Kunle Remi

Oyekunle Opeyemi Oluwaremi, professionally known as Kunle Remi, is a Nigerian actor, producer, filmmaker, content creator, host, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and model.

He was known for his appearance in Falling, Family Forever, Tinsel, and Aníkúlápó.

The second is Tinsel, a Nigerian soap opera and Africa's longest-surviving television series that began filming in 2008.

He won the 7th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010.

While studying at the New York Film Academy, he was simultaneously hosting an Internet Television Channel, Celebville 360.

He made his first significant hosting appearance at the Academy Awards nomination event in Beverly Hills.

Remi started acting professionally in 2011, after winning Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010.

By 2012, he was cast in his first movie, Heavy Beauty, produced by Grace Edwin Okon and directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare.

His first on-screen appearance was in 2012's Heavy Beauty.

Though he graduated in 2014, he returned to study filmmaking and directing, and graduated in 2015.

Olawaremi was born in Benue State, Nigeria on 18 October.

His family relocated to Ibadan when he was a child.

As a teenager, he discovered a passion for acting and became a youth drama teacher.

He studied Fisheries and Wildlife Management at the University of Ibadan.

He then attended Sheffield University and studied Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Once his degrees were completed, he moved to New York City to study acting, filmmaking, and directing at the New York Film Academy and graduated in 2014.

In 2014, he began performing stunts in Kpains: The Frest of Souls.

He spent 2015 landing roles in the short films Sister's Keeper, Sting, and Hex, and being cast in the television series The Getaway, where he played Oliseh.

His fame grew with his role in Out of Luck, Deluded and Mrs. & Mrs. Johnson.

Remi's breakthrough role came from his role in Falling, where he played a husband left in a coma after a tragic accident.

On 5 February 2016, Any Other Monday was released.

It portrays the trials and tribulations of love and marriage.

Remi went on to star in a similar film – highlighting the struggle and illusions of love – which was released 9 September.

Throughout the year, the actor starred in two television series.

The first, Lincoln's Clan Evolution, depicts a Nigerian billionaire and his family.

Remi was cast in 2016 as a day player and continued with his role of Zane into 2017.

The actor played Eric and completed his role in 2017.

Remi accepted various alternate roles throughout 2017.

He took on the role of Lolu in Tiwa's Baggage, where he represented the struggles of an abandoned woman with a child.

On 12 April, Sobi's Mystic was released; he played a slightly lighter role in this romantic drama.

Sobi, the actor's character, finds his promiscuous tendencies land him in trouble when the woman he finds and becomes drawn to doesn't reciprocate his feelings.

Digging him deeper into who she is.

The film received a rating of 4/5 from the Nollywood Reinvented for its unpredictability and details.

On 24 July, Alter Ego was released.

Written by Jude Martins, the film tells the story of a lawyer who prosecutes sex offenders and the lengths she will go to find justice in whatever she sees fit.

Yet, as a fellow victim herself, she is driven by her own sexual drive and power, no matter the time and place.

The film was nominated for Best Film with Social Messages and Film with Best Production Design at the Best of Nollywood Awards.

As well as leading roles, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Remi were nominated for Best Kiss in a Film.

In September, Surprise Wedding, telling the story of an arranged marriage.

Remi, who plays Tunde, is surprised on his birthday with a wedding rather than a birthday party.