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7
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Director
Akin Omotoso
Directing
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 37092
IMDb ID: nm0648473
Known for: Directing
Born: June 27, 1974
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q3607334
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Creative Producer (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
Akin Omotoso (born 1974) is a Nigerian film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the 2022 film Rise.
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7.3
Lord of War
as General Solomon
2005 Movie
7.6
Rise
Director
2022 Movie
6.1
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
as Gamba
2007 Movie
7.2
Black Is King
Producer
2020 Movie
7.2
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Major General Paul Kagame
2007 Movie
Man on Ground
Screenplay
2011 Movie
6.8
Big Nunu's Little Heist
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Eje
as Detective Tayo
2021 Movie
6.7
Vaya
Director
2017 Movie
4.5
Catching Feelings
as Joel
2017 Movie
Courting Anathi
Director
2023 Movie
A Hotel Called Memory
Director
2017 Movie
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akin Omotoso.
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
4.3
Isidingo
as Blade • 259 eps
1998 Series
6.8
Marked
Creative Producer • 6 eps
2025 Series
5.0
Jacob's Cross
as Femi • 26 eps
2007 Series
Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2026 Series
6.4
The Brave Ones
Creator
2022 Series
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Akin Omotoso.
Eje
as Detective Tayo
2021 Movie
4.5
Catching Feelings
as Joel
2017 Movie
6.0
Naked Reality
as Madiba
2016 Movie
Wonder Boy for President
as Kalu Akinrinsa
2016 Movie
6.1
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
as Gamba
2007 Movie
7.2
Shake Hands with the Devil
as Major General Paul Kagame
2007 Movie
7.3
Lord of War
as General Solomon
2005 Movie
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Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Akin Omotoso.