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]

Femi Jacobs
Born	Oluwafemisola Jacobs 8 May
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	mass communication, Lagos State University
Alma mater	Lagos State University
Notable work	The Meeting
Television	Tinsel

Biography

Femi attended Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo in Osun State of Nigeria. Jacobs studied mass communication at Lagos State University.^[6]

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)
• Unmarried (2019 -)

Films

• Choices (2006)
• The Meeting (2012) as Makinde Esho
• Journey to Self (2012) as Uzo
• Dreamwalker (2013) as Richard
• Render to Caesar (2014)
• Tunnel (2014) as Pastor Lade
• Heaven's Hell (2015)
• The Black Sihouette (2015)^[10] as Doctor Obi
• The Guest (2015)^[11]
• The Visit (2015)^[12] as Chid Nebo
• Iquo's Journal (2015) as Banjo Ogunleye
• Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015) as Adigun
• Just Married (2015) as Kola
• Heart of a Sister (2015)
• All Shades of Wrong (2018) as Barth
• Looking For Baami^[13] (2019) as Femi Osinowo
• Introducing the Kujus (2020) as Mautin
• The New Normal (2020 film) as Banji
• Eagle Wings (2021) as Paul Dike
• Battle on Buka Street (2022) as Lashile
• The House of Secrets (2023) as Dr. Jide
• The Kujus Again (2023) as Mautin
• Egun (2023) as Atai
• Saving Onome (2024) as Mr. Azuka
• It Blooms in June (2024) as Lanre Akande
• Saving Onome (2024)^[14]
• Freedom Way (2024)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Film	Result	Ref
2020	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Colours of Deceit	Nominated	[15]
2021	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Supporting Actor –English	Eagle Wings	Nominated	[16]
2022	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actor in A Drama	Introducing the Kujus	Nominated	[17]

See also

• List of Nigerian actors

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. "List of Nominees: Screen Nation Awards 2014 | Nollywood by Mindspace". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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 -". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
10. "Black Silhouette gets cinema release date" Archived 14 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Nollysilverscreen.com.
11. "'The Guest' Watch Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Somkele Idahlamah in trailer [Video]". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
12. "'Femi Jacobs feature on first Four-Man cast movie in Nigeria". YeYePikin Movie Blog. Precious. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
13. nollywoodreinvented (4 January 2020). "Looking For Baami". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
14. Ajibola, Dimeji (5 April 2024), Saving Onome (Drama), Nancy Isime, Femi Jacobs, Mary Lazarus, InkBlot Productions, retrieved 19 June 2024
15. "Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020". Vanguard News. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
16. "BON Awards 2021: 'Rattlesnake', 'The Milkmaid' win big". 14 December 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
17. "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Femi Jacobs at IMDb