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 Silhouette (2015)^[10] as Doctor Obi
• The Guest (2015)^[11]
• The Visit (2015)^[12] as Chidi 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)
• Public Property (2017)
• 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
• Under the Carpet (2021)
• Soole (2021)
• 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
• It Blooms in June (2024) as Lanre Akande
• Saving Onome (2024) as Mr. Azuka^[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