Simon Akinwunmi

He started out at the age of 7, when he attended drama classes at the Old Vic Theatre in London and later went on to perform in children's productions at the Old Vic and its sister theatre the Yo ...Show More

He started out at the age of 7, when he attended drama classes at the Old Vic Theatre in London and later went on to perform in children's productions at the Old Vic and its sister theatre the Young Vic. He starred in a few commercials with his brothers for Maggie Cubes/source, Lux soap in the late 70's. He also did allot of back ground voice overs for movies where African children were required, the most memorable being 'shout at the devil' where with his brothers they voiced over tribes men and children singing. His acting went on hold for a few years as his parents moved the family back to Nigeria. Acting was forgotten and pressure to go to university to sturdy engineering by his parents took over the next decade. He came back to acting accidentally as he had just been made redundant, was out of work when a friend asked him to do some background work. His passion was renewed and he signed up with a few supporting artist agencies, did a lot of background and featured work. With a few works under his belt decided to cast for major roles and has not looked back since. Hide