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Wale Ojo

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Wale Ojo
Wale Ojo
Orílẹ̀-èdèBritish-Nigerian
Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdèUnited Kingdom, Nigeria
Iléẹ̀kọ́ gígaUniversity of Hull, (Drama, 1986)
Iṣẹ́
  • actor
  • producer
  • director
Ìgbà iṣẹ́1976 to present
Gbajúmọ̀ fúnPhone Swap (film)

Wale Ojo jẹ́ òṣèré orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà àti Britain. Ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ eré ṣíṣẹ láti ìgbà tó wà lọ́mọdé lórí ẹ̀rọ amóhùnmáwòrán. Ó tẹ̀síwájú láti máa ṣe eré ní UK àti Nàìjíríà.[1][2] Ó bọ́ sí gbàgede ní ọdún 1995 fún kíkópa tí ó kópa nínú fíìmù The Hard Case. Ó gba àmì ẹ̀yẹ fún òṣèrékùnrin tó dára jù lọ ní ọdún 2012 ní 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[3][4]

Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀pẹ̀pẹ̀ àti ètò-ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀

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Ọjọ́ bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní ṣe eré láti ọmọdé. Nígbà tí ó wà ní ọmọ ọdún mẹ́jọ, ó bá Akin Lewis ṣiṣẹ́ tí ó ṣe agẹrun nínú eré why worry lórí NTA Ibadan ní ọdún 1980. Nígbà tí ó pé ọmọdún méjìlá, ó kó lọ sí England pẹ̀lú àwọn mọ̀lẹ́bí rẹ̀ níbi tí ó ti lọ ilé-ìwé gíga.[5]

Ojo gbóríyìn fún ìyá rẹ̀ tó jẹ́ òṣèré tí ó sì ṣe àtìlẹ́yìn fún nínú iṣẹ́ òṣèré rẹ̀,[6] ó sì tún mẹ́nuba àwọn èèyàn bíi Chief Wale Ogunyemi, Tunji Oyelana, akọ̀wé ìtàn Wole Soyinka, àti Zulu Sofola gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn ẹni tí ó ràn án lọ́wọ́.[5]

New Nigeria Cinema

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Ọjọ́ dá New Nigeria Cinema ṣílẹ̀, èròǹgbà rẹ̀ sì ni láti mú kí àwọn fíìmù orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà dára si. New Nigeria Cinema ti ṣe ìgbàlejò ìwo fíìmù àti ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ní British Film Institute ní London ní ọdún 2010.[7][8]

Àwọn iṣẹ́ rẹ́

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TV programs

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Year TV Program Role Notes
1989Behaving BadlyJimTelevision mini-serial
1998 – 2000Heartburn HotelChidi EkechiTelevision serial
2009The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV_series)Kebone Legodimo[9]
2012 - 2016Meet the AdebanjosMr. Bayo AdebanjoBritish-Nigerian sitcom from 2012-2016.[10]
2014Tinsel (TV series)Nosa[11]Long-running Nigerian soap opera
2018Black Earth RisingDr. Emmanuel Musoni[12]BBC Two production

Films

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Year Film Role Notes
1995The Hard CaseThe gamblerShort film
1999Rage (1999 film)PinOjo's first feature film debut. He plays a schizophrenic gangster.[13]
2011"Johnny English Reborn"President Chambal
2011The GuardDoctor Oleyuwo[14]Irish buddy film starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle.
2012Phone SwapAkinAlso featured Nse Ikpe Etim, Joke Silva, Chika Okpala, Lydia Forson and Hafeez Oyetoro. This was Ojo's first feature film in Nigeria.[15]
2012Big Man
2013Half of a Yellow Sun (film)Chief OkonjiHistorical film featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Onyeka Onwenu, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, Genevieve Nnaji, OC Ukeje and John Boyega.[16]
2014A Letter from AdamAdamRomance staring Lydia Forson (who also wrote the screenplay),Naa Ashokor Mensah Doku, Akorfa Edjeani, Albert Jackson, Fred Kanebi, Jeff Kumordzie and Louie Lartey.
2014Render to CaesarPadeCrime thriller also featuring Gbenga Akinnagbe, Omoni Oboli and Bimbo Manuel
2014When Love HappensOladele LagudaRomantic comedy featuring Weruche Opia as Moduroti (Mo) Bankole-Smith
20158 Bars and a ClefFelix MensahFilm about a musically gifted recording artist dealing with dyslexia.[17]
2015Fifty (film)KunleStars Iretiola Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Egbuson
2016Ayamma: Music in the ForestPrince Daraima
2016OjukokoroMad Dog MaxThis crime film is also known as Ojukokoro: Greed and includes an ensemble cast.
2016The CEOKola Alabi
2016White Colour BlackMonsiour DaboAlso starring Dudley O’Shaughnessy as the main character.[18]
2017Alter Ego (2017 film)Timothy
2017Sand CastleAyadeAlso starring Mary Uranta and Sylvia Edem.
2017Ghost of Tarkwa BayNigeria’s first movie about the art of surfing. Also features Ibrahim Odrago, May Owen, Armando Abraham, and Godspower. This short film marks Wale Ojo's directorial debut.[19][20]
2018New Money (2018 film)ChukaAlso stars stars Jemima Osunde, Kate Henshaw, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Dakore Akande, Osas Ighodaro and Falz d Bahd Guy.[21]
2018Lara and the BeatUncle Tunde
2018DisguiseTheophilus Vaughn
2019Another Father's DayFemi DanielSequel to Happy Father's Day film. Directed by Bukola Ogunsola. Also stars Mercy Aigbe.[22]
2019Don't Get Made Get EvenDr. Badejo[23]Ojo's feature film directorial debut. Features Toyin Abraham, Saheed Balogun and Nancy Isime.
2019Jumbled
2019KasanovaFemi[24]Also starring Iretiola Doyle, Toyin Abraham, Ruby Akubueze and Yomi Alvin.
2019Ordinary FellowsProfessor JegaA film by Lorenzo Menakaya
2020This Lady Called LifeDaddy[25]Stars Bisola Aiyeola, Samuel Asa'ah, and Lota Chukwu.

Theatre

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Year Play Theatre Role Notes
2009 The Sunset Limited[26] Capital Centre, Warwickshire, England Black Michael Gould performed as White

Àwọn àmì-ẹyẹ rẹ̀

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Year Event Prize Work Result
2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Actor in a Film Phone Swap Gbàá[27]

Àwọn Ìtọ́kasí

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  1. ↑ Laju Ayenreka (December 21, 2012). "A wife for Wale Ojo". The Vanguard.
  2. ↑ "I started acting 40 years ago with NTA Ibadan wale ojo". Nigeria Entertainment Today. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Photos + Full List Of Winners At The NEA". 2012.
  4. ↑ Shaibu Husseini (July 16, 2016). "Wale Ojo: ‘The CEO’ and Nollywood’s new leading man". The Guardian.
  5. 1 2 "Wale Ojo: ‘The CEO’ and Nollywood’s new leading man". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wale Ojo". Africa Interviews. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Krings, Matthias; Okome, Onookome (in en). Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry. Indiana University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-253-00942-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=uTVlKirJmGgC&pg=PA43. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Curry, Neil (19 Nov 2010). "'New Nigeria Cinema' sparks Nollywood renaissance" (in en). www.cnn.com. http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/19/nigeria.nollywood.film/index.html.
  9. ↑ "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". TVGuide.com (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Meet The Adebanjos - Netflix Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Wale Ojo sails with Tinsel". Businessday NG. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Black Earth Rising (TV Series 2018) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Wale Ojo". IMDb. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "The Guard (2011) - IMDb". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Wale Ojo". IMDb. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Half of a Yellow Sun: London Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "8 Bars & A Clef (2015) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ↑ Contributor, Guest. "Joseph A. Adesunloye’s Feature, White colour Black, Gets UK Premiere at #LFF2016. | The British Blacklist". thebritishblacklist.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "New Nigeria Cinema hits National Film Theatre Southbank". African Voice Newspaper. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WALE OJO". Bespoke Event Guide. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  21. ↑ Daniel, Eniola (21 March 2018). "Veterans, newbies clash in New Money". Guardian. https://m.guardian.ng/art/veterans-newbies-clash-in-new-money/.
  22. ↑ "Watch Official Trailer for “Another Father’s Day” starring Wale Ojo, Cee-C, Mercy Aigbe". BellaNaija. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  23. ↑ Ojo, Wale (3 October 2019). "Don't Get Mad Get Even". RGD Media Productions. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  24. ↑ Asurf, Oluseyi (13 September 2019). "Kasanova". Asurf Films. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  25. ↑ Kasum, Kayode (15 May 2020). "This Lady Called Life". AzureNoir&Co, Film Trybe. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  26. ↑ Josyph, Peter (2011). "Now Let's Talk about "The Sunset Limited": An Exchange With Marty Priola". The Cormac McCarthy Journal 9 (1): 66–86. ISSN 2333-3073. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42909426. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "Photos + Full List Of Winners At The NEA". Information Nigeria. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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