Full List of Yoruba Actors & Actresses

Last updated on August 3rd, 2023 at 12:19 am

In this post, we list out all Yoruba actors and actresses that have made Nollywood Yoruba exciting to watch. We’ve also provided a quick profile of the most popular ones among the pack.

The Nigerian entertainment industry is full of lots of stars who display their stellar performance in the Nollywood arts and also in music. These are actors and actresses who come from different tribe to make the entertainment industry more entertaining.

The Yoruba group is not an exception as they have numbers of performing artists in the industry. We’ll look at these actors and actresses in this article, and we will also highlight few of the prolific ones.

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Our write-up will also incorporate the incredible on-screen characters and entertainers of Yoruba descent that have made Nollywood more energizing to watch.

List of Yoruba Actors

Here is the well known Nollywood actors the make a greater amount of the influence in the entertainment field:

Lateef Adedimeji

Mr. Adedimeji as known, is a TV moderator, actor, content author and an MC, he became well known when he act in the film, Kudi Klepto. Lateef is very adaptable and he is known for his one of a kind capacity to get extremely enthusiastic in movies.

Tunde Owokoniran

Popularly known as called Tunde Tilapia, He is one of the quick rising entertainers in the Yoruba film industry and he has highlighted in more than 100 movies since he ventured into the industry.

Odunlade Adekola

Odunlade is as the leading Yoruba actor and he is apparently the most skilled Nollywood entertainer in the tribe. The effective actor has featured in well known movies like Oyenusi, Alani Pamolekun, Omo Colonel, Taxi Driver, Adura and some more.

Odunlade got the honor for the Best Actor at the City People Awards and also the African Magic Movie Award for Best Actor over the most recent couple of years.

Femi Adebayo

Adebayo is another well known Nollywood on-screen character from the Yoruba tribe. He started his acting career when he featured in the hit Owo blow.

The prolific performer won the City People Movie Award for Best Actor in 2015 and a portion of the famous movies he’s highlighted in include: Ayitale, Anini and more of other videos he has featured.

Taiwo Hassan

The mechanic turned actor is a prominent movie actor called by his nick Ogogo. He’s a veteran in the business with acting range of more than 3 decades. Mr Hassan is a trained vehicle technician with an acting profession which has traversed more than 13 years.

Below is a comprehensive list of following Nollywood Yoruba Actors dead and alive:

Femi Adebayo
Tunde Adebimpe
Oyin Adejobi
Odunlade Adekola
Muyiwa Ademola
Funsho Adeolu
Kareem Adepoju
Sikiru Adesina
Adeyemi Afolayan
Aremu Afolayan
Gabriel Afolayan
Kunle Afolayan
Olaniyi Afonja
Gbenro Ajibade
Yemi Ajibade
Samuel Ajibola
Jimmy Akingbola
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Ayo Akinwale
Jimoh Aliu
Bolaji Amusan
Segun Arinze
Richard Ayoade
Obba Babatundé
Bolaji Badejo
Ariyon Bakare
Saheed Balogun
Mike Bamiloye
Banky W.
Adebayo Bolaji
Chadwick Boseman
John Boyega
Femi Branch
Gary Carr
Tosin Cole
Jibola Dabo
Frank Donga
Rockmond Dunbar
Adetomiwa Edun
Desmond Elliot
Femi Elufowoju Jr.
Femi Euba
Luti Fagbenle
T. Fagbenle
Olamide Faison
Adebayo Faleti
Falz
Peter Fatomilola
Sola Fosudo
Akinwunmi Isola
Femi Jacobs
Olu Jacobs
Olusegun Johnson
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Jide Kosoko
Love
Alex Lanipekun
Antar Laniyan
Yomi Fash Lans
Obafemi Lasode
Lateef Adedimeji
Akin Lewis
Dejumo Lewis
Ayo Makun
Bimbo Manuel
Bolanle Ninalowo
Ramsey Nouah
Dele Odule
Hubert Ogunde
Akin Ogungbe
Kola Ogunmola
Wale Ogunyemi
Wale Ojo
Wole Ojo
Deyemi Okanlawon
Dayo Okeniyi
Moses Olaiya
Olamide David
Victor Olaotan
Andy Ologun
Olumide Bakare
Charles Olumo
Babatunde Omidina
Sunday Omobolanle
Sunkanmi Omobolanle
Akin Omotoso
Adesola Osakalumi
Saheed Osupa
Tunji Oyelana
David Oyelowo
Femi Oyeniran
Afeez Oyetoro
Kola Oyewo
Lere Paimo
Wasiu Alabi Pasuma
Yinka Quadri
Kunle Remi
Femi Robinson
Rotimi
Adebayo Salami
Seun Ajayi
Yemi Shodimu
Jimi Solanke
Tope Tedela
Teju Babyface

List of Yoruba Actresses in Nigeria

Funke Akindele

This is the most popular name in the Yoruba entertainment industry, she is known by all and sundry as Jenifa.

The actress came into spotlight when she featured in the UNPFA supported arrangement. Yet, it was until she featured in the honor winning film, Jenifa that she turned out to be extremely popular

As of now, she runs a Non Governmental Organization, the Jenifa Foundation which assists with sustaining gifts and helps to individuals with securing professional aptitudes.

Funke Adesiyan

Funke is known for her captivating jobs in Yoruba movies. She began as a high school model and she has been associated with a few effective organizations.

The on-screen character is an alumni of Performing Arts from the esteemed Olabisi Onabanjo University where she studied to reach her current feat.

Kindness Aigbe

Kindness is a famous entertainer who has highlighted unmistakably in Yoruba Nollywood films. She is likewise known for her one of a kind design sense.

Sola Kosoko

Sola is the little girl in the list and a well known veteran entertainer. She has been in the film business since 1999; she’s joyfully hitched to Abiodun Abinna.

The entertainer is an alumni of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun state, where she studied to reach her current feat.

Laide Bakare

Laide has been in the business for a long while now. She is the maker of the blockbuster film, Jejere which highlighted some stars like 9ice, Akin Lewis and Fathia Balogun.

She additionally claims a music organization called Simline Records. Laide contemplated Theater Arts at the University of Ibadan.

Other Yoruba actresses who are still in the entertainment acting field that are either dead or alive include:

Remi Abiola
Toyin Abraham
Adunni Ade
Bukola Adeeyo
Damilola Adegbite
Toyin Adegbola
Yewande Adekoya
Aderonke Adeniyi Esther
Ayo Adesanya
Shola Adewusi
Modupe Adeyeye
Moji Afolayan
Toyin Afolayan
Bisola Aiyeola
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett
Eniola Ajao
Bukky Ajayi
Fisayo Ajisola
Ariyike Akinbobola
Funke Akindele
Kemi Lala Akindoju
Bimbo Akintola
Hassanat Akinwande
Tope Alabi
Bose Alao
Dayo Amusa
Liz Anjorin
Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi
Sola Asedeko
Ayọ
Rakie Ayola
Lilian Bach
Eniola Badmus
Fausat Balogun
Zainab Balogun
Gloria Bamiloye
Kehinde Bankole
Shafy Bello
Pauline Black
Stephanie Coker
Liz Da-Silva
Omowumi Dada
Foluke Daramola
Sylvia del Villard
Iretiola Doyle
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Femi Emiola
Adesua Etomi
Kehinde Fadipe
Fatima Faloye
Mosun Filani
Folake Olowofoyeku
Lanre Hassan
Khabirat Kafidipe
Angélique Kidjo
Bisi Komolafe
Helen Abdulai Koya
Moyo Lawal
Lola Margaret
Binta Ayo Mogaji
Wunmi Mosaku
Jumoke Odetola
Tomi Odunsi
Ronke Odusanya
Bolaji Ogunmola
Peju Ogunmola
Iyabo Ojo
Ronke Ojo
Toks Olagundoye
Moji Olaiya
Juliana Olayode
Yinka Olukunga
Eunice Olumide
Shade Omoniyi
Tope Oshin
Bimbo Oshin
Andi Osho
Nike Peller
Idowu Philips
Toyin Raji
Rukky Sanda
Tiwa Savage
Seyi Shay
Kayo Shekoni
Idiat Shobande
Joke Silva
Doris Simeon
Sola Sobowale
Titilope Sonuga
Nina Sosanya
Femi Taylor
Bukky Wright
Diana Yekinni
Yetunde Barnabas

These has been the lists of actors and actresses in Nigeria who emanate from the Yoruba ethnic group.

Full List of Yoruba Actors & Actresses