Toyin Oshinaike

Toyin Oshinaike is a Nigerian actor and director, known for his work in stage, film, and television.

Early life and career Oshinaike started his professional acting career in the early 1990s after initially working in the banking sector in 1993. Some of his theatre performances include portraying Elesin Oba in Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King's Horseman, and Obierika in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, which toured the UK and USA in 1999. He considers one of his most challenging roles to be Baroka in Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel, especially during a tour in England where he had to adapt the Nigerian character for a foreign audience. Over the Bridge (2023), Baale Brotherhood (2022), D.P.O. Jolly Roger (2022), Officer Yaw The Griot (2021), Oladele This Is My Desire (2020), Vincent The Ghost and the House of Truth (2019), Joe Nigerian Prince (2018), Baba Queen Moremi: The Musical (2018), Alaiyemore Roti (2017), Daddy Juwon Our Best Friend's Wedding (2017), Civil Servant Gidi Blues (2016), Boatman Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015), Baba Miatura Dazzling Mirage (2014), Dr. Ayodele Confusion Na Wa (2013), Muri Small Boy (2008), Oyi Sango (film), Oluode

Awards In 2022, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards for his role in Jolly Roger.