Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria.
His mom was a tour guide and teacher, and dad – a
seismologist. He spent his childhood years travelling
between Nigeria, Great Britain and Australia. Hugo has had
a steadily successful career in the film, television, and
theater industries. More recently, roles in films such as
The Matrix Trilogy as Agent Smith and The Lord of the
Rings trilogy as Lord Elrond have considerably raised his
international profile. His famous and irreplaceable role in
The Matrix movies have made him one of the greatest
sci-fi villains of the twenty-first century.
2. Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
The actor was born in Lagos on October 1, 1962, but his
parents emigrated to study in the United Kingdom when
Hakeem was one year old. Then he moved South Africa at
the age of 25.
Hakeem has a great list of Hollywood movies he starred
in: Pirates of the Caribbean III , Lost, Cane with Jimmy
Smits , Law & Order: SVU with Mariska Hargitay, The
Triangle with Sam Neill, The Librarian with Gabrielle Anwar,
X-Men: Wolverine with Hugh Jackman, The 4th Kind
alongside Milla Jovovich and Darfur with Billy Zane.
Hakeem is often recognized for his recurring role as
Colonel Dubaku. Hakeem’s latest films are Half of a Yellow
Sun and A Chance of Rain.
3. Badejo
Bolaji Badejo
He was born in Lagos on August 23, 1953. Bolaji Badejo is
famous for his role in the movie “Alien ”. The most
interesting moment is that he was discovered in a bar by
a member of the film crew. That person felt that he would
be ideal to play the title creature as director Ridley Scott
wanted to create a monster that looked as if no human
could be behind the mask. Even though he had no
experience as an actor, Badejo’s thin and tall (2 meters
high) body made him ideal for the part. Unfortunately,
Badejo died in 1992 because of sickle cell anemia.
4. Sade
Sade
She was born in Ibadan on January 16, 1959, as Helen
Folasade Adu. Her father, Bisi Adu, is a Nigerian, and her
mother, Anne Hayes, is British. She is the lead singer of
soul group named after her, Sade. She sold close to 40
million albums worldwide, has had six multi-platinum
albums released in 20 years and has received 4 Grammy
Awards including 1985′s Best New Artist. VH1 ranked her #
66 on 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
5. Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Amuka-Bird was born in Nigeria on February 27, 1976, but
grew up in the UK and in Antigua. Now she is English
actress of the stage, television and film. Her film credits
include The Omen (2006), Cargo , Almost Heaven and
prominent screen adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith’s
novel The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. On television,
Amuka-Bird has appeared in Spooks , The Line of Beauty,
The Last Enemy, Robin Hood, Torchwood, and a recurring
role in the reimagined BBC apocalyptic Survivors series.
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