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7 British actors who featured in Nollywood movies
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We have a lot of our favorite international actors who featured in Nollywood movies and they really killed the role given to them. In this article, The Daily Page highlights their names with the film they starred in.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Nollywood which is one of the film industries recognized internationally is derived from the name Nigeria and Hollywood. And t<span style="color: var(--c-contrast-800);">he name Nollywood is referred to as the Nigerian Film Industry.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the Nollywood movie industry, it is rare to see international actors (British/American) feature in a Nigerian movie compared to those cast in Hollywood movies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As of now, Hollywood still remains the largest major film industry in the world, making it the most profitable movie industry on the planet, earth while Nollywood trails it.</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Well, in this article, I will show you some British actors who featured in Nollywood movies:</span></h4>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. Darwin Shaw</span></h4>
<div id="attachment_14488" style="width: 380px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14488" class="wp-image-14488 size-full" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/darwin-shaw.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="305" /><p id="caption-attachment-14488" class="wp-caption-text">Darwin featured in Nollywood movies</p></div>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Former medical doctor and British actor, Darwin Shaw has played in several independent movies including the Jilted Fiancée of Bollywood star, Lisa Ray in I Can&#8217;t Think Straight.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In 2014, the British actor featured in a Nigerian drama film titled Dry as he played the role of Dr. Alex in the movie directed by Stephanie Linus.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Joseph Mawle</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Joseph David Turner Mawle who is an English actor is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in Game of Thrones, Jesus Christ in The Passion, and others.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In 2013, Joseph Mawle featured in a 2013 Anglo-Nigerian drama film directed by Biyi Bandele titled Half Of A Yellow Sun. He played the role of Richard in the movie.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="xZsj_t1IFe4" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="&#039;Half of a Yellow Sun&#039; Official Film Trailer 2014"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/xZsj_t1IFe4"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xZsj_t1IFe4/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="&#039;Half of a Yellow Sun&#039; Official Film Trailer 2014"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Baboucarr Ceesay</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">British actor, Baboucarr Ceesay who is known for his roles in Guerilla and Rogue One, featured in a 2013 Nigerian film titled Half Of A Yellow Sun. He played the role of Okeoma in the movie.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. Charles Venn </span></h4>
<div id="attachment_14493" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14493" class="wp-image-14493 size-full" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/charles-venn.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" /><p id="caption-attachment-14493" class="wp-caption-text">Charles Venn featured in Nollywood movies</p></div>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">British actor, Charles Venn is known for his roles as Ray Dixon in East Enders, Jacob Masters in Casualty, and Tremaine Gidigbi in Footballers&#8217; wives, starred in a Nigerian movie titled Invasion 1897.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5. Mara Derwent</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14494" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mara-Derwent.jpg" alt="" width="428" height="437" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">British actor, Mara Derwent has been featured in movies such as Osuofia: A Love Story (2003), Fallen Angel 2001), and A Fantastic Fear Of Everything (2012).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">She was also featured in a Nigerian movie titled Osuofia in London where she played the role, Samantha.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Also, Mara Derwent was featured in another Nigerian movie titled Osuofia Goes To Miami which is directed by Agozie Ugwu and Veteran actor, Nkem Owoh.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">6. Colin Raese </span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14495" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/colin-david-reese-as-father-dowling.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="960" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Colin Raese featured in a 2014 Nigerian dark Psychological thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the movie titled October 1, Colin Raese acted as Reverend Dowling.</span></p>
<p><amp-youtube data-videoid="-R7wJuPv_7o" layout="responsive" width="740" height="416" title="October 1 - 1st Official Trailer"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/-R7wJuPv_7o"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-R7wJuPv_7o/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="October 1 - 1st Official Trailer"></img></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">7. Danielle Brown</span></h4>
<div id="attachment_14496" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14496" class="size-full wp-image-14496" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Danielle-Brown.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1212" /><p id="caption-attachment-14496" class="wp-caption-text"></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Curley/REX/Shutterstock (1018056p)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Danielle Brown</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Re-launch of Chinawhite club, London, Britain &#8211; 21 Oct 2009</span></p></div>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">British actor, Danielle Brown acted as Deardie Winston (Bridesmaid) in a 2016 Nigerian Romantic Comedy Drama Film titled The Wedding Party.</span></p>
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