Femi Adebayo
Femi Adebayo | |
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Fẹ́mi Adébáyọ̀ | |
Portrait of Femi Adebayo | |
| Born | 31 December 1976 |
| Other names | Jelili, Sonto Alapata, Ogundiji |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Omotayo Adebayo |
| Children | 4 |
| Father | Adebayo Salami |
| Relatives | Tope Adebayo Sodiq Adebayo |
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Femi Adebayo ⓘ(born 31 December 1976) is a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, director, and lawyer. He is known for his work in Yoruba-language cinema and for directing commercially successful films such as King of Thieves (2022), Jagun Jagun (2023), and Seven Doors (2024).
In 2024, he won the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Jagun Jagun, also won the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards' Best Lead Actor for his performance in Seven Doors in 2025.
He has appeared in more than 500 films and has been active in the Nigerian film industry since the 1990s.