1. Sola Fosudo

Sola Fosudo was born on March 18th, 1958. He is an Ijebu man from Ejinrin in Lagos State and his village is Igbo Oye in Epe local government area of Lagos State. He is a lecturer, critic, film actor and director.

Fosudo stated acting in his primary school and secondary school days. He was trained as a dramatist at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Master of Art degree in drama.

Fosudo started acting long before the development called Nollywood came. Before Nollywood, he also acted in several soaps and was part of the Sound of Destiny in 1980. There were several other films he starred in, like ‘The Third Eye for NTA; Ripples and others long before Nollywood

came to being.

Dr. Fosudo is a senior lecturer and head of department at Lagos State University (LASU) department of theatre arts and music. He was also once the director of press and and public relations unit at the university.

Fosudo was mentored by the likes of Wole Soyinka, Dapo Adelugba in Ibadan, Bode Osanyin and Kole Omotosho. The veteran actor is married to Mrs. Yetunde Fosudo, a former Director of Culture in Ekiti State.

In December 2017, Fosudo bagged the Legend of Nollywood award and the Best Male Actor award, both for his role in the movie, True Confession.

2. Jide Kosoko

Prince Jide Kosoko is a popular Nollywood actor, producer and a television personality. He was born on the 12th of January 1954 to the Kosoko Royal

family in Lagos Island, Lagos State.

Jide is a very skillful, creative and highly talented actor who has made immense contribution to the movie industry in Nigeria. In short, the success of the industry cannot be complete without the mention of his name. He interprets movie roles and take up any character allotted him by movie directors and producers perfectly. His long years and experience of acting has placed him as a strong pillar in the movie industry in Nigeria.

Jide Kosoko had his primary and secondary education in Lagos Island, Lagos State. He later proceeded to Yaba College of Technology, Yaba Lagos to obtain a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Administration. Since then, he has remained very active contributing positively to the development of Nollywood in Nigeria.

His acting career actually began at a very tender age in 1964, in a television production titled “Makanjola”. He is a prolific and successful actor having featured in over 200 several Nollywood movies, including Yoruba and English.

The ever active Jide has featured with Nollywood celebrities in the likes of Genevieve, Desmond Elliot, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Ini Edo and several others. He currently features in a drama series “ Palace” on Africa Independent Television (AIT) every Sunday evening.

Jide Kosoko has won many awards including The City People Movie Lifetime Achievement Awards for his contribution to the growth of Nigeria movie industry, Best Actor in a supporting role at the Africa Academy Awards, Prominent Actor in Nigeria at the Best Nollywood Awards.

Jide was appointed an Ambassador for Western Lotto with veteran Nollywood Actors like Olu Jacob, Zack Orji, Alex Usifo, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and many other celebrities.

A successful producer and actor, he successfully produced his own Nollywood movie titled “Asiri Nla” which was a blockbuster movie. This movie received wide acceptance from millions of Nigerians and beyond.

Jide is currently married to Karimat Kosoko after the death of his first wife, Herrietta Kosoko, a Nollywood actress and the marriage is blessed with three children and grand children. He is also the father of a popular Nollywood actress, Shola Kosoko.

3. Bimbo Manuel

Bimbo Manuel, born October 30, 1958, is a Nigerian actor. He was nominated for Best actor in a supporting role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.

Bimbo hails from Lagos State. After graduating from the University of Port Harcourt with a degree in Theater Arts, he began his television career in 1985 as a broadcaster at Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC). He later moved to Ogun State Television (OGTV) before commencing his acting career in 1986.

He has starred in several nollywood movies such as Tango with Me (2010), Heroes & Zeros (2012), Torn (2013), Dazzling Mirage (2014), Render to Caesar (2014), October 1 (2014), Heaven’s Hell (2015), Shijuwomi (2015), 93 Days (2016), Banana Island Ghost (2017).