Shawn Faqua
Shawn Faqua is a Nigerian actor, model, and presenter with multiple award nominations. Faqua is a method actor and is known to successfully take on several accents as needed by the character he is playing. Besides, screen-acting Faqua has acted in several stage plays, modeled for Lagos business school, Guaranty Trust Bank, First City Monument Bank, fashion shows, and other major organizations in the country. In addition to his acting work, he is a great singer, a talent he displayed in the short film ‘The good Life’, where he performed the original soundtrack of the song ‘i wan blow’. Faqua is known to take on roles that are sensational, challenging, cheesy, intense, and humorous. Many of the productions he has starred in address significant problems that fringe on love, politics, culture, human rights, conflict, rape, betrayal, selfless service, and sacrifice. He has been known to continually research each character he portrays and pays attention to details (language, articulation, technique, and other nuances related to the character he’s portraying), as he constantly likes to tell a compelling and plausible story. Faqua likes reading, dancing, playing tennis, traveling, and watching movies.
Acting
Movie
Nigerian Prince
as Isaac
2018
Movie
The Man of God
as Brother Nonso
2022
Movie
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
as Toby Nworie
2019
Movie
The Trade
as Charles
2023
Movie
The House of Secrets
as Panam
2023
Movie
The Blood Covenant
as Osiano
2022
Movie
Ojukokoro: Greed
as Rambo
2016
Movie
Soólè
2021
Movie
La Femme Anjola
as Tayo Kalajaye
2021
Movie
Three Thieves
2019
Movie
Àrìnfesèsí: A Day of Misfortune
2023
Movie
Bonny And Clara
as Bonny
2019
Movie
Osato
2023
Movie
Haywire
as Swell
2023
Movie
Shínà
as AY
2024
Movie
Kofa
as Kenule
2022
Movie
Lagos Cougars
2013
TV
Poison Ivy
2015