Acting

Daniel K. Daniel

Born May 22, 1986 · Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria (age 40)

Daniel Kanayo Daniel (born 22 May 1986) is a Nigerian television and film actor, model, voice-over artiste and events compere. He is best known for his portrayal of Bossman in the movie A Soldier's Story, for which he won the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) and the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) awards for Best Actor, as well as his roles in the period piece 76, which also sta…

Known For

Pappu

An area boy from Warri is offered a job in his uncle’s bar in the city after he is released from prison, however he struggles to adapt to city life and causes absolute mayhem in the bar.

Flaws

A married woman finds pleasantries in the house of her neighbors who happen to be a young couple but does not find comfort in her own marriage. However, her mission is unknown to them.

Broken Reed

Broken Reed · 2017

A trainee doctor is heartbroken to discover that his mother's persistent cough is as a result of full blown AIDS and after her diagnosis the horrific hidden parts of her past are slowly revealed to him including his father's shocking identity.

Remarkable

Remarkable · 2017

A church marriage counselor teaches a class on forgiveness and sacrifice in marriage to a captivated audience who are astounded by the obstacles she has overcome to be able to narrate her story.

After Dark

After Dark · 2017

A ghetto boy invites his friend who has just returned from abroad to stay in his mother’s house, only for his presence to attract danger into his home and propel his life into a different direction

Lagos Landing

Lagos Landing · 2018

MovieActionRomance

LAGOS LANDING is a Romantic thriller, a love story inspired by true events. Jacqueline an uptight middle class French lady (Kayla Eva), joins a dating site in search of the perfect novel-like romance and adventure she's always imagined, she connects with BAYO (Ramsey Nouah), a self-made young, rich lawyer in far away West Africa who has a seemingly boring life.

Easy Money

An encounter with a smooth-talking marketer offers two unsuspecting citizens the opportunity of a lifetime, only to fall victim to a get-rich-quick scheme that ends in disaster! A 15-minute short film Produced by Homevida and Amateur Heads for the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission.

Mummy Dearest

Mummy Dearest · 2014

When a colleague's mother dies, a man who has been avoiding his own intrusive mother travels home for a visit that changes their relationship forever.

Filmography

Sort

Pappu

An area boy from Warri is offered a job in his uncle’s bar in the city after he is released from prison, however he struggles to adapt to city life and causes absolute mayhem in the bar.

Flaws

A married woman finds pleasantries in the house of her neighbors who happen to be a young couple but does not find comfort in her own marriage. However, her mission is unknown to them.

Broken Reed

Broken Reed · 2017

A trainee doctor is heartbroken to discover that his mother's persistent cough is as a result of full blown AIDS and after her diagnosis the horrific hidden parts of her past are slowly revealed to him including his father's shocking identity.

Remarkable

Remarkable · 2017

A church marriage counselor teaches a class on forgiveness and sacrifice in marriage to a captivated audience who are astounded by the obstacles she has overcome to be able to narrate her story.

After Dark

After Dark · 2017

A ghetto boy invites his friend who has just returned from abroad to stay in his mother’s house, only for his presence to attract danger into his home and propel his life into a different direction

Lagos Landing

Lagos Landing · 2018

MovieActionRomance

LAGOS LANDING is a Romantic thriller, a love story inspired by true events. Jacqueline an uptight middle class French lady (Kayla Eva), joins a dating site in search of the perfect novel-like romance and adventure she's always imagined, she connects with BAYO (Ramsey Nouah), a self-made young, rich lawyer in far away West Africa who has a seemingly boring life.

Richard

Easy Money

An encounter with a smooth-talking marketer offers two unsuspecting citizens the opportunity of a lifetime, only to fall victim to a get-rich-quick scheme that ends in disaster! A 15-minute short film Produced by Homevida and Amateur Heads for the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission.

Mummy Dearest

Mummy Dearest · 2014

When a colleague's mother dies, a man who has been avoiding his own intrusive mother travels home for a visit that changes their relationship forever.

Agony of a Sister

Agony of a Sister · 2018

Agony of a Sister

A prince falls under pressure from his parents to find a solution after being married for 5 years without a child. He approaches a wise man who determines that her sister is to blame for her misfortune, however his wife is reluctant to approach the subject with her for very valid reasons.

Bloodline of the Jewel

Bloodline of the Jewel · 2025

Bloodline of the Jewel

Bride to be, Nahdulay Ncala's world is turned upside down as she finds herself in the middle of someone's dangerous and deadly quest for a royal jewel. Traveling from Africa to America, Nahdulay connects with an unsuspecting driver, Oliver, who vows to help her get answers. Nahdulay is faced with revelations from her past and newly surfaced feelings, as a series of mysterious and deadly events connected to her family unfold.

Hemi

Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water · 2016

Hell or High Water

A film about a young pastor loved and adored by the people around him. Things change for him when he has to confront a hidden truth about himself, a truth that could make or break him psychologically. Whatever decision he makes, he is still going to crash and burn, for life as he once knew it will never be the same again.

'77: The FESTAC Conspiracy

'77: The FESTAC Conspiracy

'77: The FESTAC Conspiracy

MovieHistoryDrama

A former serviceman joins a movement to challenge the continent's political status quo during the Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) of 1977.

CPL Obi

Saved By Love

Saved By Love · 2017

A renowned criminal who has been committing crime from a young age after being put to work on the streets by his wicked uncle unearths shocking secrets from his family’s past when he attempts to change his ways. Starring Daniel K. Daniel, Destiny Etiko, Odinaka Mbadiugha, Ifeanyi Azodo, Chika Anyanwu and Obi Okoli.

The Drone that Saved Christmas

The Drone that Saved Christmas · 2023

The Drone that Saved Christmas

A tech executive creates a superior drone that saves Christmas around the world.

Prime Minister of Senegal

Let Karma

Let Karma · 2019

Driven apart by the stresses of life, a husband and wife must face their changing love. Will love triumph through the darkness?

The Guardian

The Guardian · 2016

An assassin who has struck terror into the hearts of a nation after carrying out a spate of politically motivated assassinations targets a fearless journalist to tell his story to.