Tope Tedela
| Tope Tedela | |
|---|---|
 Tedela at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | |
| Born |
Temitope Christopher Tedela Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | University of Lagos |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006-present |
Temitope Christopher Tedela, known professionally as Tope Tedela, is a Nigerian actor and producer.[1][2][3] He came into prominence after playing the lead role in the 2013 award-winning action-drama film, A Mile from Home.[4]
Tedela has received several awards for his work including Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, Nigeria Entertainment Award, Best of Nollywood Award, Nollywood Movies Award, Golden Icons Academy Movie Award and Express Star Award.
His other credits include What Lies Within (2017), Slow Country (2017), Ojukokoro (2017), King Invincible (2017), Suru L'ere (2016), Out of Luck (2015) and A Soldier's Story (2015).
Early life and education
Tedela was born in Lagos, as the first child of his parents.[5] He is a descent of Ekiti State.[6] He attended Lagos State Model College, Meiran, Lagos for his secondary education and earned a degree in Mass Communication from University of Lagos.[7]
Career
While studying at University of Lagos, Tedela was cast in his screen debut as Julian in the family TV Series Edge of Paradise.[8] He stopped acting for a while in order to concentrate on his studies; while in school and shortly after graduation, Tedela worked as an on-air personality at UNILAG FM.[9] He made a return to star as lala in his first leading role in the feature film A Mile from Home.[10][11] At one time, Tedela a news anchor at the NTA. He acted in several notable stage performances.[12][13]
In 2015, Tope Tedela starred in A Soldier's Story and Out of Luck. Tedela's role as metrosexual Kyle Stevens-Adedoyin in the 2016 comedy film Suru L'ere earned him many rave reviews.[14][15]
Tedela starred in these well-received films in 2017——the epic King Invincible, the comedy-crime/heist film Ojukokoro and the action-drama Slow Country.[16] He will also make his producing debut with the drama thriller film What Lies Within.[17]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Most Promising Actor | A Mile from Home | Nominated |
| 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actor In A Drama | Won | ||
| 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role (English)[18] | Won | ||
| Revelation of the Year (Male) | Nominated | |||
| 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Most Promising Actor | Won | ||
| Best On-Screen Duo | Nominated | |||
| 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Won | ||
| 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) | Nominated | ||
| Best Rising Star (Male) | Won | |||
| 2014 Express Star Awards[19] | Rising Star | Himself | Won |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Twisted | Sola | |
| 2013 | Awakening | ||
| 2013 | Torn | Young Olumide | |
| 2013 | A Mile from Home | Lala/Jude Odaro | |
| 2013 | Cyanide | Emeka | Short Film |
| 2014 | Another Day to Die Young | Comrade | TV Film |
| 2014 | Birthday Bash | Scoda | |
| 2014 | Leeway | Chuks | Short Film |
| 2015 | Lunch Time Heroes | Deji | with Omoni Oboli & Dakore Akande |
| 2015 | Apostates | Osas | |
| 2015 | A Soldier's Story | Major Egan | |
| 2015 | Out of Luck | Dayo | |
| 2016 | Suru L'ere | Kyle Stevens Adedoyin | with Rita Dominic |
| Ojukokoro (Greed)[20][21] | Sunday | ||
| 2017 | King Invincible | Taari | with Gabriel Afolayan |
| Slow Country | Osas | with Majid Michel | |
| What Lies Within[22] | Gboyega | Also Producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Edge of Paradise | Julian | |
| 2008 | My Mum & I | June | |
| 2008 | Super Story (Omojuwa) | Tesiro | |
| 2012 | Burning Point | ||
| 2012 | Tweeters | Kunle | |
| 2013 | Super Story (The Secret) | Tai | |
| 2014 | Oasis [23] | Oreva | |
| 2015 | The Team (TV series) | Efe | |
| 2017 | Jemeji | Obi | Chief |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Man Talk, Woman Talk | Emeka | |
| 2014 | Diagnosis | Emeka | |
| 2014 | The Agency | Fawaz |
References
- ↑ http://dailytimes.ng/tope-tedela-produces-first-movie/
- ↑ "Tope Tedela profile at". imdb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Tope Tedela denies not receiving Payments". premuimtimes.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Abodunrin, Akintayo. "South African, Ghanaian Films Set To Shine At AMAA 2014". Nigerian Tribune.
- ↑ Abimboye, Michael. "EXCLUSIVE: Tope Tedela Squashes Rumour of Not Being Paid for Award-winning Role".
- ↑ "Tope Tedela nominated for AMAA Awards". news247.com.ng. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Okeugo, Peter (2014-06-23). "My parents almost dumped me in remand home – Tope Tedela".
- ↑ Agbanusi, Nneka. ""Hollywood Should Expect Me Soon" - Tope Tedela". happenings9ja.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ Obioha, Vanessa (6 July 2014). "A Good Headstart". This Day.
- ↑ "Toke Makinwa declines to interview AMVCA Winner Tope Tedela". naijawhistle.com.ng. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Tope Tedela Interview on Jara". africamagic.dstv.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Tope Tedela interview on YNaija". ynaija.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Tope Tedela not paid for award-winning role". thenet.ng. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Movie Review: 'Suru L'ere' - A Story Left Untold! - Online Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine in Nigeria". Online Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine in Nigeria. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga. "Tope Tedela: Actor is "Kyle Stevens Adedoyin" in upcoming movie "Surulere"". Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ "Majid Michel, Ivie Okujaye Egboh, Tope Tedela & More star in Eric Aghimien's "Slow Country" | Watch the Trailer on BN TV - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga. "Tope Tedela: Actor produces 1st movie "What Lies Within"". Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga. "BON Awards 2014: Tope Tedela, Ivie Okujaye, 'Silence' Win Big". pulse.ng. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ Dede, Steve. "Express Star Awards excites Tope Tedela as he picks Nollywood's Rising Star Trophy on July 27". http://showbizplusng.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ6ItZNKQO0
- ↑ http://pulse.ng/movies/nolly-thursdays-tope-tedela-seun-ajayi-beverly-naya-attend-ojukokoro-premiere-id6350800.html
- ↑ http://pulse.ng/movies/tope-tedela-actor-produces-1st-movie-what-lies-within-id5074520.html
- ↑ "Attend The Premiere Of OASIS TV Series With Monalisa Chinda, Moet Abebe, Beverly Naya & Others". DaDeliverer. Gist Around. Retrieved 1 November 2014.