Film & Stage
Distinguished
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Nollywood's most convincing ritualist — and a qualified lawyer
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Nigeria Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Priest, businessman, uncle or ritualist, he is believable as all of them. Off screen he is a practising lawyer.
Kanayo O. Kanayo is a Nigerian actor and one of the most recognisable figures of Nollywood's first generation, with a range running from the benevolent uncle to the money ritualist.
He is also a qualified lawyer.
He is also a qualified lawyer.
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