Femi Jacobs

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]

Biography

Femi attended Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo in Osun State of Nigeria. Jacobs studied mass communication at Lagos State University[6] and marketing management at Lagos Business School. He also trained as a pilot in South Africa, stopping short of a commercial pilot license.

Accolades

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

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

Films

References
  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.
  4. Charles Mgbolu (18 March 2013). "The Meeting by Rita Dominic gets six nominations at AMAA 2013". Vanguard News. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. "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. http://nollywoodmindspace.com/2014/01/31/list-of-nominees-screen-nation-awards-2014/
  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 -". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  10. "Black Silhouette gets cinema release date". Nollysilverscreen.com.
  11. "'The Guest' Watch Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Somkele Idahlamah in trailer [Video]". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. "'Femi Jacobs feature on first Four-Man cast movie in Nigeria". YeYePikin Movie Blog. Precious. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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