Sola Fosudo Explained

Sola Fosudo
Birth Date:	18 March 1958
Nationality:	Nigerian
Citizenship:	Nigerian
Alma Mater:	University of Ibadan Obafemi Awolowo University

Sola Fosudo (born 1958) is a Nigerian prolific dramatist, scholar, critic, film actor and director.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and career

Sola hails from Lagos State.^[4] He was trained as a dramatist at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Master of Art degree in drama.^[5] He has featured and directed several Nigerian films.^[6] He is the head of the Department of Theatre Art, Lagos State University and the university's director of information.^{[7] [8]}

Selected filmography

• True Confession (1995)
• Glamour Girls I (1994)
• Rituals (1997)
• Karashika (1998)
• Strange Ordeal
• Iyawo the Alhaji
• Family on Fire (2011)
• The Arbitration (2016) as Tomisin Bucknor
• Forbidden - TV Series (2018-2019) as Gbenga Braithwaite
• AMCOP: Clandestine (2019) as Mr. Davis
• In Ibadan (2021) as Prof Olasupo
• Praise Party (2023)

References

Additional information provided by Dr. Cornelius Onyekaba, Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Church honour excites Fosudo. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 20 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121031152856/http://www.punchng.com/feature/midweek-revue/church-honour-excites-fosudo/. 31 October 2012.
2. Web site: Nigeria HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News. thenigerianvoice.com. 20 February 2015.
3. Web site: Adebayo . Tireni . 2016-08-13 . Nollywood actor, Sola Fosudo condemns the Industry in new interview... . 2022-03-12 . Kemi Filani News . en-GB.
4. News: I'm not a Nollywood person. The Vanguard.
5. Web site: MOVIE VETERANS: NIGERIAN FILM ICONS ON PARADE – Part 2. Olawale Adegbuyi. The Movietainment Magazine. 20 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215132635/http://movietainmentmagazine.com/movie-veterans-nigerian-film-icons-on-parade-part-2/. 15 February 2015.
6. Web site: I've not been on set for a year –Sola Fosudo | Newswatch Times . 2015-02-16 . dead . https://archive.today/20150216110324/http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/ive-not-been-on-set-for-a-year-sola-fosudo/ . 2015-02-16 .
7. Web site: Nigerian News and Newspapers Online. www.newsng.com. en. 2017-12-22.
8. Web site: Nigeria News Post. nigeriannewspost.com. 20 February 2015.