Bayo Akinfemi
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USA (from their AFIN films)
Film director · Actor · Screenwriter
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Biography
Bayo Akinfemi is an actor, director and college professor. He was born and raised in Ilesa, Osun State in Nigeria. He obtained a B.A. in performing arts from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria where he began his career as an actor and director before immigrating to Canada and then the United States. He studied film and television production at the Toronto Film School and went on to earn an M.A.
Born in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria.
AFIN recognition
From the Judges, on A GUEST IN MY COUNTRY (2025)
From the Judges, on A GUEST IN MY COUNTRY
A quietly powerful drama that turns an everyday encounter into a study of how easily we misread one another, this short carries an important message without ever preaching it. They found the pacing taut and engaging, the writing sharp and clever, and the dialogue grounded in a realism that lets us understand each character and their convictions within a very short span. Vibrant, colourful cinematography and committed performances across the ensemble give the whole piece a confident, resonant craft.
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Credits at AFIN
USA Selected filmography beyond AFIN
Primarily credited in acting across their wider career, per TMDB.
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Bob Hearts Abishola Goodwin · Director22m per episode2019 A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nathi Zuma2013 Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
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Heartland Stephen45m per episode2007 Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
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This Is Wonderland 44m per episode2004 Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the backroom deals that make the system work accompanied by the usual eccentric characters.
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Mayday Air Traffic Controller46m per episode2003 Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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Bulletproof Monk Shade1h 44m2003 A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
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The Tuxedo SWAT CSA Op1h 39m2002 Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo.
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Human Cargo Moses2h per episode
Human Cargo is a 2004 Canadian television miniseries. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards. It premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan, Cara Pifko, and Nicholas Campbell. The series was written by Linda Svendsen and Brian McKeown.
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