Olumide Oworu facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Olumide Oworu
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Oworu in 2018
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| Born | December 11, 1994 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | King's College, Lagos Babcock University |
| Occupation | Actor, model, rapper, politician |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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Olumide Oworu, born on December 11, 1994, is a talented Nigerian actor, model, and rapper. He is known for his exciting roles in many TV shows and movies.
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Olumide Oworu's Journey in Acting
Olumide Oworu started his acting career at a very young age. He was only six years old when he first appeared on television. His first show was a TV series called Everyday People.
Early Life and Education
Olumide went to King's College, Lagos for his studies. He also attended the University of Lagos. Later, he graduated from Babcock University in June 2017.
Becoming a TV Star
Olumide became very well-known for playing the character Tari in the popular Africa Magic Series The Johnsons. He also acted in other TV shows like The Patriot, The Men In Her Life, Hammer, Stolen Waters, and New Son.
He also played the character ‘Weki’ in the MTV Base Shuga series. This was for both season 3 and season 4 of the show. Besides acting, Olumide has also worked as a television presenter.
Awards and Recognition
Olumide Oworu has won many awards for his amazing acting skills.
- In 2012, he won the "Mr. Popularity" prize in the Model of Africa contest.
- He received the Nollywood Revelation of The Year award at the Scream Awards in 2014.
- Also in 2014, he won The Most Promising Youth Actor award at the Ping Awards.
- In 2015, he was named the Most Promising Actor at the 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards.
- For his role in the movie A Soldier's Story, he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA).
Movies and TV Shows Featuring Olumide Oworu
Olumide Oworu has been part of many interesting films and television series. Here are some of his notable works:
Television Series
- Everyday People
- Shuga (2013) where he played Weki
- This Is It (TV series) (2016)
- The Johnsons (2021-2022) as Tari Johnson
- Rumour Has It (Season 3)
- Choices (2019) as Tega
- About a Boy (2021) as Eazy
- The Hard Conversations (2024) as Femi
- Saving Onome (2024) as Jite
- On the Edge (2024) as Tomisin
Films
- A Soldier's Story (2015) as Edwin
- Man of God (2022) as Daniel Obalolu
- Far From Home (2022) as Atlas
- Day Of Destiny (2021) as Chidi
- The New Normal (2020)
- She Is (2019) as Joshua
- Kyaddala (2019) as Eze
- Ijakumo (2022) as Young Jide
- The Reckoner (2021)
- Detour (2021) as Alex
- Àkúdàáyà (2023)
- The Black Book (2023) as Damilola Edima
- A Tribe Called Judah (2023) as Ejiro Judah
- Lisabi: The Uprising (2024) as Bejide
- Lisabi: A Legend Is Born (2025)
See also
In Spanish: Olumide Oworu para niños
