Temitope Christopher Tedela (born 5 June 1990) is a Nigerian actor and producer. He has received several awards for his work including Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award, Nigeria Entertainment Award, Best of Nollywood Award and Nollywood Movies Award.
His body of work includes Baby Farm (2025), All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White (2023),https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nigerian-gay-all-the-colours-of-the-world-are-between-black-and-white-coccinelle-berlin-1235522235/ Blood Sisters (2022), Country Hard (2021), The Lost Okoroshi (2019), What Lies Within (2017), Slow Country (2017), Ojukokoro (2017), Suru L'ere (2016), A Soldier's Story (2015) and A Mile from Home which earned him several accolades.
Early life and education Temitope Christopher Tedela, the first of four children, was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 5 June 1990. He is of descent from Ekiti State. He attended Lagos State Model College, Meiran, Lagos for his secondary education and earned a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.
Career While studying at the University of Lagos, Tedela was cast in his screen debut as Julian in the family TV Series Edge of Paradise. He stopped acting for a while to concentrate on his studies; while in school and shortly after graduation, Tedela worked as an on-air personality at UNILAG FM. He made a return to star as Lala in his first leading role in the feature film A Mile from Home, gaining prominence through the role. At one time, Tedela was a news anchor at the NTA. He acted in several notable stage performances.
In 2015, Tedela starred in A Soldier's Story and Out of Luck. Tedela's role as metrosexual Kyle Stevens-Adedoyin in the 2016 comedy film Suru L'ere earned him many rave reviews.
Tedela starred in these well-received films in 2017: the epic King Invincible, the comedy-crime/heist film Ojukokoro and the action-drama Slow Country. He made his producing debut with the drama thriller film What Lies Within.
In 2018, Tedela appeared in the crime film, Knock Out Blessing.
In 2019, he starred as researcher Dr Dauda in The Lost Okoroshi which had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received mostly positive reviews. He also began work on his one-man play Whumanizer. Tedela also starred in the gripping drama film, The Ghost and the House of Truth.
In 2020, Tedela was cast in Netflix's first Nigerian original series helmed by award-winning director Akin Omotoso.
In 2022, he portrayed Dr Adeboye/The Good Doctor in the Netflix original series Blood Sisters.
Tedela received acclaim for his work in the award winning film All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White which won several awards including the Berlinale Teddy Award. Of his performance, Michael Joseph Jenner wrote: "with his silent moments of reflection being beautifully portrayed by Tope Tedela, whose performance is very quiet and internal, but simmers with an understated complexity that only grows as the film continues to explore his voyage of self-examination, portraying his efforts to feel less lost and isolated in a rapidly changing world, although one in which his identity is still a source of considerable contention amongst those who are more aligned with traditional values".https://icsfilm.org/reviews/berlinale-2023-review-all-the-colours-of-the-world-are-between-black-and-white-babatunde-apalowo/
In 2025, Tedela played Nurse Chinedu in the Netflix series Baby Farm.
Other work In 2016, Tedela was named an ambassador by Global Rights, an international human rights organization to start a campaign to end sexual violence in the country.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards Most Promising Actor A Mile from Home 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Actor In A Drama 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) Revelation of the Year (Male) 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Most Promising Actor Best On-Screen Duo 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) Best Rising Star (Male) 2014 Express Star Awards Rising StarHimself 2016City People Entertainment AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleSuru L'ere Nigeria Entertainment AwardsBest Actor in Supporting Role 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Slow Country 2020Best of Nollywood AwardsBest Supporting Actor –EnglishCountry Hard2022Africa Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Supporting Actor2023Africa Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Actor In A Drama, Movie Or TV SeriesAll the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White
Filmography
Film Year Title Role NotesRef 2003 King Invincible 2007 Twisted Sola with Joan Agabi 2013 Awakening with O. C. Ukeje Torn Young Olumide with Monalisa Chinda A Mile from Home Lala/Jude Odarowith Joan Agabi Cyanide Emeka Short Film 2014 Another Day to Die Young Comrade TV film Birthday Bash Scodawith Yul Edochie Leeway Chuks Short Film 2015 Lunch Time Heroes Deji with Omoni Oboli & Dakore Akande Apostates Osas A Soldier's Story Major Egan with Daniel K. Daniel Out of Luck Dayo with Adesua Etomi2016 Suru L'ere Kyle Stevens Adedoyin with Rita Dominic Ojukokoro (Greed) Sunday with Wale OjoArchived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2017Catch.er King Invincible Taari with Gabriel Afolayan Slow Country Osas with Majid Michel What Lies Within Gboyega also Producer 2018 Knock Out Blessing Yomi directed by Dare Olaitan2019 The Lost Okoroshi Dr. Dauda with Seun Ajayi The Ghost and the House of Truth Barrister Tokunbo with Kate Henshaw2020Finding HubbyPastor Twith Rosemary Abazie 2021 The TherapistRufuswith Rita Dominic and Toyin Abraham Country HardOchukowith Kehinde Bankole and Timini EgbusonPonzi2022CakeTomiwa Akinloluwith Saskay, Patience Ozokwor 2023 All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White Bambinowith Riyo David, Martha Ehinome 2024ShinaUgowith Linda Ejiofor, Timini EgbusonSilenceDapo Popoolawith Efa Iwara, Ade LaoyeCasa de NoviaAncelwith Eso Dike, Chieke Donald2025Baby Farmwith Joseph Benjamin, Rita Dominic
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Edge of Paradise Julian 2008 My Mum & I June Super Story (Omojuwa) Tesiro 2012 Burning Point Tweeters Kunle 2013 Super Story (The Secret)Tai 2014 Oasis Oreva 2015 The Team Efe 2016 Jamestown Lucky 2017 Jemeji Obi Chief2019 Powder Dry Arthur Underbelly Nonso 2022 Blood Sisters Dr Adeboye/The Good Doctor A Netflix Original
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2011 Man Talk, Woman Talk Emeka 2014 Diagnosis Emeka The Agency Fawaz 2019 The Mistress of Wholesome Nengak Josiah The Wives Lawyer Whumanizer Tunde Bridges
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