Top Nollywood Actresses and Actors Whose Fathers Are Also Actors 

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Nollywood actors are passing down their talents to their children, who are proving to be just as gifted and successful in the industry. Over the years, Nollywood has been home to a wealth of remarkable actors. To top it all off, top Nollywood actresses and actors whose fathers are also actors have played a part in this feat. 

From legends to a new generation of actors, we’ve compiled a list of top Nollywood actresses and actors whose fathers are also actors. This article dives into the top Nollywood actresses and actors whose fathers are also celebrated in the industry. 

1. Yul Edochie 

Yul Edochie is one of Nollywood’s most recognized actors, and he is the son of one of Nollywood’s most famous actors, Pete Edochie. Yul Edochie is the son of this Nollywood veteran actor, and their similarities on-screen and off-screen are admirable. His father paved the way and served as an inspiration for his acting career, and he is noted to have directed several movies including one which starred his father, Pete Edochie. 

2. Uju Okoli

Nollywood actress Uju Okoli is popular in the Nollywood scene, and so is her father. She is the daughter of legendary Nollywood actor, Obi Okoli who has starred in several old Nollywood movies and new movies alike. Uju Okoli followed in her father’s footsteps and has racked up an impressive acting resume with movies like Crazy Mother, and so on. This father-daughter duo has even starred in a couple of movies together, such as Painful Betrayal. 

3. Eyiyemi Afolayan 

Eyiyemi Afolayan is the daughter of the popular Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan. Eyiyemi Afolayan has followed in her father’s acting footsteps and is also noted to have starred in her father’s hit Netflix production, Anikulapo. This is another Nollywood father-daughter duo that has taken Nollywood by storm. 

4. Ahmad Nuhu 

Ahmad Nuhu is another young Nollywood actor who has taken a page out of his Nollywood father’s book. He is the son of Nollywood actor and Kannywood star, Ali Nuhu. Just like his father, Ahmad Nuhu has taken on roles in the Kannywood industry with several productions to his name, and he is certainly just as talented as his father. 

5. Sola Kosoko 

Sola Kosoko is the daughter of Nollywood legend Jide Kosoko. Just like her father, Sola Kosoko has made quite an impact in the entertainment industry and Yoruba movie industry. According to reports, Sola Kosoko was not interested in acting, but her father who is a veteran Nollywood actor began giving her acting roles which led to her promising acting career.

6. Bidemi Kosoko 

Following in line is Bidemi Kosoko who is also the daughter of Jide Kosoko. This Nollywood actress developed an interest in the craft of acting at a young age by following her father to auditions to watch people act. Soon enough, she became an actress just like her father.

7. Temilade Kosoko

Nollywood veteran actor Jide Kosoko didn’t introduce just two of his daughters into acting. He also introduced his other daughter, Temilade Kosoko as she was interested in following her father’s footsteps, and she has become a successful actress as a result. Just like her sisters, and her father she shows no signs of slowing down in the industry. 

8. Femi Adebayo 

Femi Adebayo is a Nollywood actor who is popularly known as Jalili. He is also popularly known as the son of veteran Nollywood actor Salami Adebayo, popularly known as Oga Bello. Femi Adebayo began his acting career by following the steps of his famous Nollywood actor father, Salami Adebayo. Just like his father, he has starred in various Nollywood movies and has shown an impressive range of talent. 

9. Kunle Afolayan

Nollywood actor and filmmaker Kunle Afolayan comes from a father who is a pioneer of Nigerian cinema. Kunle Afolayan is the son of Adeyemi Afolayan who was an actor and filmmaker in the Nigerian film industry just like his son is. Kunle Afolayan followed in his father’s footsteps despite the initial discouragement from his father, he has since gone on to make an impact in the industry. 

10. Gabriel Afolayan 

Gabriel Afolayan is a Nollywood actor who is also the son of Adeyemi Afolayan. He began his acting career in 1990 and has starred in various movies such as Madam Dearest. Just like his brother Kunle Afolayan, he followed in his father’s footsteps by pursuing an acting career. 

11. Aremu Afolayan 

Aremu Afolayan is another Afolayan sibling who is the son of Adeyemi Afolayan. He is a Nollywood actor who has shown great talent in his movie roles, especially in Yoruba movies. He is the youngest of the Afolayan siblings, and just like them, he has a great deal of talent, as well as his legendary Nollywood actor father to look up to. 

12. Moji Afolayan 

Moji Afolayan is a Nollywood actress who has taken roles in the Yoruba movie industry. She is the first daughter of Nigerian actor and filmmaker Adeyemi Afolayan who is popularly known as Ade Love. The Nollywood actress has appeared in various movies and also dabbled in film production. 

13. Linc Edochie 

Linc Edochie is a well-known actor who is the son of Pete Edochie and Yul Edochie’s elder brother. He is yet another Nollywood actor whose father is a Nollywood actor. Linc Edochie has starred in several Nollywood movies but is also noted to have taken a break from acting before returning to Nollywood in 2020.

14. Sodiq Adebayo 

Sodiq Adebayo is another son of Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello in the Nollywood industry. He is a talented Nollywood actor who followed in his father’s footsteps by acting in Nollywood movies such as Aje Metta, The Monkey Men, and so on. 

15. Tope Adebayo 

Tope Adebayo is a Nollywood actor and director who is yet another son of veteran Nollywood actor Oga Bello. He has starred in various movies such as Jenifa, and just like his father who is also a Nollywood actor, he is very talented and known in the industry. 

16. Segun Ogungbe

Segun Ogungbe is a popular Nollywood actor who is known to be the son of the late Nollywood actor Akin Ogungbe. Some sources suggest he is the nephew of the late actor, but it is uncertain at this time. Segun Ogungbe has made a name for himself in the Nollywood industry by playing roles in Yoruba movies. 

17. Yemi Elesho

Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Adeoye Adeyemi Elesho popularly known as Yemi Elesho is the son of Veteran Nollywood actor Adewale Elesho. Adewale Elesho is known for his humurous roles in Yoruba movies and his albino skin, and his son, Yemi Elesho shared his father’s love for acting and comedy. According to reports, comedy and acting came naturally to Yemi Elesho like it did his father, so he went into acting and skit making as a career path. 

18. Sunkanmi Omobolanle

Sunkanmi Omobolanle is a Nigerian film actor whose father is a Nigerian comic actor known as Sunday Omobolanle or popularly referred to as Papi Luwe. Sunday Omobolanle has had a successful career in the Nigerian film industry, and his son is not left behind as he has featured in several Nigerian movies.