Wale Ojo is a

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n actor. He started as a child actor in television. He subsequently continued acting roles in the UK and Nigeria. He came into prominence in 1995 for his role in '' The Hard Case''. He won the award for Best Actor at the

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for this leading role in ''

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,'' and has been featuring in several movies ever since.

Early life and education

Ojo was acting professionally as a child. At the age of 8, he worked with

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, who played a barber on the NTA Ibadan 1980s television series ''Why Worry''. At age 12, he moved with his family to England, where he also attended university. Ojo credits his career on influences from his mother, who was an actress and supportive of his career, Chief Wale Ogunyemi, Tunji Oyelana, playwright

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, and

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New Nigeria Cinema

Ojo founded New Nigeria Cinema, whose aim is to improve the quality of Nigerian films. New Nigeria Cinema hosted a film viewing and lectures at the

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in London in 2010.

Career performances

TV programs

Films

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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The Virgo Foundation
Ojo's charitable organisation {{DEFAULTSORT:Ojo, Wale Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Nigerian male actors 21st-century Nigerian male actors Alumni of the University of Hull Black British male actors British people of Nigerian descent Male actors in Yoruba cinema Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom Nigerian film award winners Nigerian film directors Nigerian film producers Nigerian male film actors Nigerian male television actors Yoruba male actors