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Biography
Akin Omotoso is a Nigerian and South African film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the 2022 film Rise. Both his father Kole Omotoso and his sister Yewande Omotoso are also writers.
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Awards & recognition
- 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
- Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
Filmography13 titles
The Polygamist
2026Creative Producer, Director
2026Creative Producer, Director
Rise
2022Director
2022Director
Lord of War
2005as General Solomon
2005as General Solomon
Shake Hands with the Devil
2007as Major General Paul Kagame
2007as Major General Paul Kagame
Black Is King
2020Producer
2020Producer
Marked
2025Creative Producer
2025Creative Producer
Big Nunu's Little Heist
2023Executive Producer
2023Executive Producer
The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self
The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island
2007as Gamba
2007as Gamba
A Hotel Called Memory
2017Co-Producer, Director
2017Co-Producer, Director
Catching Feelings
2017as Joel
2017as Joel
Courting Anathi
2023Director
2023Director
Wonder Boy for President
2016as Kalu Akinrinsa
2016as Kalu Akinrinsa