Nigerians Featured In American Movie 'Black Panther'

Black Panther, a 2018 American superhero film is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It seems the movie will take major awards in the year 2018 and also break records. Apart from the fact it is an all-black heroes’ cast movie, it is also interesting to know that some actors of Nigerian descent were also featured in the movie.

Tunde Laleye; He is a Nigerian and indigene of Lagos state. He moved to the United States with his family in 1997 where he completed his secondary school education. He is a registered nurse and studied the Eric Morris Process of Acting.
Sola Aluko; was part of the cast in the popular movie Pitch Perfect 2. The Nigerian-born mother of two speaks four languages including her native language, Yoruba. She has two degrees in marketing and engineering and also studied Drama education at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) Tari Omoro Jnr; is an American of Nigerian descent. He fell in love with acting while studying computer science at theTyler Junior College. David Opegbemi; not much is known about Opegbemi. Heplayed the role of a Club Patron in theTV series, Empire, in 2017. He is a Jabari Warrior in Black Panther. Amechi Okocha; is an American-born Nigerian. He has featured in so many movies, even way back in 2012. His best performance in any movie seemed to be in the 2013 film, Speechless.