Bolanle Ninalowo Biography, Career, Business, Awards

Bolanle Ninalowois popularly known as Nino. He is a Nigerian actor, film producer, accountant and entrepreneur.

Bolanle Ninalowo Biography

Bolanle Ninalowo was born on May 7, 1980 in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. He was born as the second child of eight children, and spent the first 15 years of his life in Nigeria. Thereafter, he relocated to Chicago, USA and spent another 15 years.

In USA, Bolanle attended DeVry University and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Subsequently, he bagged a Master’s in Marketing at the Keller Graduate School Management, USA.

Career

He once worked as an accountant in General Growth Properties, Chicago before he attempt into the Nigerian movie industry. When he relocated back to Nigeria he worked with Guaranty Trust Bank. His first attempt into the Nollywood Nigerian movie industry was as a movie producer. He produced his first movie titled ‘Rebirth’ in 2010 but came to limelight in 2014.

The movie created awareness on HIV and the stigma faced by those living with the disease. Rebirth premiered in several cities in America and got him an award of Nollywood Revelation of the Year.

Following the premiere of Rebirth, Ninalowo decided to venture into other businesses because Rebirth was not a commercial success. However, luck soon shone on him, as he began receiving invitations to take up roles in 2014.

Today, he is a successful Yoruba and English films actor and have starred in What’s Within, Ordinary People, Desperate Baby Mama, Barrister Seliat, and the most popular, Picture Perfect, e.t.c. He has made a name for himself and is often regarded as one of the Nollywood hunks.

He has also worked with some big wigs in the industry such as Sola Sobowale, Emem Isong, Regina Daniels, Jide Kosoko, Desmond Elliot, Muyiwa Ademola e.t.c

Personal life

He has been married to Bunmi before, then separated but later reconciled with his spouse with whom he has two children with; a male and a female. He is the cousin of Rukky Sanda,a Nigerian movie producer and actress. He converted from Islam to Christianity after he found remedy to his troubles in the Bible which he says has become his life manual.

Filmography

He has started in a lot of movies, some of his selected movies are:

What’s Within, 2014
Ordinary People, 2014
Desperate Baby Mama, 2015
Spotlight, 2015
Road to Yesterday, 2015
3 Is Company, 2015
Dark, 2015
Husbands of Lagos (TV Series, 2015-present)
Miscellaneous, 2016
Shoot to Kill, 2016
Wife for Rent, 2016
Picture Perfect, 2016
The Personal Assistant, 2017
The Patient, 2017
Dagger, 2017
Tiwa’s Baggage, 2017
The Bunglers, 2017
American Boy, 2017
A Fire in the Rain, 2017
My Wife and I, 2017
Last Affair, 2017
Side Chicks, 2017
30 Years A Virgin, 2017
Purple but not Purple, 2017
Tesho: The Crossover, 2017
Unveil, 2017
The Devil and The Red Sea, 2017
Tangled Web, 2017
Next Door Nuisance, 2018
Body of Evidence, 2018
Binta Kolonko, 2018
Wounded Heart of a King, 2018
Ghetto Bread, 2018
Divorce? Not Allowed, 2018
Wrong Kind of War, 2018
The Other Wife, 2018
Bipolar (Amodi), 2018
Black Men Rock, 2018
Night Bus to Lagos, 2019
Coming From Insanity, 2019
Ratnik, 2019
Barrister Seliat, 2019
The Enemy I Know, 2019

Business and Investments

Ninalowo is an entrepreneur. According to him, he came to Nigeria for business. But, he soon realized that you need to be influential to make it fast in the entrepreneurial journey. So, he ventured into the entertainment industry to clear his path.

Also, he once had a record label, Diesel Music which he shut down to focus on his acting career. Also, he runs a car dealership company, a family business bequeathed to him and his siblings.

Additionally, Bolanle owns a perfume brand. And recently, he partnered with Ninos Global Technology, a UK-based Nigeria-owned technology company. The company produces kid’s tablets, headphones, school apps, and other tech devices for children and youths.

Equally, he is a brand ambassador to a couple of companies like Baileys, Jagaban Distillers, DNJ Properties/ Investment ltd and many more. Primarily, Bolanle regards acting as a business and is constantly working towards being a successful business tycoon in Nigeria.

Awards and Nominations

Revelation of the Year, Best of Nollywood Award in 2010
Best Supporting Actor of the Year ‘English’, City People Movie Award in 2017
The Best Actor in a Leading Role ‘English‘ Picture Perfect’ Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) in 2017
Best Actor of the Year ‘English’ City People Movie Award in 2018
Best Actor of the Year ‘English’, City People Movie Award in 2018