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Oyekunle Opeyemi Oluwaremi (born 18 October 1988) is a Nigerian actor, who is best known for his roles in Falling, Family Forever , Tinsel.[1] and Aníkúlápó.[2] He came to prominence after winning the 7th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010.[3] He is a graduate of the New York Film Academy.[4]

Kunle Remi
Born	Oyekunle Opeyemi Oluwaremi (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 34) Gboko, Benue, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Kunle Rhemmy Teslim Terdo KR
Alma mater	University of Ibadan New York Film Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Early life and education

Kunle Remi studied acting at the New York Film Academy, Los Angeles, and graduated in 2014. This was followed by a stint learning film making and direction from the same academy and graduating in 2015. Remi is a Christian.[5]

Career

Acting

Remi started acting professionally in 2011, after winning Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010. His first major role was in Heavy Beauty, produced by Grace Edwin Okon and directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Later, he starred in several films, TV series, and stage plays, including Family Forever,[6] Tinsel,[7] Lagos Cougars Reloaded,[8] The Getaway,[9] Falling,[10] and Africa Magic's Forbidden.[11] He has been featured in a number of Africa Magic Original Films.

TV hosting

While studying at the New York Film Academy, Remi worked as a TV host for an Internet TV channel, Celebville 360. His first appearance was reporting live at the Academy Awards nomination event in Beverly Hills, California.[12] In 2021, he became the co-host (taskmaster) of Gulder Ultimate Search.[13]

Modelling

Remi began his modelling career with ISIS models. He has since featured in ad campaigns for brands such as Airtel, MTN Nigeria, DStv, and Diamond Bank.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2019	Gold Statue	Chuks	Feature Film	[14]
2018	The Eve	Audu	Feature Film produced by Cut24 and directed by Tosin Igho. Released in 2018.	[15]
2017	Sobi's Mystic	Sobi	Feature Film. Written and directed by Biodun Stephen. Released 2017.
2017	Tiwa's Baggage	Lolu	Feature Film. Written and directed by Biodun Stephen. Released 2017.	[16]
2017	Purple Heart	Ademola	Feature Film directed by Andy Amenechi. Released 2017.	[17]
2017	Alter Ego	Daniel	Feature Film
2015	Any Other Monday	Greg	Feature Film produced by Kafui Danko and directed by Pascal Amanfo. Released in 2016.	[18]
2015	Falling	Imoh	Feature Film produced by Uduak Isong Oguamanam and directed by Niyi Akinmolayan. Released in 2015.
2020	Mama Drama	Gboyega	Directed by Seyi Babatope and produced by Joy Grant-Ekong
2021	A Naija Christmas	Ugo	Directed by Kunle Afolayan. Distributed on Netflix	[19]
2021	13 Letters (film)	Akinola 'Owoblow' Owolabi	Written by Pearl Agwu and directed by Kayode Peters.	[20]
2022	Aníkúlápó	Saro	Featured Film produced by Kunle Afolayan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2018	Forbidden	Demilade Doregos	TV Series, aired on Africa Magic.	[21]
2016–2017	Tinsel	Zane	TV Series, aired on Africa Magic.
2016–2017	Lincoln's Clan	Eric	TV Series.	[22]
2015–2016	Lagos Cougars Reloaded		TV Series.
2014	The Getaway	Oliseh	TV Series.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2019	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Supporting Actor –English	Nominated	[23]
2020		Best Kiss in a movie	Won	[24]

See also

• List of Nigerian actors

References

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