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]

Femi Jacobs
Born
Oluwafemisola Jacobs

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

Biography

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

Accolades

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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

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Television

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  • Tinsel (as Eddie Edoma)
  • Tango (2008)
  • Middlemen (2014)
  • This Thing Called Marriage (2015)
  • Binary Unit (2015)
  • Unmarried (2019 -)

Films

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Awards and nominations

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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

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References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b Charles Mgbolu (18 March 2013). "The Meeting by Rita Dominic gets six nominations at AMAA 2013". Vanguard News. 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". punchng.com. 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. ^ "'The Guest' Watch Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Somkele Idahlamah in trailer [Video]". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. ^ "'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.
  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 News. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  16. ^ "BON Awards 2021: 'Rattlesnake', 'The Milkmaid' win big". 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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