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Femi Jacobs: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies

Femi Jacobs (born Oluwafemisola Jacobs; 8 May) 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. For his role in The Meeting, he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. He also won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA).

Biography

Femi attended Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo in Osun State of Nigeria. Jacobs studied mass communication at Lagos State University and marketing management at Lagos Business School. He also trained as a pilot in South Africa, stopping short of a commercial pilot license.

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. 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, and for Best Supporting Actor of the Year at the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards. He won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) and Best Supporting Actor (English) at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards (BON).

Filmography

Television

• Tinsel (as Eddie Edoma)
• Tango (2008)
• Middlemen (2014)
• This Thing Called Marriage (2015)
• Binary Unit (2015)

Films

• The Meeting (2012)
• Choices (2006)
• Tunnel
• Paired
• Dreamwalker (2012)
• Journey to Self (2013)
• Render to Caesar (2014)
• Heaven’s Hell (2015)
• The Black Silhouette (2015)
• The Guest (2015)
• The Visit (2015)
• Iquo’s Journal (2015)
• Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015)
• Just Married (2015)
• Heart of a Sister (2015)
• All Shades of Wrong