Jimmy Odukoya

{{Short description|Nigerian actor and pastor (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Jimmy Odukoya

| birth_name = Oluwajimi Odukoya

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|27}}

| occupation = Actor, motivational speaker, preacher, musician

| years_active = 2016–present

| notable_works = {{ubl|Crazy Grannies|Husbands of Lagos|The Woman King}}

| nationality = Nigerian

| citizenship = Nigerian

| alma_mater = Oral Roberts University

| spouse =

| children = 2

| parents = {{ubl|Bimbo Odukoya|Taiwo Odukoya}}

}}

Oluwajimi Odukoya (born 27 April 1987) is a Nigerian actor, and the senior pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, in Ilupeju, Lagos. He played the role of Oba Ade in the 2022 movie The Woman King alongside Viola Davis and John Boyega.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/tristars-woman-king-viola-davis-angelique-kidjo-1234870755/|title=TriStar's Woman King Starring Viola Davis Adds Four Including Angelique Kidjo|date=9 November 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=11 October 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109203422/https://deadline.com/2021/11/tristars-woman-king-viola-davis-angelique-kidjo-1234870755/|archive-date=November 9, 2021}}{{Cite web |access-date=11 October 2022 |title=Jimmy Odukoya: Homeboy earns worthy Hollywood call up |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/jimmy-odukoya-homeboy-earns-worthy-hollywood-call-up/ |first=Shaibu|last=Husseini|date=13 November 2021|website=The Guardian Life |language=en-US}} Odukoya is the first son and second child of late pastors Bimbo Odukoya and Taiwo Odukoya. He succeeded his father after his father's demise, as the official senior pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, with his sister Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun confirmed as his associate senior pastor, both from September 2023.{{Cite web |last=Apanpa |first=Olaniyi |date=2023-09-17 |title=Meet Nollywood actor, Jimmy Odukoya, now Senior Pastor Fountain of Life Church |url=https://punchng.com/meet-nollywood-actor-jimmy-odukoya-now-senior-pastor-fountain-of-life-church/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}

Filmography

  • Husbands of Lagos (2016) as Fred
  • Tempted (2017) as Mike
  • Ordinary People (2017) as Andrew
  • Baby Palaver (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2018/09/baby-palaver.html|title=Baby Palaver Review|first=Bartholomew|last=Eboseremen|date=10 September 2018|website=Nollywood Reinvented|access-date=11 October 2022}}
  • Cooked Up Love (2018) as Abbey
  • The Bosslady (2019) as Mike
  • The Bling Lagosians (2019) as George
  • Faded Lines (2020) as Femi
  • Daydream (2020) as Ethan
  • The Wait (2021) as Akin
  • Crazy Grannies (2021) as Adam
  • Mamba's Diamond (2021) as Jay
  • I am Nazzy (2022){{cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/527065-movie-review-i-am-nazzy-falls-below-benchmark.html|title=Movie Review: I am Nazzy, falls below benchmark|first=Onu|last=Stephen|date=30 April 2022|website=Premium Times|access-date=11 October 2022}}
  • The Woman King (2022) as Oba Ade
  • Baby Bump (2022) as Esosa
  • A Ride Too Far (2023) as Jide
  • Broken Mirror (2023) as Emma
  • Lock 'N Keys (2023) as Johnny
  • Safe (2024) as Big D

References

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Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Nigerian actors

Category:1987 births

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