Ayo Akinwale

Ayo Akinwale is a Nigerian actor, producer and academician.

Early life and career

He was born in Ibadan and attended Methodist High School and the University of Ibadan before commencing academic work as a lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan.[1] He is the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin.[2][3] He is also the chairman of Oyo State Council for Arts and Culture. He has been a judge on several cultural festivals across Nigeria. He began his acting career in the 1970s featuring in television and drama productions.[1] He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[4]

Selected filmography
  • Sango (1997)
  • Ladepo Omo Adanwo (2005)
  • Iranse Aje (2007)
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References
  1. "Professor Ayo Akinwale". Dawn Commission. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. "Don Tasks Nollywood on Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. "Lecturers as Nollywood Stars". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. "Between Film And Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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