Photos: 9 Hollywood celebraties that are from Nigeria; number 6 will shock you

History has it that the origin of black Americans are from african slaves, this Hollywood stars are Nigerian indigence.

Kazeem was born in Lagos State and is a native of Ogun State. He has featured in several hit movies such as ‘Hotel Rwandan,’ ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean etc

British actor Adetomiwa Edun was born in 1984 to a Nigerian father from the Yoruba tribe and a half-Ghanaian, half-English mother. Edun has featured in movies like Slaves, Law & Order, The Hour, Passengers.

Dayo Okeniyi was born and raised in Lagos before he later moved with his family to the United States. The actor is popularly known for his roles in ‘The Hunger Games‘ and ‘Terminator Genisys‘.

Caroline was born in England to Nigerian parents but was sent to boarding school in Nigeria at a point, in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. She has featured in ‘Holby City,’ ‘Casualty,’ ‘Babymother, ‘Cyberwoman“,’ ‘Supernatural,’ and ‘Brothers and Sisters’.

Nonso Anozie is an English actor of Nigerian descent. He was cast to play in the TV series ‘Game of Thrones‘ and ‘Dracula‘.

John is a British-Nigerian who was born in london to Nigerian parents. He played  Ugwu in ‘Half of A Yellow Sun‘ and also feature in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.‘Attack the Block‘

 32-year-old Zain Ejiofor Asher, is a news anchor at CNN International and is the younger sister of Hollywood actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Asher studied French and Spanish at Oxford University and also is a graduate of Journalism. Prior to joining CNN in February 2013.

Tracy is a British-Nigerian television and theatre actress best known for playing in the ‘Doctor Who Christmas special, The End of Time‘, and TV series ‘Crossbones‘.

He was a  fashion model. He is  Yoruba origin, and Hollywood actor, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, he was cast in  ‘The Mummy Returns‘, ‘Pompeii,’ ‘The Bourne Identity‘, and in TV series ‘Lost‘ and ‘Oz‘. He was born in Washington, D.C to Nigerian parents and is fluent in Yoruba, Italian and Swahilis

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