Top American Film Actors You Didn't Know Were Nigerians

[@gumweshdaviddafrap1801]

this is so beautiful. I am completely thrilled seeing Nigerians to the world in such a positive manner. proudly Nigerian. God blessed Nigeria.

[@olufemioligbinde3085]

Waooh I never knew Forest Whitaker has his root in Nigeria. It's heartwarming to know he was given a chieftaincy title... he is one actor I so much enjoy to watch.

[@ernestkanu1247]

Me too. Biggest surprise.

[@IkechukwuAkaose-l9l]

he comes from my village nkwerre in imo state

[@Eteawan]

@@IkechukwuAkaose-l9lWow!

[@CorayGreen]

Same here

[@tundebakare6887]

He is actually

[@neroeju5989]

9ja to the world proudly Nigerian 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@icequeen2884]

Oh my lord, you would never know they are Nigerians, wow this is so beautiful 💃🏻💃🏻

[@helenaulukpo5071]

I’m impressed bro. So proud of these talented Nigerians. Nigeria would have been a great country if only we have the opportunity and good leadership. Anyway you’ve got a subscriber.

[@african-history-fountain]

You have a wrong mindset. Nigeria is a DEVELOPING country. It takes many decades to build up a country. In most cases centuries. Especially countries like Nigeria that only got freed from colonial looting and subjugation in the 1960s.

[@atibabba]

@@african-history-fountain Nigeria has never been freed from colonial looting and subjugation. The only thing keeping Nigeria going strong is the powerful culture of traditional rulers...the west can not crack it and they learned to live with it.

[@african-history-fountain]

You are WRONG. Nigeria at independence in 1960 had near ZERO infrastructure, no universities, no power stations, no industries worthy of the name, and a literacy rate of 7% after 70 years of British rule. In 60 years of independence Nigeria has built thousands of public schools and lifted literacy rate to 75% despite quadrupling her population since independence, has built over 300 universities, now has major industries from vehicle manufacturing (including heavy duty vehicles) to chemicals, has massively improved infrastructure, built a brand new capital from scratch which is one the world’s most beautiful cities, Abuja, and is Africa’s tech startup capital. She also has the world’s 2nd largest film industry after Hollywood, and is a world music powerhouse with the rise of Afrobeats. So you cannot claim that Nigeria is still experiencing colonial looting on the scale of what transpired during British colonialism. Never.

[@longinusukenta]

They are not Nigerians even though they have Nigerian ancestry.

[@munachianachuna]

​@@african-history-fountainjust stop it Nigeria is an underdeveloped country 🤦

[@Jane-zp7hy]

You ask yourself how their ancestors got there! It was in chains. They show the protecting power of our ancestors. These people are an inspiration to Africa.

[@OlaideLanre]

Amen

[@favour1288]

These guys didn’t go in chains. Their parents Japa’d. That’s why they still have their native names. The black Americans are the ones that got there in chains. There is a difference

[@favour1288]

Lol. I mean listen to the narration they literally tell you the year they moved abroad

[@marciawhite2549]

Sold to the white man

[@josephbishop110]

Thank you immensely Moderator, for these revelations, I walked passes my brothers and sisters on American streets without knowing who they are. I'm impressed. Great work. Bro!!

[@Diamond-dl1fw]

Watching from Buruku Kaduna State Nigeria

[@olusegun.b.olofin5278]

David Oyelowo is the closest to Denzel Washington. I hope to see more of him.

[@AdunniUdu-de4vn]

They have charisma and tenacity, traits of a Nigerian. I am not surprised; they look and carry that audacity, bold with pride.

[@Thisissnook]

Nigerians are actually doing great in abroad🎉🎉🎉

[@afeezade4440]

Amen. Was surprised Withtaker is a Nigerian

[@MiKlassik]

Aswr I was surprised to see the guy who acted "They Clone Tyrone" and The Woman King" a Nigerian 😮OMG , thank God for amazing people🙏🏽

[@miraclechimuanya341]

You just got a new subscriber. Well done 👍🏾

[@No1Forextrader]

You did a great job on this videos God bless you ❤

[@nwannecampo]

Awesome, I applaud them all and celebrate their achievements.

[@newday7176]

🤣🤣🤣 Oluwa Will Smith Balogun marries Igbo girl J ‘ada’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@realkvng]

Naija all the way ! How fast the tables are beginning to turn! ✅💯

[@NOHOLDSBARREDWITHIT]

Good job. There is Chido Nwokocha who acts as Gary in Tyler Perry’s sisters. He is of the Ibo extraction.

[@julietlove3831]

Very inspiring, love it

[@zeeqq105]

I can’t believe you forgot Cynthia Erivo. The most acclaimed black actress currently who is in the new movie WICKED. She has a superb voice! I’m so very proud and happy to see this extraordinary list of exceptional black actors but I’m not losing any sleep over you not mentioning her. She has said some very disparaging things against African Americans. However she should have been mentioned or maybe I missed you mentioning her.

[@Femi_xci]

Cynthia is British. And the video is misleading also. He's mostly showing British-Nigerian actors, but the topic says "American actors"

[@J0yov3rflow]

Ah no wonder, I thought she looked Nigerian Wow am proud of her. I think am going to watch the movie bcos of Cynthia

[@merituriah3087]

She’s Igbo

[@MujeebAmira]

Wao ❤ this is amazing 🇳🇬🥰

[@bugszo3]

Thanks for the insight 👍

[@jamachiorisakwe7775]

Forgot chukwudi iwuji ......the high evolutionary from guardians of the galaxy 3

[@DrLakeciaReddrick]

None of these actors looked like Black Americans so not surprised they are NOT. Although all colored and glad for their accomplishments!!❤❤

[@michaelmathew9022]

So how does black Americans look like?

[@wouldbe6818]

You're clearly an FBA, it's not hard to spot people like you, what do you mean they don't look Black American WTF 🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️ SMH THIS IS CRINGE

[@somikmusic]

This is how you begin to create discriminations when there is none. Should black Americans look a certain way apart from having african roots?

[@ukwedasun6776]

That was what I wanted to know, how do black Americans look like? Just raising unnecessary observations where it is not needed

[@HM-gm8bb]

What’s your point? How does American Africans look like? This is how division starts.

[@AsiwajuSuraj]

Well done! Thank you for the video.

[@craftedimagetv]

This is surely a good compilation of our beloved 9ja folks doing we in other lands

[@Elohoralago]

Nice one. Rotimi surprised me.

[@AnnaWojcicki-dc2jh]

Nice but Skipped Some big names 1 Cythian Erivo is most awarded Africa actress in Hollywood check out Wiked her recent work with Ariana Grande 2 Caroline Chikezie Is big actress she is Noma in 50cent Power Ghost,, 3 Tricia Ifeachor Was Al laya Rashid In CW Vampire 4 Yvonne Orji Molly in HBO Insecure 5 Megalyn Echikuwoke is big name also I gave u 5 worthy names search for more and make part 2

[@finnih8077]

We all know the ones on his list, as they are A-list actors. The ones you have listed, I have never heard of them. They have not made it to the big screens yet, they may make the list in few years time.

[@NeUrDah01-r9x]

@AnnaWojcicki-dc2jh Americans do not like that woman and the movie industry pushes these false narrative on Americans. We deal with our own even if "Hollyweird" no longer hire Americans actors in favor of foreigners. We will manage with or without those types of nonsense pushed upon Americans. After all we do still know how create and be innovated people that the world looks at.

[@LeeAkeredolu]

​@@finnih8077is Yvonne a joke to you?

[@finnih8077]

@LeeAkeredolu Well she is a comedian

[@Tchibuking]

What of Chukwudi Iwuji, who played The High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3

[@OlaideLanre]

Amen for the prayer 🙏

[@adanjahto]

AMEN..... surprised to is few nice work

[@TaiwoShaki-y6m]

Amen to all of them❤❤🎉

[@justineuplaagboupla2153]

Welcome home brother s. We love our brothers God bless you all.

[@alvinsquezz]

Never knew that Mr Whitaker is an igbo man. I’m flabbergasted!!! Nwoke oma Onye imo state

[@adefade6382]

Thanks! But please amend the title. Most of the actors mentioned here are actually Nigerian-British, NOT American. They emigrated from UK to America because they could not get acting roles in the UK. Chiwetel, John Boyega, David Oyelowo, Sophie Okonedo etc all speak with British accents. The fact that they can do the American accent so, so brilliantly that they get roles even ahead of their American counterparts testifies to their skill and versatility, as well as their brilliant training in the UK. Sadly, it also attests to the limitations placed on skilled black actors in the UK compared to America.

[@konq8494]

There have been protests by some prominent African-American actors against the use of some British-Nigerians in roles they feel should have been reserved for African-Americans in Hollywood. There was a campaign by some African-American group to raise the awareness of other African-Americans about the infiltrations of other groups of actors from Britain and there were calls for the boycotts of the movies they acted in. Rotimi who is Nigerian-American acted in "Power" alongside 50 Cent though, so, he wasn't discriminated against.

[@afiadigwechinwoke3260]

Low key it speaks of the power of adaptability Nigerians have, in language, accent...

[@ttngigi1567]

Taio Cruz was my highest shock.

[@konq8494]

My bad... I meant to indicate in my post BELOW that 1 in 4 African-American MEN have a direct White male ancestor from Europe... That's about 25% of African-American MEN based on DNA tests done. So, 75% of African-American MEN can however trace their direct paternal lineage to Africa via those DNA tests. There are African-American men that I have seen in videos who have dark-brown skins like Africans in West Africa BUT it turned out their paternal lineages were from Europe (North Europe or the Iberian Peninsula which is Spain and Portugal). On the other hand MOST African-American WOMEN have a higher ancestral link to Africa with over 90% direct maternal ancestral links to Africa (mRNA). Most African-Americans, Jamaicans, Barbadians, etc, will test for multiple ethnic roots from different regions of Africa as of today due to the intermarriages of the original African ethnicities over the last 100 years in the Americas. I hope this helps to clarify my earlier post BELOW.

[@BrightChinasa-ul5rn]

Waooo congratulations to Nigerian

[@thankgodkelechi4150]

I'm surprised to know this

[@aballopierre1977]

I am proud to have Nigerian origins.

[@veronicalimson7886]

Very nice they should all gather together and DEVELOP Nigeria that country needs a lot of developments thank you ✌🏿🫶🏿.

[@taiwobolarinwa3976]

You forgot to mention that President Trump is a Nigeria! They really loved him over there.

[@Walley28]

Are you having a Laugh ? Minimizing the effect of Racism are you ?

[@tobechukwuike9429]

😂😂😂

[@churches0007]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@prettymiss1738]

😂😂😂

[@HM-gm8bb]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@habibzakarimohammed5303]

U didn’t add Carmen Ejogo; Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them, Archie Madekwe; Gran Turismo.

[@arogunrewaliu6330]

Donald Adeosun faison And Whitaker 😮

[@Eteawan]

You didn’t talk about the other lady in Bob ❤Abishola. That’s Abishola the main xter

[@agoiobunso]

Wow that's nice ❤❤

[@Mof3ditz]

i'm Nigeria

[@ilofuanifidon]

Oga u hv good content but in this age and time there is a difference between America & England. Some of the actors you have highlighted are from England and not America. But keep up the good work sir.

[@joddyjedidiah7170]

Yeah but most of them feature in Hollywood movies though they are British in citizenship. They had most of their breakthrough in Hollywood

[@ernestmonn2250]

​@joddyjedidiah7170 but that doesn't make them American

[@empressfree6342]

@@ernestmonn2250Thank you👊🏾

[@empressfree6342]

@@joddyjedidiah7170not only citizenship, they were born and raised there have English accents.

[@Frosti12]

I was surprised by Forrest’s and Donald’s origin, I didn’t know they are Nigerians. I knew like 9 of the actors on the list, I think it’s rotimi that I didn’t know about, cos I’ve never heard of him.

[@gustavendango6352]

What about the villain in Guardians of the Galaxy, my favourite.

[@monisolaatobatele2931]

Amen ❤🎉🙏

[@MercyEluwa-i8b]

South Africa go thing say na illusion 🤣🤣🤣

[@yemivictory89]

Amen!!!

[@bellaolum9768]

How is Will Smith a Nigerian again?

[@MiKlassik]

It's just a way to attract viewers ni, that's how it works 😅

[@bellaolum9768]

@MiKlassik 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NicholasGodday]

​@@MiKlassik I was waiting for will Smith to be shown 😂😂😂😂

[@skash_kashetu]

Click bate mate!😂😂😂

[@newday7176]

🤣🤣🤣 Oluwa Will Smith Balogun married Igbo girl J ‘ada’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@ritaenglish8432]

Amen ♥️🔥

[@hannahtegakouture]

💪🙌

[@bonezmankillersquad]

I know. They are Nigerias

[@emmanuelchinedu3309]

Wow Amen

[@ruthayeni5609]

You didn't mention Sade Adu, Eku Edewor, Carmen Ejogo, Adetomiwa Edun, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cynthia Erivo, Danny Glover, Wale, Tyler the Creator, Chamillionaire, Tinie Tempah, Wale Ojo, Genoveva Umeh,

[@afiadigwechinwoke3260]

Thanks for the update

[@tundeakano2959]

𝐸𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡.

[@JosephOnuorah-n2e]

👍

[@magdaleneedet5893]

AMEN!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@davidbenard6962]

Amen o

[@johndada3500]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@76Excel]

John Boyega can pass for Denzel Washington's son. He looks so much like him.

[@princeanthony8230]

That's why the fulani and hausa don't want Nigeria to be divided the have nothing to contribute in global stage.😂

[@paxjackal]

😜 U have tickled this East African's ribs 😂

[@DanielBabz-k1v]

We shouldn't speak like this. Let us all develop each other.

[@gladysesowe6264]

Pls show this next time

[@franke1150]

They're all talented comedians who rose to movie stars. Vinicius from Real Madrid is from Cameroon. I will say all these guys are Africans. We're all Africans.

[@Tiber234]

Your title is a little misleading and I have to point out one of the errors - mentions such as Mssrs Oyelowo, Anozie and Boyega ARE Nigerians (nothing to trace there), others such as Mr Whittaker are Americans who have or can trace their origins to Nigeria.

[@fhorlashey]

Yoruba to the world 🌎❤

[@ChimezieOkoro-rb6yu]

No problem

[@DeborahKemi-k4e]

You be Mumu, you are not Civilized, You are still Doing This, and I'm Yoruba by the way

[@atupaonafeko5962]

AMEN FOR MY CHILDREN IJMN!AMEN🙏🙏🙏

[@danielesu7747]

How did you leave Damson Idris out? Franklin Saint, man.

[@Vpgm2018]

None of them is a surprise to me, I thought they were going to say Will Smith or something crazy 😅😂

[@chiagozieogbonna5837]

AMEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@konq8494]

What sort of HIGHLY MISLEADING video is this KZbinr spewing out here? A lot of the actors of Nigerian descent who have acted in Hollywood movies are actually British-Nigerian guys (born and raised in the United Kingdom by Nigerian or partly Nigerian parentage) so these aren't Nigerian-Americans. Forest Whitaker took a DNA test I think with AfricanAncestry and part of his roots was traced to Southern Nigeria based off of the DNA samples in their database some years ago. Forest Whitaker also has ancestry in other African countries. The reality is that MOST African-Americans are MIXED up ethnically in different proportions and have multiple roots in different parts of Africa (and even Europe because 1 out of every 4 African-Americans has a direct White male ancestor due to the forced sexual relationships that happened to African women on the plantations) based on the migrations from the rural Deep South of the United States to the big cities in search of a better life starting from a little over 100 years ago. Intermarriages too have taken place thereby further diluting the formerly PURE ethnic ancestries of many of them that existed over 100 years ago. This is why ancestral DNA testings with 23andMe and AncestryDNA, many African-Americans turn out having roots in West African countries such a as Nigeria/Benin/Togo/Ghana/Ivory Coast/Mali/Senegal regional classifications, Central African countries such a as Cameroon, Congo and Angola, and even Madagascar where about 2% of enslaved African folks were shipped from into the United States. There are several videos that show these DNA result online from the African-American, Jamaican, Haitian, Dominican communities, etc.

[@toosiecaldwell66]

So am I nigerian is the highest on my list.

[@joshfernandez6662]

@12.43 that guy is off Kenyan decent

[@ositadinmaodiligaba4893]

If the first person on your list was born in UK, so he cannot be a Nigerian American.

[@onelove4all]

Most of them support the other side because of fame. Once you want to be noticed, you support them, eventhough deep down we know the truth. Some of them are also bobrisk at night and something else in the morning 😊.

[@anyimmichaelik]

🙄

[@onelove4all]

@@anyimmichaelik truth is bitter. I just said it the way it is. Anyone is free to be whatever! It is not my business but supporting because of fame is ridiculous. Besides, we are Africans and we have culture and traditions. Thanks.

[@OmenErumoore]

Bro that nonsense is as old as our society its just that information tech suddenly reduced the world to a very small hamlet in our pocket , most of us in the boarding school in the 80s for example saw hell by saying no to it at that kiddy age while some couldnt , though some of the victims dropped it after school some also took it into the their life style , its not new ok

[@famouskings2594]

​@@onelove4all i don't think they support LGBTQ because of fame, i mean yina has a girlfriend or didn't you hear?

[@anyimmichaelik]

@onelove4all your "truth" is based on what evidence? Just because a few are like that doesn't mean everyone in the industry is the same. Some are businessmen and women, nothing more. Perceptions like yours is the reason the world is so messed up. Imagine being accused just because you did business with one?

[@jamesoc8749]

Amen 🙏

[@DeborahLeerabari]

Ur community for Nigeria

[@zedohh4450]

16:50 Akin Agbaje is literally sitting next to Damson Idris who should definitely be in your list but you completely missed him and instead added a social media influencer when the caption says clearly says "Top American film actors...."

[@olualabi8299]

Amen🙏🏽

[@amlovinglife]

Too many people you didn't mention. What about that guy that acted as Gary in "Sisters"?

[@macglory2001]

Why you go put will smith and co. Mtcheeew😅

[@trinityimpressions4288]

Forrest Whitaker is Nigerian??? wow!

[@Mamtshubs-kk4ev]

Ababangi tjoo ngeke angazi Bantu banjani

[@anthonyebube1449]

Your research should have been vetter titled "Yoruba Actors of Btitish Nationality in Hollywood" 90,% of the persons are Yoruba-British. Anyway good to know somd of them.

[@prospektarty1513]

The actors in your video are not all American but a mix of british and american nigerians

[@jude6712]

Only Igbos and Yorubas are the two tribes that are making Nigeria proud.

[@ovuakporoyeabegha9816]

Dis one don bring tribalism enter the matter again. Chai...........Nigerians 🤣😆😄

[@AvavTerdue-xb7et]

Na how tribalism de take start.

[@AvavTerdue-xb7et]

​@@ovuakporoyeabegha9816u de mind dam.

[@KennySweat]

U lie their minority tribes in southern Christian part of Nigeria that making same history ..

[@efesolomon5012]

Like seriously o deltans carry last for this one

[@ruqqahadams6706]

By name, what did Nigeria contribute to their success

[@DeborahKemi-k4e]

Their Parent

[@biriabebetimipere4044]

But they are all Nigerians and almost all of them have Nigerian names. What was the reason of putting Eddy Murphy's picture as if he was a Nigeria

[@ilerioluwaolutimilehin3017]

No be only Nigerians. Everyone is now claiming Nigeria. E don do abeg

[@princeaghamiogie7154]

Interesting to know

[@Menace0203]

I mean all their names alone already told us they were Nigerian.....

[@OBRAINS]

Nigerians are smart

[@Hlaluminathi-u9p]

That's why some are scammers ambitious too

[@jesusreigns491]

​​@@Hlaluminathi-u9p Scammers are in all nationalities not only Nigeria

[@DeborahKemi-k4e]

​@@Hlaluminathi-u9pevery country has scammer

[@BrownSugarBaby1992]

So smart they fleeing and can’t extract their own resources.

[@flutteryaga4505]

Ehmm, was Idris of snowfall?? 😮

[@MakanjuolaKolawole-lo8qt]

But all these actors who mentioned are from the south why is it that no northerner were mention , please advise the Northerners to focus on developmental issue than to continue to talk about Sharia, the north are dragging the south backwards, time for break-up please.

[@EmmanuelOluwaseun-xw6nz]

Isn’t Jos a northern state?

[@originallandlord2026]

Jos is in the Middlebelt.

[@earoy2445]

The reason is religion and lack of adequate exposure.

[@WallRedd]

Northerners don't like to travel outside their zone

[@chinazannadi1791]

Where do they know

[@Cryptolovers10]

Aameen

[@talkofbigcats]

So where's Smith?

[@DivineKachitv]

You forgot one from my community, featured in doctor strange