Nigerian actor, Timini Egbuson said he is the biggest actor in Africa in a recent episode of the Menisms Podcast.
Egbuson refers to his 15 years of experience in the Nigerian film industry as one of the reasons he can boldly proclaim himself the best.
According to him, his 15 years of experience in the Nigerian film industry is one of the reasons he can boldly himself assert the best among the rest.
“I genuinely believe if you put everything that I have done and everything that I have been able to accomplish, I believe that I’m the biggest actor in Africa,” he expressed.
The winner of the Best Actor in a Drama award at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2020, for his performance in Elevator Baby, has achieved a lot. He started by starring in popular TV series like Tinsel and MTV Shuga: Naija and his latest achievement is being a part of the highest-grossing Nigerian movie, A Tribe Called Judah.
He also added that he has helped so many leading male actors to rise to the stars they are now
“I believe that I genuinely opened up the way for a lot of new school young actors. I also believe that I opened up the leading male young actor category. Because when I joined Nollywood there were no lead roles for like younger [man], you either had to be an old man or like a young babe… No one was actively writing lead roles for young men.”
“Any big name that you can think of in your head, I have done it for them. But the problem and the mistake that they make is they come out here, and instead of them to come out with the mentality of gratitude. And that’s why you don’t know about it because they are not talking about it and they are not coming out from a place of gratitude for this Og. Rather, they are coming out here, with what do I need to do to compete”. He added.
Egbuson confirmed his directorial debut will be out shortly
Story by Obaapa Janee
