, AMAA Best Actor winner, and the man behind Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (Netflix, 2019). Full 2026 biography.

Ini Edo is a veteran Nigerian actress from Akwa Ibom State who has appeared in over 150 Nollywood productions. She stars in Netflix originals Blood Sisters and Shanty Town and made headlines in 2021 after announcing the birth of her daughter via IVF.

Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Nollywood actress with 200+ films, two major awards, and a public service role in Kogi State. Full 2026 biography and net worth.

Funke Akindele, Nigeria’s highest-grossing film director (over 4.7bn naira) and AMVCA record holder. Full 2026 biography from Ikorodu to A Tribe Called Judah.

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is a Nigerian actress and singer who has appeared in over 300 Nollywood films. She was named on Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list in 2013 and holds a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador appointment.

Nkem Owoh, known as Osuofia, is one of the most beloved comedic actors in Nollywood history. His 2003 film Osuofia in London is a Nigerian classic, and his career spans over 200 films across four decades of stage, television, and cinema work.

Toyin Abraham is one of Nollywood’s most commercially successful actress-producers. Born in Abeokuta, she has produced and starred in some of the highest-grossing Nigerian cinema releases of the 2010s and 2020s including Omo Ghetto the Saga.