Adeniyi Johnson
Adeniyi Johnson is known for Voiceless Scream (2018), Lugard (2021) and Bedroom Points (2018).
Adenrele Ojo
Born in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in Philadelphia, Adenrele Ojo is a self-described theater brat. She is the daughter of the late John E. Allen Jr., Founder of Freedom Theatre, in Philadelphia (the oldest African-American theater in Pennsylvania). As a very young child, she found many late nights falling asleep on theatre chairs as her dad directed and mother performed. First first trained as a dancer starting around the age of 5, shortly after that she also began her studies in the area of drama. Although, Adenrele continued to do theatre, she eventually made her on-screen debut in the film My Little Girl (1986) starring such names as James Earl Jones, Mary Stuart Masterson, Erika Alexander and Jennifer Lopez. Adenrele went on to further her dancing as part of the Philadelphia Dance Company ('Philadanco') training company. She later received her Bachelor of the Arts in Theater from Hunter College in New York and continued to hone her skills under the auspices of the wonderful Maggie Flanigan at the William Esper Studios. She is one of the founding company members and was also the General Manager of Tupu Kweli Theatre Company in NY, which is under the artistic direction of Curtiss Cook.
Adeola Alonge
Adeola Alonge is known for The Wildflower (2022).
Adeola Role
Adeola Role is an actress, known for Interface (2009), The Blacklist (2013) and Blue Bloods (2010).
Adeolu Adefarasin
Adeolu Adefarasin is a producer and actor, known for The Eve (2018), Shop Talk NG (2018) and New Money (2018).
Adeoluwa Owu
Adeoluwa Owu is known for The Anomalous (2024), The Griot (2021) and A Tribe Called Judah (2023).
Adeoye Adewale
Adeoye Adewale is known for Anikulapo (2022).
Adeoye Bolaji
Adeoye Bolaji is known for Strangers (2022).
Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye hails from Brooklyn, New York City by way of Nigeria. She is a graduate of Cornell University; and has studied acting with Wynn Handman, Austin Pendleton, and Susan Batson. Her name is pronounced "Add-eh-pair-o Oh-due-yay." Her theatre credits include Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed, at the Yale Repertory Theatre; The Bluest Eye, at the Hartford Stage and Long Wharf Theatres; and Fela!, in the AEA workshop, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones. Ms. Oduye first starred for writer/director Dee Rees as Alike in the award-winning short film Pariah. Among the other shorts that she has starred in are Gabriele Zamparini's Water; Russell Costanzo's The Tested; and Nadiah Hamzah's Sub Rosa. She has made guest appearances on such television programs as Louie and two Law & Order series.
Adequin Reagan
Adequin Reagan is an actor, known for Trip to the Moon, Ask Me to Dance and Superdad (2022).