Zachee Ama Orji is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money. Aside from acting, Orji is a preacher.
Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix film from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of its dialogue in English. After having spent decades in the movie industry, she was profiled alongside some celebrities and business executives in 2020 in two new books by publisher and Editor in Chief of Yes International! magazine, Azuh Arinze.
Chioma Chukwuka is a Nigerian actress, director and movie producer. In 2007, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her performance in the movie "Sins of the flesh", and the Afro Hollywood award for best actress in a lead role in 2010.
Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu is a British-Nigerian actor and writer. As an actor, he has received several awards and nominations for his performances on screen.
Stephanie Okereke Linus is a Nigerian actress, film director and model. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010. She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002. In 2011, she was honoured by the Nigerian government with a national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR.
Kunle Afolayan is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. He is credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies through larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywood storylines. After starting his film career as an actor in the 1999 political drama Saworoide, Afolayan made his directorial debut in 2006 with Irapada, a Nigerian supernatural thriller, which won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language. His subsequent directing credits include The Figurine, Phone Swap, October 1, and Citation.
Joke SilvaMFR is a veteran Nigerian actress, director, and businesswoman.
John Ikechukwu Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian legendary actor and comedian. He appeared in over 200 Nollywood films including those from the Mr. Ibu series.
Chiwetalu Agu is a Nigerian actor. He won the 2012 Nollywood award for 'best actor in indigenous movie '. His usage of specific language slangs, phrases or clichés in many films has made him uniquely a household name in Nigeria and among Nollywood fans in general. While asserting that comic genres is a unique vehicle in projecting Nigerian culture globally as well as establishing the Nollywood brand, Agu is listed as one of the outstanding comedians who have contributed to the development of Nollywood comic genres by Prof. Femi Shaka of the University of Port Harcourt. Agu is married to Nkechi and has three sons and two daughters.
James Ikechukwu Esomugha, popularly known as Jim Iyke, is a Nigerian actor and one of the stars of the movie Last Flight to Abuja.
Alex Usifo is a veteran Nigerian actor.
Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term goes back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject of several controversies.
Dele Odule is a Nigerian film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He was nominated in the "Best Supporting Actor (Yoruba)" category at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film Kori Koto. He currently serves as the President of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria.
Charles Inojie is a Nigerian actor, comedian, movie director and producer. He is known for his comedic roles.
Ugwu Lotachukwu Jacinta Obianuju Amelia is a Nigerian actress popularly known as Lota Chukwu. She gained popularity after starring in popular Nigerian TV series, Jenifa's Diary, alongside Funke Akindele, Juliana Olayode, and Falz where she plays the role of "Kiki", a friend of the lead character, Jenifa. She is also a yoga fitness enthusiast.
Paul Obazele is a Nigerian actor, philanthropist, and movie producer who once served as the president of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP) and at the end of his tenure as president of Association of Movie Producers (AMP) he was appointed the president of Edo Film Makers Association (EFMA). Obazele is the founder of Legends of Nollywood Awards(LNA). He was named “one of the most consistent faces on television” by the editorial team of TV Guide which is a quarterly publication of the Nigerian Television Authority.
Steve Gukas is a Nollywood filmmaker, director and producer who believes that films should be used to address the ills of the society.
Chukwudi Paul Ossai commonly known as Chuks Omalicha is a Nigerian film actor, entrepreneur and producer. He is best known for his role as "Derick" in the 2011 movie, Rain Drop, alongside Ini Edo, John Dumelo and Artus Frank.
Joyce Kalu is a Nigerian actress, film producer and director in the Nigerian Film Industry.
The Eve is a 2018 Nigerian Romantic comedy movie written by Tunde Babalola, Tosin Igho and Martin Adieze. It is directed by Tosin Igho, a veteran director of videos for Musician such as D'banj, Terry G, Faze, Yung L, Aramide and Sammie Okposo and produced by Hauwa Allahbura and Femi Odugbemi under the production company of Cut24 Productions The well musical romantic film stars Beverly Naya, Meg Otanwa, Ronke Oshodi, Hauwa Allahbur Efa Iwara, Adeolu Adefarasin, Kunle Remi, Mawuli Peter Gavorn and John Okafor
