Daniel Lloyd (Nigerian actor) explained

Daniel Lloyd
Birth Name:Daniel Ineye Lloyd
Nationality:Nigerian
Birth Place:Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Alma Mater:Enugu State University of Science and Technology
Years Active:2006–present

Daniel Lloyd is a Nigerian actor and talent manager.[1] In 2016, Lloyd was nominated for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Lloyd is from the Ijaw tribe[4] in Bayelsa State. Lloyd was born in Lagos State. Lloyd graduated from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology with a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering.

Career

Lloyd started his career by featuring in a television series soap opera titled Pradah. He played the role of a character called Patrick.

Lloyd is one of the first Nigerian actors to feature in the Bollywood section in a movie titled J.U.D.E where he played the role of a character named Jude.[5]

Lloyd in addition to being an actor, used to be a talent manager and managed the Nigerian artist Timaya whom he met at the "straight to star" talent hunt show event in Port Harcourt in 2006. Whilst Timaya was in the music category of the show, Lloyd was in the acting category of the show.[6]

Award and nomination

Personal life

Lloyd's father was an engineer who worked for Shell oil company in Nigeria and encouraged Lloyd to become an engineer as well and was upset with Lloyd for abandoning his engineering career for acting after obtaining a degree in civil engineering.[7]

In 2019, Daniel Lloyd married a Nollywood actress Empress Njamah.[8]

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timaya still my friend –Daniel Lloyd. The Punch. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  2. Web site: "Suru L'ere," "Tinsel," Adeniyi Johnson, Mide Martins among nominees. 2016-07-11. Pulse Nigeria. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  3. Web site: Acting has changed my perception about life-Daniel Lloyd. 2016-08-31. Daily Times. en-GB. 2019-12-30.
  4. Web site: Society doesn't allow Nigerian women to be romantic – Daniel Lloyd. 2017-09-23. Vanguard. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  5. 'I left Timaya because I wanted to try something new' -Daniel Lloyd. Encomium Magazine. 2021-08-25. en-US. Daniel. Lloyd.
  6. Web site: Timaya still my friend – ex-manager Daniel Lloyd. 2016-08-21. TheCapital. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  7. Web site: I refused to be typecast as a gigolo –Daniel Lloyd. Punch Newspapers. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  8. Web site: 2019-02-22. Nollywood actress, Empress Njamah, weds actor, Daniel Lloyd. 2021-08-25. Vanguard Allure. en-US.
  9. Web site: The Chronicles, a historical movie hits big screen. guardian.ng. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  10. Web site: Daniel Lloyd Biography-Wiki, Age, Height, Parents, Wife, Parents, Movies, Net Worth, Instagram, Photos. 2021-08-25.

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