Nigerian film star Timini Egbuson has proclaimed himself as the most prominent actor to rise from Africa. The “bad boy” of Nollywood claims he has been consistently acting for 15 years without any setbacks, and has served as an inspiration to many aspiring actors. During his appearance on the Menisms Podcast, he boasted that he revolutionized the industry by creating starring roles for young performers that were formerly non-existent. He further stated that his cumulative successes in Nollywood over the past 15 years are sufficient to earn him the title of Africa’s most significant actor.
He said; “I have been acting for 15 years consistently. I’ve never had a time off or fall off for 15 years consistently. 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.
And I said that very humbly because when I joined Nollywood, there were no lead roles for young men. You either had to be an old man or a lady. All the young men that were acting were playing minor roles.
Nobody was actively writing lead roles for young men. If you put everything that I’ve accomplished together, I believe that I am the biggest actor in Africa.”