Deyemi Okanlawon is a Nigerian film, television, theatre and voice
actor. He is best known for his roles in the TV Series Gidi Up and An
African City and featured in Movies, If Tomorrow Comes and Road to
Yesterday as well as his cameo appearances in a number of Nigerian
music videos including No be You by Waje and Soldier by Falz The Bahd
Guy.Okanlawon was born in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to an Aircraft
Engineer father Adeyemi Okanlawon, and Adeyinka Okanlawon a baker and
entrepreneur. He had his primary school education at Taikenny Nursery
and Primary School in Lagos, and his secondary education at
International School, Lagos. He then went on to study Chemical
Engineering at the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. A former baker
and sales and marketing executive he also obtained a Certificate in
Acting for Film, from the New York Film Academy.Okanlawon had his
first experience with acting at the age of 5, when he featured in an
‘end-of-year’ play while in primary school. At the age of 9,
Okanlawon featured in a nationally syndicated Television commercial
with Kunle Bamtefa. While at the University of Lagos, Okanlawon became
an active member of the drama groups Gf(x) (Harvesters Company),
Xtreme Reaction and Snapshots (Covenant Christian Centre).Okanlawon
made his feature film debut in the 2010 movie ZR-7, before which he
featured in a short film titled A Grain of Wheat. He went on to
feature in and co-produce many more short-films and by 2012 he had
gained notoriety for his numerous appearances in made-for-internet
short films and web series including Blink, 6:30pm and Knock Knock. In
2013 he switched careers to focus on acting full-time and has since
featured in over 50 film credits, 8 stage credits and has appeared in
OLX and GLO Television commercials as well as music videos for Waje
and Aramide. He has also had roles in movies such as Greg Odutayo's
“Beyond Blood†starring Joseph Benjamin and Kehinde Bankole;
Pascal Amanfo's If Tomorrow Never Comes starring Yvonne Nelson, Ishaya
Bako's Road To Yesterday starring Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michel and
Pascal Amanfo's No Man’s Land starring Adjetey Anang. He was in
NdaniTV's series Gidi Up with OC Ukeje, Titilope Sonuga, Somkele
Iyamah and Joke Silva. He has also featured in the TV Series Taste Of
Love, Lekki Wives, An African City and Dowry.
actor. He is best known for his roles in the TV Series Gidi Up and An
African City and featured in Movies, If Tomorrow Comes and Road to
Yesterday as well as his cameo appearances in a number of Nigerian
music videos including No be You by Waje and Soldier by Falz The Bahd
Guy.Okanlawon was born in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to an Aircraft
Engineer father Adeyemi Okanlawon, and Adeyinka Okanlawon a baker and
entrepreneur. He had his primary school education at Taikenny Nursery
and Primary School in Lagos, and his secondary education at
International School, Lagos. He then went on to study Chemical
Engineering at the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. A former baker
and sales and marketing executive he also obtained a Certificate in
Acting for Film, from the New York Film Academy.Okanlawon had his
first experience with acting at the age of 5, when he featured in an
‘end-of-year’ play while in primary school. At the age of 9,
Okanlawon featured in a nationally syndicated Television commercial
with Kunle Bamtefa. While at the University of Lagos, Okanlawon became
an active member of the drama groups Gf(x) (Harvesters Company),
Xtreme Reaction and Snapshots (Covenant Christian Centre).Okanlawon
made his feature film debut in the 2010 movie ZR-7, before which he
featured in a short film titled A Grain of Wheat. He went on to
feature in and co-produce many more short-films and by 2012 he had
gained notoriety for his numerous appearances in made-for-internet
short films and web series including Blink, 6:30pm and Knock Knock. In
2013 he switched careers to focus on acting full-time and has since
featured in over 50 film credits, 8 stage credits and has appeared in
OLX and GLO Television commercials as well as music videos for Waje
and Aramide. He has also had roles in movies such as Greg Odutayo's
“Beyond Blood†starring Joseph Benjamin and Kehinde Bankole;
Pascal Amanfo's If Tomorrow Never Comes starring Yvonne Nelson, Ishaya
Bako's Road To Yesterday starring Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michel and
Pascal Amanfo's No Man’s Land starring Adjetey Anang. He was in
NdaniTV's series Gidi Up with OC Ukeje, Titilope Sonuga, Somkele
Iyamah and Joke Silva. He has also featured in the TV Series Taste Of
Love, Lekki Wives, An African City and Dowry.
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