Meet Five Hollywood Actors From Yoruba Tribe

Nigerians are doing incredibly well in the entertainment sector all over the world, and no matter where we are, we always work to change things. Some of these renowned people are not only of Nigerian descent but also of the Yoruba tribes; despite the popularity of some of these Yoruba-speaking individuals, many people are unaware of their Yoruba ancestry.

Some of these Yoruba international performers have filled vacancies in Hollywood’s American film business and have been successful there. These performers are succeeding well in the business and have been in popular American films and television shows. Five Yoruba actors from Hollywood are listed below.

1. ADETOMIWA EDUN

Babatunde Adetomiwa Stafford Edun was born 1984 is a British -Nigerian actor. He is best known for his roles as Sir Elyan in the popular television show Merlin,

Marcus Young In Bates Motel and Alex Hunter in the football video game FIFA17, FIFA 18 AND FIFA 19. IN MERLIN he played the role of a knight of Camelot and also a sister to the queen of Camelot

Tomiwa was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Nigerian father, Olawale Edun, and a half Ghanian half English mother, Amy Adwoa. Tomiwa moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11 with his family,

where he attended Eton College from the age of 13. He then went on to Christ’s College, Cambridge (University of Cambridge) where he read Classics.

2. DAVID OYELOWO

David oyelowo born 1st of April 1976 is a British-Nigerian actor and producer with dual British and American citizenship. His highest-profile role to date was as Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 biographical drama film Selma. He also took the lead role in A United Kingdom (2016) as well as playing the role of a chess coach in “Queen of Katwe” (2016)

. He has played supporting roles in the films Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Lincon Among others

Oyelowo was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England,to a Nigerian parents. His father is from Oyo State, Nigeria while his mother is from Edo State, Nigeria

He was brought up as a Baptist. He grew up in Tooting Bec, South London, until the age of six, when his family moved back to Lagos, Nigeria, where his father Stephen worked for the national airline and mother for a railway company. David attended a “‘military-style’ boarding school” while growing up in Lagos, Nigeria

They returned to London when Oyelowo was fourteen, settling in Islington.

3. JOHN BOYEGA

John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is a British-Nigerian actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film Attack the Block (2011),

his international breakthrough came with his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017).

John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega was born on 17 March 1992 in the Peckham district of London, to Abigail (née Aboderin)(mother),who works with disabled people, and Samson Adegboyega,( father) a Pentecostal minister. Who are both Nigerian.

4. ADEWALE AKINNOUYE AGBAJE

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a British actor, director, and former fashion model,and writer born to Nigerian parents in Washington D.C. Adewale has featured in blockbuster movies like “The Bourne Identity“, “Pompeii“, “The Mummy Returns” farming and many more.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, London, to Nigerian parents of Yoruba origin, who were students in the UK. , his biological parents gave him up to a white working-class family in Tilbury, Essex when he was six weeks old.

When he was eight years old, his biological parents brought him back to Nigeria but, as he was unable to speak the Yoruba language and forbidden by his parents to speak English, he was returned to Tilbury shortly thereafter.