Femi Jacobs Biography

Femi Jacobs is a singer, speaker, and actor from Nigeria. He gained notoriety for his role as Makinde Esho in the film titled The Meeting. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards for his performance in The Meeting.

Full Name :

Femi Jacobs

Date of Birth :

May 8

Place of Birth :

Lagos State, Nigeria

Highest Qualification :

B.Sc

Occuaption :

Actor | Musician

Net Worth :

$500,000

Social Media Handles :

Instagram: @femijacobs
Twitter: @FemiJACOBS

Early Life & Education

Femi Jacobs was born 8th of May, in the mid 1980s, in Lagos State, which falls in the southwestern region of Nigeria. He grew up in Osun State. He had his secondary school education in Fakunle Comprehensive high school, Osogbo in Osun State. Femi Jacobs went further to Lagos State University where he studied mass communication.

Career

Due to the kind of poor background Femi Jacobs has, he left home to face his struggle at the tentative age of 11 years old. He started with a job in Lagos State as an office assistant in a church. While working at the church, he discovered his musical talent. Femi Jacob thereafter started to learn how to play piano and was later hired as a music director.

Later, he put out three albums. He was asked to play roles in a church group’s religious productions when he was attending church. Producers eventually took note of his acting prowess. As a result, he started working in the film industry and was cast as Makinde Esho in the movie The Meeting. Famous actors like Jide Kosoko and Rita Dominic appeared in this film. Jacobs was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards for playing Makinde.

Selected Filmography

2021 La Femme Anjola
2021 Eagle Wings
2020 Stepping Into Maggie’s Shoes
2019 The Reunion
2019 Heaven’s Hell
2019 Don’t Get Mad Get Even
2018 Unbroken
2018 All Shades of Wrong
2016 Moth to a Flame
2016 Miscellaneous
2015 Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo
2015 Doll House
2013 Journey To Self
2012 The Meeting

Television Series

2019 Unmarried
2015 This Thing Called Marriage
2015 Binary Unit
2014 Middlemen
2008 Tinsel
2008 Tango

Awards and Nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Result
2022	Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards	Best Actor in A Drama	Nominated
2021	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Supporting Actor –English	Nominated
2020	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Nominated
2015	Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA)	Best Actor in a Comedy	Won

Net Worth

According to different sources online, Femi Jacobs net worth is estimated at around $500,000.

Social Media Handles

Femi Jacobs is very active on social media platforms. He has verified accounts on both Instagram and Twitter. He has over 319,000 followers on Instagram. While on Twitter, he has 71,300 followers. You can follow him through the following handles.

Instagram: @femijacobs

Twitter: @FemiJACOBS