Award winning actor from North London. Emotionally honest, quietly powerful, and easy to direct.
I began acting professionally in 2018 and I have been learning ever since. Training in Lagos and London, then lead roles in independent films and on stage, led to Best Actor at the BAP Festival of Plays in July 2026. I play ordinary people carrying something heavy: a taxi driver hiding a secret, a son holding a family business together. I bring stillness, truth and heart to the role. Because I also write and direct, I understand what a director needs from me before they ask. UK, American, West African and Caribbean accents, plus Nigerian Pidgin.
I'm a versatile and emotionally intuitive actor. I began acting professionally in 2018 and have since taken on lead roles in several independent film projects.
I specialise in emotionally charged characters and scenes that need a deep connection with the audience, bringing vulnerability, nuance and truth to every performance.
In recent years I have also written and directed my own short films. That has sharpened my instincts for storytelling, character depth and on screen presence, and it helps me work closely with directors and other actors so that each role is grounded and has impact.
Fluent in UK English, American English and Nigerian Pidgin, I offer a flexible vocal range and a culturally rich perspective that brings authenticity to diverse roles.
Award winner
Congratulations to O.G Dawodu for his outstanding performance in Last Loaf.
Set against the backdrop of a family bakery preparing to celebrate 25 years of tradition, Last Loaf explored loyalty, trust, and the complexities of family with heart and authenticity. O.G's powerful performance made a lasting impression and earned him this well-deserved recognition.
Daniel is the youngest child and only son of Mrs Brown, who runs a family bakery. He juggles keeping the bakery's books with his job at a big accountancy firm. When the bakery falls into serious debt he steps in to bail the family out, yet is still treated like the baby of the house. This performance won Best Actor at the BAP Festival of Plays.
After discovering they all volunteer for the same reason, these strangers turn their community centre into their personal buffet heist, until a sharp-tongued newcomer makes them question if they're helping or just freeloading. They accidentally build something unexpected: a club that starts with leftovers but ends with family, community, and the possibility that maybe, just maybe, they're onto something bigger than dinner. Shown at the Haringey Volunteers Award event. View on IMDb.
In the heart of winter, two homeless companions, Sarah and Dean, take refuge in a derelict house, their pasts haunting them as deeply as the cold. When the property is unexpectedly visited by a real estate agent and a woman named Lisa, Dean comes face to face with the wife he vanished from years ago. View on IMDb.
Uncle B is a man working hard as a taxi driver to provide for his family back home. But his life holds a dark secret that he must share with his wife and kids as time is running out.
Professor Thomas Jones, plagued by recurring migraines and haunting visions, grapples with a series of inexplicable events after a near fatal plane incident during the global disappearance event. Confined to a mental health institution, he struggles to discern reality from his traumatic memories, ultimately realising an impending cataclysmic event as the world teeters on the brink of destruction.
A dark comedy set in 1940s and 50s Czechoslovakia and 1950s and 60s Australia. It follows a married couple, Karel and Olga, and the challenges of immigrant life after they escape communist Czechoslovakia and try to build a better life in hot Australia.
A satirical, political and social film about the immigration issues in the UK.
Inspired by real life events that happened in November 1940, The Journey Home is set during the Second World War and imagines a world where video calling technology was as readily available then as it is today. It follows Mary's efforts to reunite her family, travelling from her home in Cavan, Ireland to Coventry, UK.
When Councillor Ogidi and Mr. Madu come to Chief Ozuomba's court, both wanting to marry Elina, the Chief sees his chance to oppose the new anti polygamy law. Unfortunately, this production was likely wiped by the BBC, and is no longer believed to exist.
Coaching built on the Meisner technique, focused on inner truth, sharpened instinct and moment to moment, impulsive performance. It aims to broaden range and bring out truth and vulnerability in the moment. actorsinstinctstudio.com
Drama training for students of all ages who want to pursue an acting career. baptheatre.co.uk
Drama classes focused on screen technique and performance.
Improvisation based classes for actors of all levels, including scripted sessions, general stagecraft and performance. The classes develop acting skills through devising scenes and creating characters.
Intensive stage and screen acting course.
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© 2026 O.G. Dawodu (OGD). Actor, London. spotlightogd.com
