Oyin Oladejo
- Birthplace
- Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
- Occupation
- Producer
- Alma Mater
- Humber College, Soul Pepper Academy
Biography
EARLY LIFE
Oyin Oladejo was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos. She moved to Canada in 2001 at the age of 16. She originally planned to study law but rejected it and got a job as a ticket seller for the Canadian Opera Company, where she discovered her interest in acting. She then completed a course of study in theatre arts at Humber College in Toronto and the Soul Pepper Academy in Toronto.
CAREER
Oladejo had regular theater engagements in Toronto and played a supporting role in a short film. She was cast as bridge officer Joann Owosekun on Star Trek: Discovery and has since appeared in every season of the series. She has also performed in theater productions such as Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Lopakhin in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. In 2024, she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film for her role in the film Orah.
Filmography
No filmography available for this person yet.
Box Office
Weekly Top Grossing3 Cold Dishes
₦5,331,351.00
Gingerrr
₦12,727,775.00
Gingerrr
₦21,139,500.00
The Herd
₦16,977,673.00
3 Cold Dishes
₦15,261,240.00
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Popularity Score
Top 100% of African actors
