Olumide Oworu (born December 11, 1994) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

actor, model and rapper.

Career

Oworu attended

King's College, Lagos King's College, Lagos (KCL) is a secondary school in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It was founded on 20 September 1909 with 10 students on its original site at Lagos Island, adjacent to Tafawa Balewa Square. The school admits only male students ...

, and the

University of Lagos The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...

. He graduated from

Babcock University Babcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria. The university is located at Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, equidistant between Ibadan and La ...

in June 2017. Oworu commenced his acting career at the age of six with the television series ''Everyday People.'' He is also known for his role of Tari in the Africa Magic Series ''

The Johnsons ''The Johnsons'' or '' De Johnsons '' is a 1992 Dutch horror film thriller directed by Rudolf van den Berg. It also known under the title ''Xangadix''. The film was nominated for a ''Fantasy Film Award'' at the ''Porto Film Festival'' in Portug ...

''. He also starred in other television series such as ''The Patriot, The Men In Her Life, Hammer, Stolen Waters, and New Son.'' Olumide portrayed the character ‘Weki’ in MTV Base's Shuga series, seasons 3 and 4. He is also a television presenter. Olumide has won several awards including the "Mr. Popularity" prize in the ''Model of Africa 2012 contest'', the Nollywood Revelation of The Year award at the Scream Awards 2014, and The Most Promising Youth Actor award at Ping Awards 2014. He won the Most Promising actor in the

2015 Best of Nollywood Awards The 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 7th edition of the ceremony and took place in Ultra Modern Dome, Ondo State, Nigeria on December 13, 2015. The event was anchored by Nollywood actors, Bimbo Akintola and Gideon Okeke. Awards Best Actor ...

and Best Supporting actor for his role in the ''Soldier's Story'' in the

2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards The 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 5, 2016 at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was hosted by Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa and Minnie Dlamini. Nominees were revealed on December 11, 201 ...

Selected filmography

*''Everyday people'' *''

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'' *'' Shuga'' *''8 Bars and a clef *''

'' *''The Patriot'' *''Staying strong'' *''Hammer'' *The men in her life *''

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Far From Home Far from Home may refer to: Film and television * ''Far from Home'' (1975 film), a 1975 Iranian film * ''Far from Home'' (1989 film), a 1989 American thriller * '' Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog'', a 1994 American adventure film * ...

References

1994 births Living people Nigerian male models Nigerian male rappers Nigerian male film actors 21st-century Nigerian male actors King's College, Lagos alumni University of Lagos alumni Nigerian male television actors Yoruba actors Babcock University alumni Nigerian television presenters Nigerian television personalities Nigerian film award winners {{Nigerian-film-actor-stub