Femi Jacobs

Femi Jacobs
Born
Oluwafemisola Jacobs

8 May
CitizenshipNigerian
Educationmass communication, Lagos State University
Alma materLagos State University
Notable workThe Meeting
TelevisionTinsel

Femi Jacobs// ⓘ[1] (born Oluwafemisola Jacobs// ⓘ; 8 May)[2] is a Nigerian actor, speaker, and singer. He came into prominence for playing Makinde Esho in the film The Meeting, which also stars Rita Dominic and Jide Kosoko.[3] For his role in The Meeting, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[4] He also won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA).[5]

Biography

Femi attended Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo in Osun State of Nigeria. Jacobs studied mass communication at Lagos State University.[6]

Accolades

For his role in The Meeting, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[4] He also received nominations for Best Lead Actor in a Film at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, for Favourite Male African International Emerging Screen Talent at the 2014 Screen Nation Awards,[7] and for Best Supporting Actor of the Year at the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards.[8] He won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA)[5] and Best Supporting Actor (English) at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards (BON).[9]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Choices
2012 The Meeting Makinde Esho
Journey to Self Uzo
2013 Dreamwalker Richard
2014 Render to Caesar
Tunnel Pastor Lade
2015 Heaven's Hell
The Black Silhouette Doctor Obi [10]
The Visit Chidi Nebo [11]
Iquo's Journal Banjo Ogunleye
Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo Adigun
Just Married Kola
Heart of a Sister
2017 The Guest [12]
Public Property
2018 All Shades of Wrong Barth
2020 Looking For Baami Femi Osinowo [13]
Introducing the Kujus Mautin
The New Normal (2020 film) Banji
2021 Eagle Wings Paul Dike
Under the Carpet
Soole
2022 Battle on Buka Street Lashile
2023 The House of Secrets Dr. Jide
The Kujus Again Mautin
Egun Atai
2024 It Blooms in June Lanre Akande
Saving Onome Mr. Azuka [14]
Freedom Way

Television

Year Title Role
[when?] Tinsel Eddie Edoma
2008 Tango
2014 Middlemen
2015 This Thing Called Marriage
Binary Unit
2019– Unmarried
2024 Princess on a Hill Denloye

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Category Film Result Ref
2020 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actor in a Lead role – English Colours of Deceit Nominated [15]
2021 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Supporting Actor –English Eagle Wings Nominated [16]
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actor in A Drama Introducing the Kujus Nominated [17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Femi Jacobs talks Musical start to Acting". africamagic.dstv.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Femi Jacobs mini Biography". afrinolly.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Acting is an effective medium to preach Morals". dailyindependentnig.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Charles Mgbolu (18 March 2013). "The Meeting by Rita Dominic gets six nominations at AMAA 2013". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "AMVCA winners announced". DStv. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  6. ^ "I am still a Singer – Femi Jacobs". The Punch. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. ^ "List of Nominees: Screen Nation Awards 2014 | Nollywood by Mindspace". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Loading". votsonline.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  9. ^ Justin (17 October 2014). "Best of Nollywood Award winners -". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Black Silhouette gets cinema release date" Archived 14 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Nollysilverscreen.com.
  11. ^ "'Femi Jacobs feature on first Four-Man cast movie in Nigeria". YeYePikin Movie Blog. Precious. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  12. ^ "'The Guest' Watch Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Somkele Idahlamah in trailer [Video]". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ^ nollywoodreinvented (4 January 2020). "Looking For Baami". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  14. ^ Ajibola, Dimeji (5 April 2024), Saving Onome (Drama), Nancy Isime, Femi Jacobs, Mary Lazarus, InkBlot Productions, retrieved 19 June 2024
  15. ^ "Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  16. ^ "BON Awards 2021: 'Rattlesnake', 'The Milkmaid' win big". Premium Times. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  17. ^ "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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