15 Popular Hollywood Actors/Actresses who have Nigerian backgrounds

9. Hugo Weaving

While Hugo Weaving’s parents are both English, he was born in Nigeria – Ibadan precisely. So, technically, the star best known for playing Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, is a Nigerian by birth.

10. Ashley Madekwe

Born in December 1983, Ashley is an English Actress, known for her role as call girl Bambi in the ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, social climber Ashley Davenport on the ABC drama series Revenge and the witch Tituba in the WGN America series Salem. She was born in East London to a Nigerian father and Swiss mother.

11. Sophie Okonedo

We feel some type of way claiming Sophie, because her Nigerian father abandoned her and her family when she was 5 years old. Her Jewish mother had to raise her alone, in relative poverty. Anyways, she overcame all these and began her film career in 1991 in the British drama Young Soul Rebel. She gained popularity for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda and has starred in big movies like The Secret Life of Bees, After Earth, etc.