Efa Iwara

Aptò
bà wàaɗo

Efe à AMA Awards mà 2021

Personal information

Làawàa:

20 Ogos 1986 (àmun 39)
Ibadan, Lanjèeriya

Karàatu:

University of Ibadan

Career

Wanàu:

Aptò
bà wàaɗo

Years active:

2006 - ànce

Efa Iwara (born 20 August 1986), also known as Efa,Efa Iwara nanka bâ kàawàa mà fìm (aptò) kàa bà wàaɗo àkata ƴal tà Lanjèeriya.^[1]

Disko hnni

Albam

Without a Pulse (2020)^[2]

EPs

Waka EP (2011)^[3]

Wàaɗo tìnì

Source:^[4]

"Fall in Love" (featuring Plantashun Boiz)
"Letter to the President Elect"
"Sunmobi" (featuring Olamide)
"Over you" (featuring Praiz)
"Open and Close" (featuring Dammy Krane)
"Obandi" (featuring Pelli)
"Enigma"
"E2DFA (E to the F-A)"

Fìm

Àmin	Sim	Ele	Càacàa	Ref
2024	Soft Love	Edward Obi	Comedy / Romance
2024	Hijack '93	Captain Odion	Drama / Thriller
2023	Pretty Evil	Ramsey	Alex Ajoku, Lucy Ameh, Rajunor Aya	^[5]^[6]
2023	Mercy Line	Dr. Frederick	Drama	^[7]
2022	Finding Hubby 2	Ade	Alongside Kehinde Bankole, Eso Dike
2022	Ile Owo	Tunji	Alongside Immaculate Oko Kasum, Tina Mba	^[8]
2021	A Naija Christmas	Obi	Alongside Kunle Remi and Abayomi Alvin	^[9]
2020	This Lady Called Life	Obinna	Alongside Bisola Aiyeola	^[10]
	Finding Hubby	Ade	Alongside Kehinde Bankole, Eso Dike
	Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story	Bala	Alongside Stan Nze, Norbert Young	^[11]
	The Sessions (2020 film)	Banjo	Alongside Ada Ameh, Fred Amata	^[12]
2019	Seven	Kolade	Alongside Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sadiq Daba	^[13]
2019	Dwindle	Collins
2018	The Eve	Ebere	Alongside Beverly Naya, Uche Montana
2017	Isoken	Osato's Husband	Alongside Dakore Akande, Joseph Benjamin, Funke Akindele	^[14]
2016	Put a Ring on It	Uyi	Alongside Shawn Faqua, Osas Ighodaro	^[15]

Talabijin

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2013	MTV Shuga	David		^[16]
2018	The Men's Club	Tayo	Alongside Ayoola Ayolola and Sharon Ooja	^[17]
	Rumour Has It	Femi		^[16]
	Ajoche	Epe		^[18]
	Corper Shun			^[19]
2021	Ricordi			^[20]
2021	King of Boys: The Return of the King	Dapo Banjo	Alongside Sola Sobowale and Toni Tones	^[21]
2022	Diiche	Folajimi Gbajumo	Alongside Uzoamaka Onuoha and Daniel K. Daniel	^[22]
2024	Òlòtūré: The Journey	Femi		^[23]
2024	Princess on a Hill	Oz Obiora

Bàrankàu

Àmin	Bàrankàu	Sashì	Fìm	Sakamakò	Càacàa
2020	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role – English	The Sessions	jìdā	^[2]
	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Kiss in a Movie	The Sessions	jìdā	^[24]
	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award	Best Actor in a Drama	Seven	jìdā	^[25]
2021	Net Honours	Most Popular Actor	Tampilet:N/a	jìdā	^[26]
2022	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actor in A Drama	This Lady Called Life	jìdā	^[27]

Càlaa

↑ Posner, Abigail. Efa Iwara biography: Age, height, state of origin, wife, movies. 16 September 2020. Efa Iwara biography: Age, height, state of origin, wife, movies.
1 2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ":3".
↑ BellaNaija.com. New Video: EFA – Number One. BellaNaija. 4 November 2011. New Video: EFA – Number One.
↑ Full biography of Nigerian actor Efa Iwara and other facts about him. DNB Stories. 5 October 2020. Full biography of Nigerian actor Efa Iwara and other facts about him.
↑ Edochie, Great Valentine. Pretty Evil. After Work Creative, 2023-01-27. Pretty Evil.
↑ ‘Pretty Evil’ Review: The Lord is Our Shepherd in this Wilderness of Half-baked Mystic Thriller - What Kept Me Up. whatkeptmeup.com. 2023-02-08. ‘Pretty Evil’ Review: The Lord is Our Shepherd in this Wilderness of Half-baked Mystic Thriller - What Kept Me Up.
↑ Mercy Line | Rotten Tomatoes. www.rottentomatoes.com. Mercy Line | Rotten Tomatoes.
↑ Oladotun, Shola-Adido. MOVIE REVIEW: Ile Owo: Hazy storyline that offers no logical explanation for events, characters. 2023-06-04. MOVIE REVIEW: Ile Owo: Hazy storyline that offers no logical explanation for events, characters.
↑ 'A Naija Christmas' Review: Honoring a Mother's Wish - The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 December 2021. 'A Naija Christmas' Review: Honoring a Mother's Wish - The New York Times. Accessed: 16 December 2021.
↑ 'This Lady Called Life' is a poignant love story on abuse & redemption [Pulse review]. 'This Lady Called Life' is a poignant love story on abuse & redemption [Pulse review].
↑ BellaNaija.com. Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Efa Iwara – Meet the All-Star Cast of Charles Okpaleke's "Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story". www.bellanaija.com. 10 September 2020. Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Efa Iwara – Meet the All-Star Cast of Charles Okpaleke's "Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story".
↑ Here's all you need to know about 'Sessions' starring Efa Iwara, Omowunmi Dada. Here's all you need to know about 'Sessions' starring Efa Iwara, Omowunmi Dada.
↑ Tochukwu, Nwobi. Watch Trailer for "Seven" Starring RMD, Orezi, Efa Iwara, Daddy Showkey; Directed By Tosin Igho. ExclusiveRawNaija. 29 October 2019. Watch Trailer for "Seven" Starring RMD, Orezi, Efa Iwara, Daddy Showkey; Directed By Tosin Igho. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20201007015055/https://exclusiverawnaija.com/watch-trailer-for-seven-starring-rmd-orezi-efa-iwara-daddy-showkey-directed-by-tosin-igho/.
↑ nollywoodreinvented. Isoken. Nollywood Reinvented. 17 July 2018. Isoken.
↑ Efa Iwara – Auditions.ng. Efa Iwara – Auditions.ng. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20211019024922/http://auditions.ng/archives/actor/7637.
1 2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ":0".
↑ BellaNaija.com. "The Men's Club" Fans, Get in Here! Listen to Ayoola & Efa Iwara sing "Safe With Me". BellaNaija. 1 July 2020. "The Men's Club" Fans, Get in Here! Listen to Ayoola & Efa Iwara sing "Safe With Me".
↑ Club, Film Rats. REMEMBERING AJOCHE by Dika Ofoma. Film Rats Club. 22 June 2019. REMEMBERING AJOCHE by Dika Ofoma.
↑ Tv, Bn. Must Watch! Efa Iwara, Chiagoziem Nwakanma star in Accelerate TV's 'Corper Shun' | Teaser. BellaNaija. 5 April 2018. Must Watch! Efa Iwara, Chiagoziem Nwakanma star in Accelerate TV's 'Corper Shun' | Teaser.
↑ Watch the official trailer for 'Ricordi' web series. 11 February 2021. Watch the official trailer for 'Ricordi' web series.
↑ Adekanye, Modupe. King Of Boys: The Return Of The King Returns As 7-Episode Series. 26 July 2021. King Of Boys: The Return Of The King Returns As 7-Episode Series. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20210729140833/https://editor.guardian.ng/life/king-of-boys-the-return-of-the-king-returns-as-7-episode-series/.
↑ Meet the Cast for DIICHE; Showmax's First Nigerian Original Series. BellaNaija. 6 October 2022. Meet the Cast for DIICHE; Showmax's First Nigerian Original Series.
↑ Oloture: The Journey. 2024-06-28. Oloture: The Journey.
↑ Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020. 12 December 2020. Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020.
↑ Augoye, Jayne. Nigeria: AMVCA 2020 Highlights - Best Moments of the Night. allAfrica.com. 18 March 2020. Nigeria: AMVCA 2020 Highlights - Best Moments of the Night.
↑ Net Honours - The Class of 2021. 9 June 2021. Net Honours - The Class of 2021.
↑ 2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list. 2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list.

[:2-1] Posner, Abigail. Efa Iwara biography: Age, height, state of origin, wife, movies. 16 September 2020. Efa Iwara biography: Age, height, state of origin, wife, movies.

[:3-2] 1 2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ":3".

[3] BellaNaija.com. New Video: EFA – Number One. BellaNaija. 4 November 2011. New Video: EFA – Number One.

[4] Full biography of Nigerian actor Efa Iwara and other facts about him. DNB Stories. 5 October 2020. Full biography of Nigerian actor Efa Iwara and other facts about him.

[5] Edochie, Great Valentine. Pretty Evil. After Work Creative, 2023-01-27. Pretty Evil.

[6] ‘Pretty Evil’ Review: The Lord is Our Shepherd in this Wilderness of Half-baked Mystic Thriller - What Kept Me Up. whatkeptmeup.com. 2023-02-08. ‘Pretty Evil’ Review: The Lord is Our Shepherd in this Wilderness of Half-baked Mystic Thriller - What Kept Me Up.

[7] Mercy Line | Rotten Tomatoes. www.rottentomatoes.com. Mercy Line | Rotten Tomatoes.

[8] Oladotun, Shola-Adido. MOVIE REVIEW: Ile Owo: Hazy storyline that offers no logical explanation for events, characters. 2023-06-04. MOVIE REVIEW: Ile Owo: Hazy storyline that offers no logical explanation for events, characters.

[9] 'A Naija Christmas' Review: Honoring a Mother's Wish - The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 December 2021. 'A Naija Christmas' Review: Honoring a Mother's Wish - The New York Times. Accessed: 16 December 2021.

[10] 'This Lady Called Life' is a poignant love story on abuse & redemption [Pulse review]. 'This Lady Called Life' is a poignant love story on abuse & redemption [Pulse review].

[11] BellaNaija.com. Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Efa Iwara – Meet the All-Star Cast of Charles Okpaleke's "Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story". www.bellanaija.com. 10 September 2020. Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Efa Iwara – Meet the All-Star Cast of Charles Okpaleke's "Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story".

[12] Here's all you need to know about 'Sessions' starring Efa Iwara, Omowunmi Dada. Here's all you need to know about 'Sessions' starring Efa Iwara, Omowunmi Dada.

[13] Tochukwu, Nwobi. Watch Trailer for "Seven" Starring RMD, Orezi, Efa Iwara, Daddy Showkey; Directed By Tosin Igho. ExclusiveRawNaija. 29 October 2019. Watch Trailer for "Seven" Starring RMD, Orezi, Efa Iwara, Daddy Showkey; Directed By Tosin Igho. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20201007015055/https://exclusiverawnaija.com/watch-trailer-for-seven-starring-rmd-orezi-efa-iwara-daddy-showkey-directed-by-tosin-igho/.

[14] ywoodreinvented. Isoken. Nollywood Reinvented. 17 July 2018. Isoken.

[15] Efa Iwara – Auditions.ng. Efa Iwara – Auditions.ng. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20211019024922/http://auditions.ng/archives/actor/7637.

[:0-16] 1 2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ":0".

[BellaNaija.com-17] BellaNaija.com. "The Men's Club" Fans, Get in Here! Listen to Ayoola & Efa Iwara sing "Safe With Me". BellaNaija. 1 July 2020. "The Men's Club" Fans, Get in Here! Listen to Ayoola & Efa Iwara sing "Safe With Me".

[18] Club, Film Rats. REMEMBERING AJOCHE by Dika Ofoma. Film Rats Club. 22 June 2019. REMEMBERING AJOCHE by Dika Ofoma.

[19] Tv, Bn. Must Watch! Efa Iwara, Chiagoziem Nwakanma star in Accelerate TV's 'Corper Shun' | Teaser. BellaNaija. 5 April 2018. Must Watch! Efa Iwara, Chiagoziem Nwakanma star in Accelerate TV's 'Corper Shun' | Teaser.

[20] Watch the official trailer for 'Ricordi' web series. 11 February 2021. Watch the official trailer for 'Ricordi' web series.

[:02-21] Adekanye, Modupe. King Of Boys: The Return Of The King Returns As 7-Episode Series. 26 July 2021. King Of Boys: The Return Of The King Returns As 7-Episode Series. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20210729140833/https://editor.guardian.ng/life/king-of-boys-the-return-of-the-king-returns-as-7-episode-series/.

[22] Meet the Cast for DIICHE; Showmax's First Nigerian Original Series. BellaNaija. 6 October 2022. Meet the Cast for DIICHE; Showmax's First Nigerian Original Series.

[23] Oloture: The Journey. 2024-06-28. Oloture: The Journey.

[24] Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020. 12 December 2020. Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020.

[25] Augoye, Jayne. Nigeria: AMVCA 2020 Highlights - Best Moments of the Night. allAfrica.com. 18 March 2020. Nigeria: AMVCA 2020 Highlights - Best Moments of the Night.

[26] Net Honours - The Class of 2021. 9 June 2021. Net Honours - The Class of 2021.

[27] 2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list. 2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list.

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