| Peter Fatomilola | |
| Birth Date: | 1946 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ifisin-Ekiti, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ekiti State, Nigeria) |
| Nickname: | Papa Ajasco |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Citizenship: | Nigeria |
| Alma Mater: | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Occupation: | Playwright Poet Nollywood actor |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Fatomilola |
| Father: | Abraham Ojo Fatomilola |
| Known For: | Sango |
Chief Peter Fatomilola (born 16 January 1946) is a Nigerian dramatist, film actor, poet, ifa priest and prolific playwright.[1]
Fatomilola was born on 16 January 1946 in the town of Ifisin-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria, to Chief Abraham Ojo Fatomilola and Mrs. Elizabeth Fatomilola. He is a son of Chief Ifa Priest, known as the Oluwo (Olu-awo, meaning Lord of the oracle), which was believed to have influenced his herbalist role in Nigerian film.[2] His mother was from the town of Isare-Oge in Kwara State. In 1967, he joined the Olokun Theatre group under the tutelage of the late Professor Ola Rotimi, a renowned dramatist and prolific playwright at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University.[3] He is also a member of the academic staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts in 1978.[4] He was the first Papa Ajasco, a lead role in a comedy film produced by Wale Adenuga.[5] He had featured in several notable Nigerian films such as Sango, an epic African film produced by Obafemi Lasode and scripted by Wale Ogunyemi in 1997.[6] He has acted the role of the priest in several Yoruba films.
He is married with several wives, including one who sells local concoctions and herbs (Iya Fat) at a market at the Obafemi Awolowo University. He has 11 children. In addition, he has several chieftaincy titles around Yorubaland, including Oluwo (Chief Ifa Priest) in his hometown of Ifisin-Ekiti and Amuludun in Ile-Ife.