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Femi Branch (born May 14, 1970) is a Nigerian actor, director and producer.[1][2][3][4]

Femi Branch
Born	(1970-05-14)14 May 1970 Sagamu, Ogun, Nigeria
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1991–present

Early life

Branch was born on May 14, 1970. His parents were teachers in Sagamu, Nigeria.[5] He attended Satellite Town Primary School at Amuwo Odofin before attending the Airforce Secondary School at Ikeja.[6] He later proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where, though admitted for Religious Studies, he later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts.[7]

Career

Branch began his career at Obafemi Awolowo University in 1991, the same year he featured in a yoruba stage play titled Eniyan.[8] He later featured in a movie titled Orisun (meaning: Origin) produced by members of staff of Obafemi Awolowo University but his first appearance on television was in 2003 in an MTN Group television commercial titled "Dance with me".[9] He appeared in the role of Oscar in a soap opera titled Domino.[8] He has since appeared in over a hundred Nigerian films, a few of which he produced and directed.[2]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Result	Ref
2018	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role - English	Nominated	[10]

References

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