Nollywood Actors Wearing The 'Stereotyped' Cap

Some Nollywood actors are quite versatile and the rest follow..

Some are stereotyped and its probably not their fault as producers always give them similar roles to play over and over again in different movies. ....probably because they do it so well once,they are asked to do it again and again...and again.

Here is a list of some popular Nollywood actors who seem to have been stereotyped into particular roles

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 Patience Ozokwor- 

Patience is a very talented actress who is awesome to watch on and off screen.. But she is stereotyped. It may not be her fault, but one thing is sure, once you see Patience in a movie cover or poster, you know already what role has been assigned to her in the movie..its either the role of a bad mother, wicked wife or a wicked mother-in-law. She delivers perfectly in such roles that some movie watchers are convinced beyond reasonable doubt that she is actually wicked in real life. 

Her interpretation of wicked roles invokes emotions in the minds of those watching her.

 Osita Iheme/Chinedu Ikedezie - 

The duo of Aki and Paw paw are stereotyped into acting similar roles most often. They always play the role of mischievous kids, playing pranks and even though they delivered these roles beautifully,it has become really boring to watch

 Nkem Owoh - 

Osuofia always plays comic roles. Producers hardly give him other roles other than comic roles. He is so good in such roles that He is either acting as a drunk or a foolish unserious man.

  Camilla Mgberekpe- 

If you have a witch role in a script, the best person to give it to is Camilla Mgberekpe. She plays such roles so flawlessly that it is possible she has been tagged one in real life.

 Jim Iyke -

 Jim always plays bad boy roles or an American returnee with fake American accent. 

 Tony Umez - Tony always takes up roles where women control him. We call such roles 'mumu' roles. And his facial expressions are always the Same when playing such roles in any movie. 

Chioma Apotha- Pretty Chioma always plays good girl roles. She is unequivocally known for such roles.

 Kanayo O Kanayo - 

KOK always plays the role of a money ritualist and delivers the roles well..he has a lot of movies to his credit where he plays the good man gone bad and meanders into ritual things.  

  John Okafor- 

Mr Ibu is always playing comic roles, especially foolish roles and he is so good in playing these foolish roles that you are greeted with a shocker if you see him in real life because he is nothing like his movie roles depict.

  Bishop Imeh - Bishop only excels in comic roles. His manner of talking and facial expressions are always the same. 

  Hanks Anuku - Hanks always plays bad boy roles like Jim Iyke and also uses fake American accent. 

  Gentle Jack -

 Vuga as he is often called always plays the bad boy roles or as a thug or as an armed robber. He is obviously stereotyped into such roles because of his physique

 Benson Okonkwo- 

If you have a script that has a gay character, the best person to go for is Benson Okonkwo  he is known to deliver such roles so perfectly that if it was a degree course he would graduate with a first class.

  Nkiru Sylvanus - 

Nkiru always plays emotional roles that demand a lot of crying. Although she tries to diversify sometimes,her crying roles overshadow her other roles.

  Chiwetalu Agu -

 Chiwetalu Agu is always collecting bribe and betraying people in most of his films. If he wants to diversify, then he will be chasing after women and his choice of language is epic.

So what others actors do you know wearing the stereotype cap and what roles have they been stereotyped into?