Actresses & Actors

Tom Cruise Biography: There are very few actors who have managed to stay at the top of Hollywood for more than four decades, and Tom Cruise is arguably the best example of one who has. From a restless kid who attended fifteen different schools before he turned fourteen to a man who still performs his … Read more

Francis Duru biography: There are a handful of actors whose names alone tell you something about the history of Nigerian cinema, and Francis Duru is one of them. With a career stretching back to the late 1980s, he has watched Nollywood grow from its earliest, scrappiest days into the global industry it is today, and … Read more

Maurice Samuel Biography: There is a certain type of Nollywood leading man who seems to show up in almost every romantic drama you watch, and somehow, you never get tired of seeing him on screen. Maurice Sam has become exactly that kind of actor. Over the last decade, he has gone from a young man … Read more

Damilola Adegbite biography: If you grew up watching Nigerian television in the late 2000s, chances are you remember a confident young woman named Telema Duke causing all sorts of drama on the soap opera Tinsel. That character was played by Damilola Adegbite, and the role turned her into one of the most recognizable faces in … Read more

Omeche Oko Biography: Best known for her breakout roles in My Siblings and I and Assistant Madams, Benue-born actress Omeche Oko is quickly becoming one of the most compelling faces in modern Nollywood. But she isn’t just staying in front of the camera; by launching her own production house, Primech Studios, she is actively carving … Read more

Peggy Ovire Biography Peggy Ovire is one of the most talked about names in Nollywood right now, and not just because of her acting. Between her rise from beauty pageant queen to one of the most recognisable faces on Nigerian television, and her very public marriage drama with Frederick Leonard, there is a lot to … Read more