Tope Tedela

Temitope Christopher Tedela, known as Tope Tedela, is a Nigerian actor and producer.[1][2][3] He has received several awards for his work including Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, Nigeria Entertainment Award, Best of Nollywood Award and Nollywood Movies Award.

Tope Tedela
Born
Temitope Christopher Tedela

Lagos, Nigeria
EducationUniversity of Lagos
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Tedela's work has screened at international film festivals including Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival. His body of work includes The Lost Okoroshi (2019), What Lies Within (2017), Slow Country (2017), Ojukokoro (2017), Suru L'ere (2016), Out of Luck (2015), A Soldier's Story (2015) and A Mile from Home which earned him several awards.

Early life and education

Tedela was born in Lagos, as the first child of his parents.[4] He is a descent of Ekiti State.[5] He attended Lagos State Model College, Meiran, Lagos for his secondary education and earned a degree in Mass Communication from University of Lagos.[6]

Career

While studying at University of Lagos, Tedela was cast in his screen debut as Julian in the family TV Series Edge of Paradise.[7] He stopped acting for a while in order to concentrate on his studies; while in school and shortly after graduation, Tedela worked as an on-air personality at UNILAG FM.[8] He made a return to star as lala in his first leading role in the feature film A Mile from Home.[9] At one time, Tedela a news anchor at the NTA. He acted in several notable stage performances.[10][11]

He came into prominence after playing the lead role in the 2013 award-winning action-drama film, A Mile from Home.[12]

In 2015, Tope Tedela starred in A Soldier's Story and Out of Luck. Tedela's role as metrosexual Kyle Stevens-Adedoyin in the 2016 comedy film Suru L'ere earned him many rave reviews.[13][14]

Tedela starred in these well-received films in 2017——the epic King Invincible, the comedy-crime/heist film Ojukokoro and the action-drama Slow Country.[15] He made his producing debut with the drama thriller film What Lies Within.[16]

In 2018, Tedela appeared in the crime film, Knock Out Blessing.

In 2019, he starred as researcher Dr. Dauda in The Lost Okoroshi which had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received mostly positive reviews.[17] He also began work on his one-man play Whumanizer.[18] Tedela also starred in the gripping drama film, The Ghost and the House of Truth.[19]

In 2020, Tedela was cast in Netflix's first Nigerian original series helmed by award-winning director Akin Omotoso.[20]

Other work

In 2016, Tedela was named an ambassador by Global Rights, an international human rights organization to start a campaign to end sexual violence in the country.[21]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2017 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Slow Country Nominated
2016 City People Entertainment Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Suru L'ere Nominated
Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Actor in Supporting Role Nominated
2014 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards Most Promising Actor A Mile from Home Nominated
2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Actor In A Drama Won
2014 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role (English)[22] Won
Revelation of the Year (Male) Nominated
2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Most Promising Actor Won
Best On-Screen Duo Nominated
2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Won
2014 Nollywood Movies Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) Nominated
Best Rising Star (Male) Won
2014 Express Star Awards[23] Rising Star Himself Won

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Twisted Sola
2013 Awakening
2013 Torn Young Olumide
2013 A Mile from Home Lala/Jude Odaro
2013 Cyanide Emeka Short Film
2014 Another Day to Die Young Comrade TV Film
2014 Birthday Bash Scoda
2014 Leeway Chuks Short Film
2015 Lunch Time Heroes Deji with Omoni Oboli & Dakore Akande
2015 Apostates Osas
2015 A Soldier's Story Major Egan
2015 Out of Luck Dayo
2016 Suru L'ere Kyle Stevens Adedoyin with Rita Dominic
Ojukokoro (Greed)[24][25] Sunday
2017 King Invincible Taari with Gabriel Afolayan
Slow Country Osas with Majid Michel
What Lies Within[26] Gboyega Also Producer
2018 Knock Out Blessing Yomi
2019 The Lost Okoroshi Dr Dauda
2019 The Ghost and the House of Truth Barrister Tokunbo

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Edge of Paradise Julian
2008 My Mum & I June
2008 Super Story (Omojuwa) Tesiro
2012 Burning Point
2012 Tweeters Kunle
2013 Super Story (The Secret) Tai
2014 Oasis [27] Oreva
2015 The Team (TV series) Efe
2016 Jamestown Lucky
2017 Jemeji Obi Chief
2019 Powder Dry Arthur
2019 Underbelly Nonso

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Man Talk, Woman Talk Emeka
2014 Diagnosis Emeka
2014 The Agency Fawaz
2019 The Mistress of Wholesome Nengak Josiah
2019 The Wives Lawyer
2019 Whumanizer Tunde Bridges

References
  1. http://dailytimes.ng/tope-tedela-produces-first-movie/
  2. "Tope Tedela profile at". imdb.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. "Tope Tedela denies not receiving Payments". premuimtimes.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. Abimboye, Michael. "EXCLUSIVE: Tope Tedela Squashes Rumour of Not Being Paid for Award-winning Role".
  5. "Tope Tedela nominated for AMAA Awards". news247.com.ng. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  6. Okeugo, Peter (June 23, 2014). "My parents almost dumped me in remand home – Tope Tedela".
  7. Agbanusi, Nneka. ""Hollywood Should Expect Me Soon" – Tope Tedela". happenings9ja.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  8. Obioha, Vanessa (July 6, 2014). "A Good Headstart". This Day.
  9. "Tope Tedela Interview on Jara". africamagic.dstv.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  10. "Tope Tedela interview on YNaija". ynaija.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  11. "Tope Tedela not paid for award-winning role". thenet.ng. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  12. Abodunrin, Akintayo. "South African, Ghanaian Films Set To Shine At AMAA 2014". Nigerian Tribune.
  13. "Movie Review: 'Suru L'ere' – A Story Left Untold! – Online Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine in Nigeria". Online Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine in Nigeria. February 19, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  14. Izuzu, Chidumga. "Tope Tedela: Actor is "Kyle Stevens Adedoyin" in upcoming movie "Surulere"". Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  15. "Majid Michel, Ivie Okujaye Egboh, Tope Tedela & More star in Eric Aghimien's "Slow Country" | Watch the Trailer on BN TV – BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  16. Izuzu, Chidumga. "Tope Tedela: Actor produces 1st movie "What Lies Within"". Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  17. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lost-okoroshi-1240868
  18. https://thelagosreview.ng/tope-tedela-is-all-shades-of-amazing-in-whumanizer-toni-kan/
  19. https://ynaija.com/the-quiet-devastating-power-of-akin-omotosos-the-ghost-and-the-house-of-truth/
  20. https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2020/02/netflix-orders-first-nigerian-original-from-director-akin-omotoso/
  21. https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/09/ego-boyo-aramide-tope-tedela-bose-oshin-and-more-celebrities-team-up-with-global-rights-to-end-sexual-violence/
  22. Izuzu, Chidumga. "BON Awards 2014: Tope Tedela, Ivie Okujaye, 'Silence' Win Big". pulse.ng. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  23. Dede, Steve. "Express Star Awards excites Tope Tedela as he picks Nollywood's Rising Star Trophy on July 27". http://showbizplusng.blogspot.com/. Retrieved August 12, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ6ItZNKQO0
  25. http://pulse.ng/movies/nolly-thursdays-tope-tedela-seun-ajayi-beverly-naya-attend-ojukokoro-premiere-id6350800.html
  26. http://pulse.ng/movies/tope-tedela-actor-produces-1st-movie-what-lies-within-id5074520.html
  27. "Attend The Premiere Of OASIS TV Series With Monalisa Chinda, Moet Abebe, Beverly Naya & Others". DaDeliverer. Gist Around. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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