Sola Fosudo Listen (born 1958) is a Nigerian prolific dramatist, scholar, critic, film actor and director.[1][2][3]

Sola Fosudo
Born (1958-03-18) March 18, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan
Obafemi Awolowo University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dramatist
  • scholar

Early life and career

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Sola hails from Lagos State.[4] He was trained as a dramatist at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Master of Art degree in drama.[5] He has featured and directed several Nigerian films.[6] He is the head of the Department of Theatre Art, Lagos State University and the university's director of information.[7][8]

Selected filmography

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  • True Confession (1995)
  • Glamour Girls I (1994)
  • Rituals (1997)
  • Karashika (1998)
  • Full Moon (1998) as P.J.
  • Wasted Years (2000)
  • Elastic Limit (2000) as Edison
  • Douglas My Love (2004) as Jibunoh
  • Political Control (2006)
  • Strange Ordeal
  • Iyawo the Alhaji
  • Atelewo eda (2008)
  • So Wrong So Wright (2009-2016 TV Series) as Preye Wright
  • Oga Olopa (2010)
  • Family on Fire (2011)
  • The Arbitration (2016) as Tomisin Bucknor
  • Forbidden - TV Series (2018-2019) as Gbenga Braithwaite
  • AMCOP: Clandestine (2019) as Mr. Davis
  • In Ibadan (2021) as Prof Olasupo
  • Praise Party (2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Church honour excites Fosudo". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Nigeria HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ Adebayo, Tireni (2016-08-13). "Nollywood actor, Sola Fosudo condemns the Industry in new interview..." Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ^ "I'm not a Nollywood person". The Vanguard.
  5. ^ Olawale Adegbuyi. "MOVIE VETERANS: NIGERIAN FILM ICONS ON PARADE – Part 2". The Movietainment Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ "I've not been on set for a year –Sola Fosudo | Newswatch Times". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  7. ^ "Nigerian News and Newspapers Online". www.newsng.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  8. ^ "Nigeria News Post". nigeriannewspost.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

Additional information provided by Dr. Cornelius Onyekaba, Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

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