Tope Tedela

Born: 1990-06-05 (age 36)
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation: Producer, Actor
Active: 2006 - Present
Alma Mater: University of Lagos
AKA: Temitope Christopher Tedela

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Career Stats

Rising

Movies: 3
Lead Roles: 2
Supporting: 1
Years Active: 20yrs
Per Year: 0.2films

Career Overview

Tope Tedela has 3 film credits spanning 2022–2026 .

Peak: 2022
Hiatus: 3 years (2022–2025)
Pace: 0.2 films/year

Role Distribution

Actor ×2

Genre Breakdown

Versatility: MediumFav: Drama

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Supernatural

Biography

Tope Tedela is a Nollywood actor known for Bendel Girl (2025) and Idia(2025)

EARLY LIFE

Temitope Christopher Tedela, the first of four children, was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 5 June 1990. He is of descent from Ekiti State. He attended Lagos State Model College, Meiran, Lagos for his secondary education and earned a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.

CAREER

While studying at the University of Lagos, Tedela was cast in his screen debut as Julian in the family TV Series Edge of Paradise. He worked as an on-air personality at UNILAG FM and was a news anchor at NTA. He gained prominence starring as Lala in A Mile from Home. Notable works include Suru L'ere (2016), Slow Country (2017), What Lies Within (2017, also producer), The Lost Okoroshi (2019), Blood Sisters (2022 Netflix series), All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White (2023), Bendel Girl (2025) and Idia (2025).

PERSONAL LIFE

In 2016, Tedela was named an ambassador by Global Rights, an international human rights organization, to start a campaign to end sexual violence in Nigeria.