Deyemi Okanlawon

thumb Deyemi Okanlawon (born 19 April 1981) is a Nigerian actor. He was the highest-grossing Nollywood actor of 2020 and 2021, according to the Film One Box Office report. Okanlawon is best known for his roles in Netflix Originals, including King of Boys: The Return of the King (2021), Blood Sisters (2022), Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022), and Lisabi: The Uprising (2024). Quotes My job is to protect the people around me. If gbege happens here now, I’m going to step in front. It’s what needs to happen; there’s no excuse. We need things that will make us proud to be Nigerians. We need our creative people to create things, music, film, fashion, whatever it is, that will go outside the shores of the country. If it’s not feeding you, it’s not passion. It’s desire, it’s belief, it’s not passion. There will be a time, there will be a season when you might not get anything. But it’s a season, it’s not a lifetime. When it becomes a lifetime, that’s when it becomes a problem. External links