Adesua Etomi’s Biography

Adesua Etomi is a top Nigerian actress best known for her award-winning lead role in the 2015 romantic drama film, Falling. Beyond that, she is one of the most beautiful Nigerian actresses who keep enjoying a fair amount of screentime.

Even though she’s been active since 2012, the Nollywood star became the people’s choice actress after landing her first feature film Knocking On Heaven’s Door in 2014. Besides acting, Etomi is also a fashion icon and a social media influencer with over 1.7 million followers on Instagram.

Tolulope Adesua Etomi (born 22 February 1988) is a Nigerian actress born in Owerri, Imo State, South East, Nigeria. She is of Esan descent, a small ethnic group found in Edo state. In 2014, she starred in her first feature film Knocking On Heaven’s Door. She won the Best Actress in A Drama award at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for her role in the 2015 romantic drama film Falling. In April 2019, Vogue magazine featured her as one of the 14 global stars. That same year, she received the AMVCA after starring in a romantic film titled falling. Etomi is a renowned actress who interpret her roles passionately.

Etomi had some schooling in Nigeria before moving to the United Kingdom at age 13. First, she acquired primary education at Corona School in VI, Lagos where she was a member of the school’s drama club. Afterward, she got enrolled at Queen’s College, Lagos for her secondary education.

Etomi completed the rest of her education in the UK where she acquired a diploma in physical theatre, musical theatre, and performing arts from City College Coventry, England in 2004. With triple distinctions to her credit, she capped it all with first-class honors in drama and performance from the University of Wolverhampton.

With her qualifications, Adesua Etomi started building a career in the entertainment industry in 2012. She played a few minor roles until her big break came in 2014 with a major role in the Emem Isong produced romantic drama, Knocking On Heaven’s Door. Since that year to the present one, Etomi has played leading roles in films and television series such as:

Falling – 2014

A Soldier’s Story – 2015

Out of Luck – 2015 The Wedding Party 1 & 2 – 2016 – 2017

The Arbitration – 2016

Couple of Days – 2016

Shuga – 2015 – 2017

LasGidi Cops – 2016 And

The Spirit Slowly Dies – 2016

10 Days In Sun City – 2017 Something Wicked – 2017

2. Etomi’s age is something of a miss-match from the start. This means that only her birthday and month is certain but not her year of birth.

Nevertheless, during an interview with Pulse Nigeria in January 2016, the actress mentioned she was 29 years old. Since her birthday is February 22, she turned 30 that year [2016], thus we come to the conclusion that the Nollywood star was born in the year 1986.

2. Parents: Her family is originally from Edo State – her father is from the Esan tribe and her mother is from the Yoruba tribe.

3. Adesua Etomi’s mom, Eniiwaju Etomi is not only a civil engineer, but she’s also a Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor in Coventry, UK.

4. Her dad (name unknown) is a soldier and was not present at her White Wedding in Cape Town, South Africa, leaving her older brother, Tosin the task of walking his younger sibling down the aisle to join her groom.

5. Like most brides, Etomi shed tears of joy as she headed down the aisle and it couldn’t have been cuter!