Biography

Tobi Bakre made his first big appearance on the Big Brother Nigeria reality show where he emerged 2nd runner up of 20 housemates. He is a Nigerian actor, model, host, compere, and photographer.

He started his acting career as a character on a Nigerian daily show 'Hustle' where he portrayed the average struggle of a Nigerian returnee living in the country for the first time, after which he had his major cinema break in the movie 'Sugar Rush' which did great in the box office. He played the role Andy, a mischievous lover. . Subsequently, he has appeared in other amazing titles such as The Rattle Snake, MTV Shuga (MTV's HIV/AIDS edutainment series), Mokalik, to mention a few.

His other major big screen break came when he acted as a lead role in the movie 'Gangs of Lagos'. He played the character OBA, who was a boy born into the core struggle and street life of Lagos but will stop at nothing to get a better life for himself and his own. Gangs of Lagos is Prime Videos first original out of Africa and was also showcased at TIFF.

He also played lead in the movie 'The Blood Covenant' where he played Eddie, one of 3 friends who find themselves in unfortunate circumstances in the search for wealth and survival.

He shocked the industry with the his performance in the Highest Grossing Movie in Nigeria for 2022 'Brotherhood' where he played the twin of a cop caught on the other side of the law.

He has gone ahead to secure roles in some highly anticipated movies such as 'The Other Side of the Bridge' where he plays the role of a boxer who is trying to make do with his passion not succumbing to the struggles of life , Post Cards from India which is a merger of Hollywood and Bollywood and much more.

Tobi Bakre was born and raised in Lagos. His talents and upbeat personality has taken him around the world in different capacities. He is a social bird and lives a very active lifestyle. His hobbies include networking, traveling, exercising, swimming, dancing, boxing, soccer to mention a few, the list changes with every new encounter
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