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Akin Omotoso

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter | * 06/27/1974 (49) | Ibadan (Nigeria)
Akin Omotoso (born 1974) is a Nigerian film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the 2022 film Rise. Both his father Kole Omotoso and his sister Yewande Omotoso are also writers. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Three separate stories create a gripping yet compassionate portrait of small-town characters immersed in the intimidating, alluring, and dangerous world of big-city Johannesburg and Soweto. ...

Vaya

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2017 | 3.4/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING tells the story of Moratiwa, an aspiring writer who owns and runs a bookstore in the heart of Johannesburg. The bookstore, like her love life, is not experiencing much success. ...

Tell Me Sweet Something

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2015 | 5.0/5 | 1h 30min
 
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Ade and Femi are expatriate Nigerian brothers. Ade is a successful banker in London, while Femi, once a political dissident in his home country, has had to escape to South Africa, live in refugee tene ...

Man On Ground

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2011 | 1h 20min
 
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Awards & Nominations for Akin Omotoso

Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
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Movies with Akin Omotoso as Actor(5)

as Detective Tayo2021 Eje
as Joel2017 Catching Feelings
as Kalu Akinrinsa2016 Wonder Boy For President
as Madiba2016 Naked Reality
as Gamba2007 The Three Investigators and The Secret Of Skeleton Island

TV Shows/Series with Akin Omotoso as Actor(1)

as himself1996 The Daily Show

Movies with Akin Omotoso as Crew(13)

Directing/Director2023 Courting Anathi
Production/Executive Producer2023 Big Nunu's Little Heist
Directing/Director2022 Rise
Production/Producer2020 Black Is King
Directing/Director2019 The Ghost And The House Of Truth
Directing/Director2017 A Hotel Called Memory
Production/Co-Producer2017 A Hotel Called Memory
Directing/Director2017 Vaya
Production/Producer2017 Vaya
Directing/Director2015 Tell Me Sweet Something
Writing/Writer2015 Tell Me Sweet Something
Directing/Director2011 Man On Ground
Writing/Screenplay2011 Man On Ground

Full Name: Akin Omotosho
Citizenships: Nigeria, South Africa
Born: Thursday, 06/27 1974 (June) in Ibadan (Nigeria) (current age: 49 years + 296 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN), Yoruba (YO, native language), Nigerian Pidgin
Educated at: University of the Western Cape
Employer: University of the Western Cape
Akin Omotoso frequently works together with these people:
Kagiso Lediga (7x, Actor)
Beyoncé (6x, Actress)
Stephen Colbert (4x, Actor)
Jon Stewart (4x, Actor)
Robbie Thorpe (4x, Crew)
Fabian Adeoye Lojede (4x, Cast)
Rory Albanese (4x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Bekolo (4x, Crew)
Thishiwe Ziqubu (3x, Actress)
Marc Baleiza (3x, Crew)
Kabelo Thathe (3x, Crew)
Joel Assaizky (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:195343, Added: 07/20/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024