Deza The Great
Born
1980-11-07
Biography
A popular Nigerian actor, television host, business advisor, filmmaker, motivation speaker, former banker and brand influencer, his name is Adekanla Desalu but popularly known as Deza the Great, from Lagos State Nigeria, he is the founder of DTG production company, Deza the Great was born on the 7 of November 1980, he came into landlight in 2010 when he acted in the Nigeria TV series catwalk, before then in 2025 he worked at Globalcom telecommunications as the commercial roaming manager, and he moved to sterling bank in 2008 where he worked for sometime and decided to pursue his acting career, Deza the Great gained his bachelors degree in Actuarial science from the Lagos state university and proceeded to Nexford University where he gained his master's degree of science in Artificial intelligence, he has starred in numerous movies like broken silence, the weeding plan, big love, unshaken , two wrongs, Deza is married with two children.
Filmography
Always Here
2025
Roles in Always Here
- Played the character of Mike.
Royal Bank
2025
Roles in Royal Bank
- Played the character of Prince Emma.
Arranged Yori
2025
Roles in Arranged Yori
- Played the character of Nonso.
Roles in Chisom And The Law
- Played the character of Lawrence.
- As Producer
Roles in Across The Border
- Played the character of Julius.
Roles in Recipe For Trouble
- Played the character of Jay.
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