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Yul Edochie

Yul Chibuike Edochie

Yul Chibuike Edochie, commonly known as Yul Edochie, is a Nigerian actor and filmmaker known for his work in Nollywood and his participation in Anambra State politics. He contested the state's 2017 governorship election as the Democratic Peoples Congress candidate.

Temi Otedola

Temi Otedola is a Nigerian fashion and lifestyle personality, actress and podcast co-host. She founded the JTO Fashion platform, has appeared in the films Citation and Ms. Kanyin, and was appointed L'Oréal Paris Makeup's first African digital brand ambassador for Sub-Saharan…

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American actor, producer, director and playwright known for creating and performing the Madea character, developing work across stage, film and television, and founding Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

Adut Akech

Adut Akech Bior

Adut Akech Bior, professionally known as Adut Akech, is a South Sudanese-Australian fashion model. Her international runway breakthrough came through Saint Laurent's Spring/Summer 2017 presentation, and her subsequent recognition has included Model of the Year at The Fashion…

Lanre Da Silva Ajayi

Lanre Da Silva Ajayi is a Nigerian fashion designer and founder of the Lagos-based Lanre Da Silva, or LDA, label, established in 2005. Known for couture and ready-to-wear designs drawing on African patterns and vintage references, she has presented work in Nigerian and…

Zubby Michael

Azubuike Michael

Azubuike Michael, professionally known as Zubby Michael, is a Nigerian actor and film producer associated with Nollywood. His documented work includes an acting credit in Omo Ghetto: The Saga and producer and executive-producer credits on The Return of Ezendiala. He has also…

Kate Henshaw

Kate Henshaw is a Nigerian screen actor whose career began with the 1993 film When the Sun Sets. She is known for award-winning work in Nigerian film and has also undertaken documented public-sector production, political and child-rights advocacy activities.

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor and film producer principally associated with Hindi-language cinema. His public career extends from early television and his 1992 Hindi-film debut to the co-founding of Red Chillies Entertainment and recognition including the Padma Shri and a…

Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou is a Benin-born actor and former model known for playing Cinqué in Amistad and for Academy Award-nominated supporting performances in In America and Blood Diamond. His public work has also included advocacy concerning homelessness, the African diaspora and human…

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku is a Nigerian-born, Manchester-raised actor known for her work across television, film and theatre. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she won the 2017 BAFTA Television Award for Supporting Actress for Damilola, Our Loved Boy and has appeared in…

Kayode Kasum

Kayode Kasum is a Nigerian film director and producer whose credits include Dognapped, Oga Bolaji, the Netflix series Far From Home and Ajosepo. He received the Trailblazer Award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in 2025.

Ruth Kadiri

Ruth Kadiri is a Nigerian actor, screenwriter, filmmaker and producer known for Nollywood storytelling and for distributing feature-length films directly to audiences through YouTube.

Tosin Cole

Tosin Cole is a British actor of Nigerian heritage known for playing Ryan Sinclair in Doctor Who and Michael Lasaki in Netflix's Supacell, as well as for his stage work in Shifters.

Bonang Matheba

Bonang Dorothy Matheba

Bonang Dorothy Matheba is a South African media personality and entrepreneur known for television and radio presenting, major live-event hosting, television production and the House of BNG beverage brand.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves

Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor and producer best known for screen roles including The Matrix and John Wick. His wider work spans theatre, documentary production, film directing, comic-book writing and the co-founding of ARCH Motorcycle.

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is a Beijing-born Chinese contemporary artist and filmmaker whose multidisciplinary work spans installation, architecture, design, publishing and photography. His work concerning the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, along with his detention in 2011 and subsequent travel…

Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist whose Midnight's Children won the 1981 Booker Prize. His public significance also encompasses his work with PEN America and his association with freedom of expression.

Bovi

Bovi is a Nigerian stand-up comedian, writer and screen entertainer whose work also spans acting, producing and event hosting. His notable projects include the solo comedy show Man on Fire and the screen productions Visa on Arrival, Back to School, It’s Her Day and My Village…

Tunde Kelani

Tunde Kelani, commonly known as TK, is a Nigerian filmmaker, director, producer, photographer and cinematographer. He is particularly associated with films that engage Yoruba cultural expression and adapt Nigerian literary works, and he founded Mainframe Film & Television…

RuPaul

RuPaul Andre Charles, professionally known as RuPaul, is an American drag performer, television host, recording artist and producer best known as the host and an executive producer of the reality-competition series RuPaul's Drag Race.

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo is a British actor known for work across film, theatre and television. Her career recognition includes an Academy Award nomination for Hotel Rwanda, a Tony Award for A Raisin in the Sun, and appointment as a CBE for services to drama.

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo is a British actor and singer, born in south London to Nigerian parents, whose career spans musical theatre, film, television and recorded music. She is particularly known for playing Celie in The Color Purple, Harriet Tubman in Harriet and Elphaba in Wicked.

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Kemi Adetiba

Kemi Adetiba is a Nigerian filmmaker and television director known for directing and co-writing The Wedding Party, writing and directing work in the King of Boys franchise, and creating the Netflix crime-drama series To Kill a Monkey.

Uche Montana

Uche Nwaefuna

Uche Nwaefuna, professionally known as Uche Montana, is a Nigerian actress and film producer known for work including the television series Hush and the film Chemistry. She received the Trailblazer Award at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards in 2026.