Gabriel Afolayan

Gabriel Afolayan, Listen^ⓘ (born 1 March 1985)^[3] also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh,^[2] is a Nigerian actor and singer.^[4]

Gabriel Afolayan
Afolayan at the audition for Ojuju in 2013
Born	(1985-03-01) 1 March 1985 (age 40)
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Ibadan
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer [1]
Years active	1997 - present [2]
Parent	Adeyemi Afolayan (father)
Relatives	Moji Afolayan (sister) Kunle Afolayan (brother) Aremu Afolayan (brother)
Awards	Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Education

He studied theatre arts at the University of Ibadan in Oyo state, southwestern region of Nigeria.^[2]

Career

He is part of the renowned Afolayan entertainment family that comprises Ade Love, Moji Afolayan, Kunle Afolayan and Aremu Afolayan.^[5][6] As an actor, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for playing "Tavier Jambari" in Hoodrush (2012). As a musician, he is known mostly for "Awelewa" and "Kokoro Ife". In an interview with The Punch, he described his musical genre as "Love ballad".^[7] Afolayan's acting debut was in F Opawon by Baba Sala. In an interview with Nigerian Tribune, he stated that his music career started in 1997, while he was part of a group in Ibadan. He also stated that he has always been part of the choir.^[8] He has cited 2face, Banky W., Aṣa and Bez as influences.^[2]

He rose to fame, playing the role “Akin” in a Super Story Series titled NNENNA.

Personal life

Afolayan is the son of the Nigerian entertainment icon Adeyemi Afolayan popularly known as "Ade love".^[9]

Filmography

Films

• Madam Dearest (2005)
• 7 Inch Curve (2015)
• Tomi's Got A Gun (2014)
• Ija Okan (2006)
• Hoodrush (2012) as Travier Jabari
• Heroes and Zeros (2012) as Dibu Ijele
• Ojuju (2014) as Romero
• Okafor's Law (2016) as Fox
• Tatu (2017) as Wally
• King Invincible (2017) as Prince Adetiba
• Coming from Insanity (2018) as Kossi
• Kasala (2018) as Fathia
• Code Wilo (2019) as Role
• Gold Statue (2019) as Wale
• Citation (film) (2020) as Koyejo
• For Maria Ebun Pataki (2020) as Afolabi
• Gone (2021) as Ayochukwu
• Hustle (2021) as Baba Gee
• Besties (2021) as Lenny
• Lugard (2021) as Little
• Mamba's Diamond (2021) as Elenu
• U-Turn (2022) as Chukwu
• Ijogbon (2023) as Brother Kasali
• A Lot Like Love (2023) as Mustapha
• Kannani (2023) as Gbovo
• This Is Lagos (2023) as Stevo
• Lisabi: The Uprising (2024) as Odunbamitefa
• Ambivalent (2024) as Role

Television

• Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre (2024) as Akin
• Seven Doors (2024) as Opayemi
• Blood Sisters (2022) as Femi Ademola
• Flawsome (2022)
• Taste of Love (2014-2015) as Duncan Rhodes
• Nnenna: A super story series (2003) as Akin

Discography

• "Kokoro Ife"^[10]
• "Plug it"
• "Kpasi Kona"
• "Awelewa"
• "Kokoro Ife"

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
2013	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Hoodrush	Won
	Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role		Nominated
		Best Actor in a Leading Role	First Cause	Nominated
2017	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role – English	Tatu	Nominated	[11]
		Best Actor in a Lead role –Yoruba	False Flag	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor –Yoruba	Ailatunse	Won
		Best Kiss in a Movie		Won
2019	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Actor of the Year nominee	Coming From Insanity	Nominated	[12]
	Intellects Awards	Best Actor (Male)		Nominated	[13]
	Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)	Best actor in a leading role	Gold Statue	Nominated	[14]
	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role – English		Won	[15]
	International Film Festival (AIFF)	Outstanding Actor at the Abuja		Won	[16]
2020	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actor in a Drama (Movie or TV Series)	Coming From Insanity	Nominated	[17]
2022	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actor in A Drama	For Maria Ebun Pataki	Nominated	[18]
2025	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Inside Life	Won	[19]

See also

• List of Yoruba people