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T.J. Cole

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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TJ Cole is veteran of the Nigerian Film Industry, an actor, producer, director and screen play writer in the Nigerian Film industry, aka Nollywood. He has been acting in movies since 1994 and has starred in over 20 Nollywood/Sierra Leonean produced movies. Some of his widely acclaimed movies are The Last Vote, Moving Train, Blood Diamonds, Elastic Limit, and Blunder & Aminatta. Cole started writing screenplays in 2000 and 2003. He co-produced his first movie, Nollywood's Blood Diamonds in 2003.
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    • Known for

    Blood Diamonds
    8.0
    Video
    • Defence Minister(as Tijan Cole)
    • 2004
    Aminata (2008)
    Aminata
    • Chief Adikali(as Muctarr Cole)
    • 2008
    Replaced (2022)
    Replaced
    • Actor
    • 2022
    Santana City (2016)
    Santana City
    • Actor(as Tejan Cole)
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Wings
      • Labaran
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Stained Scarf (2025)
      Stained Scarf
      • Gbomasa Dafai
      • 2025
    • Contention (2025)
      Contention
      • 2025
    • Natives
      • 2024
    • The Scuffle (2023)
      The Scuffle
      • Hon. Johnson Smith
      • 2023
    • Chisom Okoye, Inem King, and Blossom Chukwujekwu in Switched-Up (2023)
      Switched-Up
      • Judge
      • 2023
    • Replaced (2022)
      Replaced
      • 2022
    • Wath E'Behra (2021)
      Wath E'Behra
      • Mr. Idriss (as Muctarr Tejan-Cole)
      • 2021
    • Profit Point (2021)
      Profit Point
      • 2021
    • Dark Secret (2020)
      Dark Secret
      • 2020
    • Mind Game (2019)
      Mind Game
      • 2019
    • The British Expert (2019)
      The British Expert
      • Mr. President (as Muctarr Tejan-Cole)
      • 2019
    • Santana City (2016)
      Santana City
      • (as Tejan Cole)
      • 2016
    • Guardian of the Throne (2014)
      Guardian of the Throne
      • 2014
    • ECOMOG: Deadly Mission (2013)
      ECOMOG: Deadly Mission
      • (as Tejan Cole)
      • 2013
    • The Next President (2013)
      The Next President
      • 2013

    Writer

    • Aminata (2008)
      Aminata
      • screenplay (as Muctarr Cole)
      • 2008
    • Blood Diamonds
      8.0
      Video
      • screenplay
      • 2004

    Producer

    • Blood Diamonds
      8.0
      Video
      • co-producer
      • 2004

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Muctarr Cole
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Spouse
      • Salamatu DumbuyaDecember 12, 2008 - present (3 children)

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