Samuel Abiola Robinson (born 30 June 1998) is a Nigerian actor who appears in Nollywood and

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He is best known for his role from the 2018 Malayalam movie ''

Sudani from Nigeria ''Sudani from Nigeria'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language sports drama film written and directed by Zakariya Mohammed , with dialogues co-written by Muhsin Parari. Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer, who also produced the film with Sameer Th ...

'', directed by

Zakariya Mohammed Zakariya is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who works in Malayalam Films. Hailing from Valanchery, Malappuram, Zakariya is best known for his directorial debut Sudani from Nigeria, which won several awards and accola ...

Personal life

Robinson attended Grait Secondary School but put off university to pursue a career as a professional actor.

Career

Samuel's career as an actor began in 2013. He has appeared in several major productions in Africa such as Walt Disney's '' Desperate Housewives Africa'', M-Net's '' Tinsel'', MTV Base's '' Shuga'' and Raconteur Production's ''8 Bars And A Clef'' to name a few. He became the first African Actor to play a leading role in Indian cinema when he featured in an

Indian film The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

, the 2018 film ''

'', with Indian actor Soubin Shahir. Samuel has also appeared in the Malayalam movie ''

Oru Caribbean Udayippu Oru Caribbean Udayippu is 2019 Malayalam drama film directed by A.Joji starring Rishi Prakash, Samuel Robinson, Vishnu Vinay, Aneesh G Menon, Megha Mathew, Mareena Michal, Niharika and Vishnu Govind. The movie is about rivalry between two mu ...

'', released in 2019.
''Oru Caribbean Udayippu'' on IMDb

Filmography

Film

Television

Short films

References

External links

* 1998 births Living people Nigerian male film actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Nigerian male television actors Male actors from Lagos Nigerian expatriates in India Expatriate male actors in India 21st-century Nigerian male actors {{Nigeria-actor-stub