Samuel Robinson (actor)

Samuel Robinson

A studio portrait of Robinson (2016)
Born Samuel Abiola Olumide Nsikak Robinson
30 June 1998
Lagos State
Residence Lagos
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013 - present

Samuel Robinson (born Samuel Abiola Robinson) is a Nigerian actor[1][2][3][4][5] He started his career on Television as GOGO on M-Net's Tinsel and has since appeared on several other television shows Including: Desperate Housewives Africa,[6][7] Shuga, The Governor and Green White Green[8].

Early Life and Education

Samuel Robinson was born Lagos State, Nigeria. He had his primary education at God's Grace private school in Lagos State then his Secondary education was at Grait Secondary school in Ado-Odo/Ota Ogun State.

Career

His acting debut was when he featured in a short film titled Searching for the hood in 2013. Early in 2014, he went on to feature in his first feature film 8 Bars & A Clef[9] at the age of 15 and appeared in Popular Nigerian TV series Tinsel. Later that year, he was cast as Akin Bello, the African equivalent of Zach Young on the adapted series, Desperate Housewives Africa. In March 2015, he was cast in a Minor role as Ozzy on Mtv Base's Shuga Season 4 and in May, he shot Green White Green[10][11] and All the Beautiful Colour in my Mosaic of Madness under Director Abba Makama[12][13] As of November 2015, he headed to Calabar to begin filming a TV Show called The Governor[14] by EbonyLife TV,[15] which also Stars Caroline Chikezie And Bimbo Manuel

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Production
2013 Searching for the hood Buchi All Media Net
2014 8 Bars & A Clef Young Victor Raconteur
2014 Playing Victim Tekena Africa-Magic
2015 Green White Green Segun Osiris
2016 Memories Matthew Pefti Short Films

Television

Year Title Role Production
2013 The Middlemen Amos MainKraft
2014 Tinsel Gogo M-Net
2015 Desperate Housewives Africa Akin Bello / Zach Young EbonyLife TV
2015 Shuga Ozzy MTV Base
2016 The Governor Toju Ochello EbonyLife TV

Twitter

References

  1. ↑ 9jaBuzz.Com.Ng. "Sunday Exclusive: "I Was Approached By A Lady Who Gave Me A Script…" | Young Talented Actor Samuel Robinson Reveals How He Got Tinsel Role | 9ja Buzz". 9jabuzz.com.ng. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Nollywood: Young actors suffer unfair treatment from producers - Samuel Robinson - Daily Star Nigeria". Daily Star Nigeria. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ "5 Minutes With Samuel Robinson". genevieveng.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  4. ↑ "The Green White Green Film by Abba Makama [WATCH]". Omojuwa. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Y! Spotlight: 'At my first audition, the director stood up and shook my hand' | Samuel Robinson- armed with gift and grit- ready to conquer Nollywood - YNaija". YNaija. YNaijaOnline. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Desperate Housewives Africa is HERE! Guess Which Nigerian Stars are now "Housewives"". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria: Desperate Housewives Get Nigerian Edition". allAfrica.com. AllAfrica. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  8. ↑ "Green White Green". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  9. ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga. "Watch trailer for movie "8 Bars & A Clef" starring Bimbo Akintoa, Samuel Robinson, Kehinde Bankole...". pulse.ng. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Rising filmmaker Abba T. Makama's New Movie "Green White Green" is Coming Soon! Watch the Teaser". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  11. ↑ "A Cool New Comedy Asks "What Does It Mean To Be Nigerian?"". Okayafrica. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  12. ↑ "5 Minutes With Abba T Makama". The Guardian Life Magazine. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  13. ↑ "About Abba Makama | Osiris Film & Entertainment". www.ofe.ng. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  14. ↑ "EbonyLife TV Filming Television Drama About 'the Death Of Governor Akala' | Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily". Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  15. ↑ "EbonyLife TV". ebonylifetv.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.


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