Timini Egbuson is a

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Biography

Timini was born in

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and is the younger brother of actress

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. He got his primary school education from Greenspring Montessori, The Afro School and St Catherine's. He attended Adebayo Mokuolu College,

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. He studied psychology in the

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. He graduated in the year 2011. He started his acting career in 2010, on M-net's soap opera

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. At the 2020 AMVCA awards timini won the Best Actor in a drama for his role in

Elevator baby ''Elevator Baby'' is a 2019 Nigerian drama thriller film directed by Akay Mason and produced by Niyi Akinmolayan. It was produced by Niyi's production company Anthill Studios, and stars Toyin Abraham, Timini Egbuson, Sambasa Nzeribe, Samuel Olat ...

. In April 2020, he joined several actors like

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, Nick Mutuma and Lerato Walaza along with several actors from

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, and the Ivory Coast to help with the campaign to stop the spread of

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. It was achieved through a 60-part miniseries of MTV ''Shuga'', which was initiated in order to raise awareness in the global fight to flatten the

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-19 curve.

Filmography

Films

* ''MTV Shuga'' * ''Fifty'' *''Manhunting with Mum'' *''

Isoken ''Isoken'' is a 2017 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jadesola Osiberu (in her directorial debut). The film stars Dakore Akande, Joseph Benjamin, and Marc Rhys. The film was produced by Tribe85 productions and distributed by Silve ...

'' *''Something Wicked'' *''Another Time'' *''Room 420'' *''Ajuwaya'' *''The Missing Piece'' *''The Intern'' *''

Elevator Baby ''Elevator Baby'' is a 2019 Nigerian drama thriller film directed by Akay Mason and produced by Niyi Akinmolayan. It was produced by Niyi's production company Anthill Studios, and stars Toyin Abraham, Timini Egbuson, Sambasa Nzeribe, Samuel Olat ...

'' *''The Girl Code'' *''

Breaded Life ''Breaded Life'' is a 2021 Nigerian dramedy film written and directed by Biodun Stephen. It was co-produced by Biodun Stephen, Tara Ajibulu and Kayode Sowade. It stars MC Lively, Bisola Aiyeola, Timini Egbuson, Bimbo Ademoye, Bolanle Ninalowo ...

'' *''Dwindle'' *'' Juju Stories'' *''

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' *'' Country Hard'' *Ponzi

TV shows

* ''

Skinny Girl in Transit ''Skinny Girl in Transit'' is a Nigerian Comedy webseries by NdaniTV. The first episode was released on NdaniTV's YouTube page on 16 Jul 2015. The idea for the series was pitched by Temi Balogun. The series returned to NdaniTV for its fifth seaso ...

'' * ''Tinsel'' * ''Fifty the series'' *

The Smart Money Woman ''The Smart Money Woman'' is a Nigerian TV series based on a 2016 novel of the same name by Arese Ugwu. The series premiered on Africa Magic Showcase in September 2020. The series was filmed to exclusively dramatise the novel. The series which in ...

Awards and nominations

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