Timini Egbuson
Timini Egbuson | |
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| Born | Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | Elevator Baby, Shuga, Fifty, Skinny Girl in Transit, Manhunting with Mum, Tinsel, Sophia |
| Relatives | Dakore Akande (sister) |
| Website | timiniegbuson |
Timini Egbuson is a Nigerian actor.
Biography[]
Timini was born in Bayelsa state and is the younger brother of actress Dakore Akande.[1] He got his primary school education from Greenspring Montessori, The Afro School and St Catherine's. He attended Adebayo Mokuolu College, Lagos. He studied psychology in the University of Lagos.[2] He graduated in the year 2011. He started his acting career in 2010, on M-net's soap opera Tinsel. At the 2020 AMVCA awards timini won the Best Actor in a drama for his role in Elevator baby.[3]
In April 2020, he joined several actors like Jemima Osunde, Nick Mutuma and Lerato Walaza along with several actors from Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Ivory Coast to help with the campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19. It was achieved through a 60-part miniseries of MTV Shuga, which was initiated in order to raise awareness in the global fight to flatten the COVID-19 curve.[4]
Filmography[]
Films[]
- MTV Shuga
- Fifty
- Manhunting with Mum
- Isoken
- Something Wicked
- Another Time
- Room 420
- Ajuwaya
- The Missing Piece
- The Intern
- Elevator Baby
- The Girl Code
- Breaded Life
- Dwindle
- Juju Stories
TV shows[]
- Skinny Girl in Transit
- Tinsel
- Fifty the series
- The Smart Money Woman
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | City People Award | Best New Actor of the Year | Nominated | [5] |
| Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year – Male | Won | [6] | |
| 2019 | The Future Awards Africa | Prize for Acting | Won | |
| 2020 | AMVCA awards | Best Actor in a Drama (Movie/TV series) | Won | [3] |
| Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Lead role – English | Nominated | [7] | |
| 2021 | Net Honours | Most Popular Actor | Won | [8] |
References[]
- ^ "Timini Talks about his sister". The Nation. 5 January 2018.
- ^ "WHO IS TIMINI EGBUSON? BIOGRAPHY/PROFILE/HISTORY OF NOLLYWOOD ACTOR TIMINI EGBUSON". dailymedia.com. Daily Media.
- ^ a b "Africa! Here Are Your Winners at the 7th AMVCAs". Africa Magic – Africa! Here Are Your Winners at the 7th AMVCAs. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Timini Egbuson, Jemima Osunde, others fight COVID-19 in MTV Shuga Alone Together". Punch Newspapers. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "City People Releases Nomination List For 2017 Movie Awards – City People Magazine". citypeopleonline.com. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020". Vanguard News. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Net Honours – The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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