Oyin Oladejo | |
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 Oladejo in 2015 | |
| Born | c. 1985 Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Oyin Oladejo (born c. 1985 in Ibadan, Nigeria) [1] is a Nigerian-born Canadian actress, known for portraying Joann Owosekun on the television series Star Trek: Discovery .
Oladejo was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos. [1] She moved to Canada in 2001 at the age of 16. [2] She originally planned to study law, rejected it, and got a job as a ticket seller for the Canadian Opera Company, [3] where she discovered her interest in acting. [2] She then completed a course of study in theatre arts at Humber College in Toronto, [4] and the Soul Pepper Academy in Toronto. [1] [3] In addition to regular theater engagements in Toronto, she played a supporting role in a short film, but otherwise had no film offers; according to her own statement in an interview, she was about to give up the acting profession. [2] Finally, she took on the advice of her agent with a self-made video of a casting part, without knowing what production it was for, and was shortly thereafter selected for the role of bridge officer Joann Owosekun on Star Trek: Discovery . [2] [5] Oladejo has since appeared in every season of the series.
In the following years, she was seen in the role of Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet , and in the male role of Lopakhin in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard . [6] [7]
She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for the film Orah . [8]
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