Samuel Abiola Robinson

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Samuel Abiola Robinson
Born
Samuel Abiola Robinson

(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26)
Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Education Secondary Education
Alma mater Grait International College
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Notable work Green White Green
Sudani from Nigeria

Samuel Abiola Robinson (born 30 June 1998) is a Nigerian actor who appears in Nollywood and Indian films. [1] [2] He is best known for his role from the 2018 Malayalam movie Sudani from Nigeria , directed by Zakariya Mohammed.

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Personal life

Robinson attended Grait Secondary School but put off university to pursue a career as a professional actor. [3] [4]

Career

Samuel's career as an actor began in 2013. [5] 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. [6] He became the first African Actor to play a leading role in Indian cinema [7] when he featured in an Indian film, the 2018 film Sudani from Nigeria , with Indian actor Soubin Shahir. [8] Samuel has also appeared in the Malayalam movie Oru Caribbean Udayippu , released in 2019. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
20158 Bars & A ClefYoung VictorEnglish
2016 Green White Green Segun
2018 Sudani from Nigeria Samuel Abiola Robinson / Sudani Malayalam Debut Indian movie
2019 Oru Caribbean Udayippu Samuel (Tik Tak)
2023 Dilli Dark Michael OkekeEnglish
Hindi
Debut as Main Lead
2024 Sorgavaasal Kendrick Tamil

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Tinsel Gogo
2015 Shuga Ozzy
2015The MiddleMenAmos
2015 Desperate Housewives Africa Akin Bello
2017The GovernorToju Ochello

Short films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Playing VictimTekena

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