Yoruba language
Language spoken in West Africa
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| 2025 | Slated to appear in upcoming miniseries Task, playing Father Daniel Georges. |
| 2024 | Had a significant supporting role as a loyal friend of the main character in The Brutalist. |
| 2024 | Guest starred in Parish TV series as Mr. Tongai in the episode 'A Good Man'. |
| 2024 | Starred in multiple films including 'Tokunbo' as Iya Mulika, 'Lakatabu' as Tunmise, and 'All of Us' as Elijah's Mum. |
| 2024 | Chidi Mokeme starred in multiple films including 'Out of Breath' as Izu, 'Life and Dirt' as Ajazi, and 'Tokunbo' as Gaza |
| 2023 | Voiced Sebastian Amadou in 4 episodes of The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib animated series. |
| 2023 | Appeared in several significant films including 'Ijogbon' as Chidera, 'What No One Knows' as Ifelolu Akenuwa, 'In Bed with the Pedros' as Teniola, 'Intercession' as Nina, 'The Devil You Know' as Bola, and 'Arodan' as Rumola. |
| 2023 | Chidi Mokeme was nominated for Best Actor In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for his role in 'Shanty Town'. |
| 2023 | Mokeme appeared in 'Love and Life' as Dekunle, 'No Way Through' as Apostle, and 'Shanty Town' as Aboderin (Scar) |
| 2022 | Reprised his role as the River Tribe Elder in the Black Panther sequel. |
| 2022 | Acted in multiple movies including 'The One for Sarah' as Joy, 'U-Turn' as Amaga (Paraga Seller), 'Alaga', 'The Perfect Arrangement' as Veronica Otukpo, 'Love or Death' as Adesewa, and 'Iwora' as Doyin. |
| 2022 | Received her first Yoruba Award for Best Yoruba Actress at the 5th Edition of Cool Wealth awards. |
| 2022 | Received an AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Award) nomination for Best Actor in a comedy for Shawn Faqua for the film 'SOÓLÈ'. |
| 2022 | Performed in 'Bamboozler' as Jax and 'Half Heaven' as Grand Tita |
| 2021 | Began recurring role as Monsieur 98 in Godfather of Harlem, appearing in 9 episodes through 2023. |
| 2021 | Appeared in 'The Silent Baron' and 'Soole' as Sister Veronica. |
| 2021 | Starred in 'The Therapist' as Rotimi Bankole and appeared in 'Entangle' |
| November 26 2021 | Debuted her first film as an executive producer 'SOÓLÈ', featuring Sola Sobowale, Femi Jacobs, Meg Otanwa, Shawn Faqua, and Lateef Dimeji. The movie was directed by Kayode Kasum and grossed 10.2 million naira in its opening weekend and 16 million naira in its opening week. |
| 2020 | Starred in 'French Exit' playing the role of Julius |
| 2020 | Starred in multiple films including 'Witches' as Kemi, 'Ratnik' as Peppa, 'The New Normal' as Monica/Faithful, and other movies like 'Coincidence', 'Mama Drama', and 'Soul Behavior'. |
| 2020 | Played the role of Gozie in the film 'Akachi' |
| 2019 | Appeared in S.W.A.T. TV series as Aden Syed in the episode 'Monster'. |
| 2019 | Performed in the film 'Shaft' as the character Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera |
| 2018 | Isaach de Bankolé appeared in the TV episode 'Bye Bye Birdie' of Instinct, playing the character Ben Richfield. |
| 2018 | De Bankolé starred in Sacred Lies TV series, portraying Dr. Carter Elgin in the episode 'Chapter Eight: Wedding Day'. |
| 2018 | Portrayed the River Tribe Elder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther. |
| 2018 | Produced another Yoruba drama movie 'Ewa – Beauty', directed by Saheed Balogun and featuring Ibrahim Chatta, Yinka Quadri, Kunle Omisore, and Tayo Sobola. |
| 2018 | Wrote and produced her first Yoruba movie 'Emi Mi – My Soul', directed by Saheed Balogun and starring Ibrahim Chatta, D'Marion Young, Sunkanmi Omobolanle, and Sola Kosoko. |
| 2017 | Became the brand ambassador for OUD Majestic. |
| 2017 | Acted in films such as 'Guynman' as Ayo, 'The Island' as Mrs. Coker, and made a guest appearance in 'The Blogger's Wife'. |
| 2017 | Received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) for her role in 'It's Her Day'. Also won Best Supporting Actress Award at the Lagos Film Festival for the same movie. |
| 2017 | Appeared in 'Mr & Mrs: Chapter Two' as Kobi |
| 2016 | Starred in two films: '76' as Major Gomos and 'Yellow Cassava' as Dan |
| 2014 | Released her short video comedy skit 'Date Gone Bad' on YouTube, which garnered over 170,000 hits. |
| 2014 | Played the role of Harry in 'Raging Passion' |
| 2014 | Asubiaro Toluwase published a research paper highlighting the challenges of Yoruba diacritical marks in digital document retrieval, demonstrating the impact of mark omission on online research and search engine performance. |
| 2013 | Adunni Ade landed her first Nollywood role in the Yoruba language film 'You or I'. |
| April 28 2012 | Mokeme married Jean Olumba Mokeme in a wedding ceremony. |
| 2011 | Tolúlàṣẹ Ògúntósìn, a Beninese priest-chief, devises a new Yoruba script called the Oduduwa script, claiming inspiration from a vision during sleep. |
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