Femi JACOBS

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

JACOBS

First Name

Femi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

May 8,

Status

Alive

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Profession

Actor
Motivational Speaker
Singer

Schools Attended with Dates

Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo, Osun State; Lagos State University; Lagos Business School

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Best Actor in a Comedy, 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA);
- Best Supporting Actor (English), 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards (BON)

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

FILMOGRAPHY:

TELEVISION:
Tango (2008)
Tinsel (as Eddie Edoma) (2009)
Middlemen (2014)
This Thing Called Marriage (2015)
Binary Unit (2015)

FILMS:
The Meeting (2012)
Choices (2006)
Tunnel
Paired
Dreamwalker (2012)
Journey to Self (2013)
Render to Caesar (2014)
Heaven's Hell (2015)
The Black Silhouette (2015)
The Guest (2015)
The Visit (2015)
Iquo's Journal (2015)
Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015)
Just Married (2015)
Heart of a Sister (2015)
All Shades of Wrong

Other Relevant Information

During his stay in South Africa in the early 2000's, Femi Jacobs earned his private pilot's license. In 2006, he returned back to Nigeria where he worked for many agencies, dis some voice-over acting and served as events' Master of Ceremonies (MC). It was during this time he was approached to star in a movie. After his first movie, he was persuaded to audition to be the lead actor in a TV Series titled "Tinsel", a role he eventually got in 2009. He did Tinsel and from there he got his first big break on the big screen in the movie "The Meeting" .

His favourite inspirational song is a song he wrote titled "Free to Fly".