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Anthony Oluwakayode Oseyemi (born 17 January 1977) is a British–South African actor of Nigerian descent. He is best known for the roles in the films and teleserials Five Fingers for Marseilles, The Congo Murders and Isidingo. Apart from acting, he is also a writer, musician and producer.

Personal life

He was born on 17 January 1977 in the UK to a Nigerian family. Later he relocated to South Africa, where he received his BA degree in Performing Arts from the University of North London. He completed postgraduate studies in the UK. After the studies, he returned to South Africa and settled there.

Career

He started his acting career on stage as part of Lewisham Youth Theatre. He performed at the London International Festival of Theatre, the Tricycle Theatre and the Albany with Project Phakama. He played the lead role in the play The Amen Corner by James Baldwin. He also co-produced and appeared in the play Performance with Multi media production.

From 2002 to 2003, he had a recurring role in the television series Is Harry On The Boat? He also had guest roles in series including The Bill (2003) and Holby City (2005), and Coming Up (2005). After obtaining a Performing Arts degree, he had lead roles in other TV series including Jacob's Cross, Room 9, Traffick and Isidingo. He also appeared in Wild at Heart, The Runaway, Strike Back, The Book of Negroes and Mzansi Love: Ekasi Style.

In 2017, he played Congo in the South African Western thriller film Five Fingers for Marseilles, directed by Michael Matthews. He also starred in the romantic comedy Hector's Search for Happiness and in the American direct-to-video action film SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines'.

Other than acting, he also wrote the South African television series Tempy Pushas, broadcast on SABC 1. He then wrote the serial Room 9, which earned him a nomination at the 2014 South African Film and Television Awards Nomination.

Filmography

See also

• Survivor (franchise)

References

1. "Anthony Oseyemi: Darsteller in Serien". fernsehserien. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
2. "EXCLUSIVE Interview With Anthony Oseyemi". zkhiphani. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. ^ "Anthony Oseyemi". MUBI. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. Pond, Steve (22 August 2017). "Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
5. "Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017): Sep 7, 2018: Drama, General Film, Thriller, Western". dream13. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

External links

• Anthony Oseyemi at IMDb

• Living people
• 1977 births
• 21st-century South African male actors
• Black British male actors
• British emigrants to South Africa
• People from Alexandra, Gauteng
• South African people of Nigerian descent
• South African male film actors
• South African male television actors
• South African male actors