Kelvin Ikeduba

Kelvin Ngozi Ikeduba (born 21 August 1976) is a Nigerian actor who won the award for Best Cross Over Actor at the 2014 Yoruba Movie Academy Awards (YMAA).

Ikeduba has appeared in Nollywood films, which are commonly produced in English, as well as in Yoruba language films, produced by the Yoruba film industry in Nigeria.

Early life

Although a native of Delta State, Nigeria, Ikeduba was born and raised in Ebute Metta in Lagos State. He is from a family of six—four children, two males, two females, a mother, and a father—of which he is the first-born child.

Education Ikeduba obtained both primary and secondary school education in Lagos State. He is an economics graduate from the University of Benin.

Career In an interview with Vanguard, a Nigerian print publication, Ikeduba stated that he debuted in the Nigerian movie industry in 2000. He described his start as an actor as a coincidence, as he initially only wanted to accompany a friend to an acting audition. On reaching their destination. he decided to participate in the audition, was called back, and was given a movie role.

Ikeduba's ability to understand and communicate in all three major languages spoken in Nigeria has been pivotal to his career. Ikeduba initially debuted in the English-language-only mainstream Nigerian movie industry, commonly known as Nollywood, but eventually crossed over to the Yoruba movie industry. This change came about with the help of Femi Ogedengbe, who introduced him to Saheed Balogun, who gave him a movie role in a Yoruba movie titled Omo Alhaja.

Awards

Personal life Ikeduba is a polyglot. He speaks English, his native Igbo language, Yoruba, and Hausa.

Filmography The Suitors (2000) Emotional Tears (2003) as Gigs Ògìdán (2004) More Than Gold (2005) Ghetto Language (2006) Last Dance (2006) as Dallas Under The Sky (2006) as Inspector Ghetto Queen (2007) Critical Truth (2008) as Emeka Kiss The Dust (2008) as Baba Books Laroda Ojo (2008) as Shola Mafi Wonmi (2008) My Darling Princess (2008) as King's thug Atunida Leyi (2009) Esin Obinrin (2009) Igbeyawo Arugbo (2010) Owowunmi (2010) Black Bird (2015) as Crux Edo Decree 1440 (2018) as Chairman Gold Statue (2019) as Hammer Lucifer (2019) Son of Mercy (2020) as Chairman Swallow (2021) as O.C. Battle on Buka Street (2022) as Chukwuemeka Maleeka (2022) as Wale Sibe (2023 TV Series) as kidnapper Lisabi: The Uprising (2024)