Olumide Oworu
Quick Facts
Biography
Olumide Oworu (born, December 21, 1994) is a Nigerian actor, model and rapper.
Career
Olumide attended King's College, Lagos and the University of Lagos. He is also a student of Babcock University. Olumide commenced his acting career at the age of six with the television series Everyday People. He is also known for his role as 'Tari' in the Africa Magic Series ‘The Johnsons’.
He starred in other television series such as The Patriot, The Men In Her Life, Hammer, Stolen Waters and New Son. Olumide portrayed the character ‘Weki’ in Mtv Base's Shuga series, seasons 3 and 4. He is also a television presenter. Olumide has won several awards including the "Mr. Popularity" prize in the Model of Africa 2012 contest, the "Nollywood Revelation of The Year" award at the Scream Awards 2014 and "The Most Promising Youth Actor" award at Ping Awards 2014. He won the Most Promising actor in the 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards and Best Supporting actor for his role in the Soldier's Story in the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
Selected filmography
- Everyday people
- A Soldier's Story
- Shuga
- 8 Bars and a clef
- The Johnson's
- The Patriot
- Staying strong
- Hammer