Bayo Akinfemi

Bayo Akinfemi is an actor director and college professor He was born and raised in Ilesa Osun State in Nigeria He obtained a BA in performing arts from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria where he began his career as an actor and director before immigrating to Canada and then the United States He studied film and television production at the Toronto Film School and went on to earn an MA in cinema and media studies from USC An avid and accomplished theater director Akinfemi volunteered and worked as resident director for African Theatre Ensemble in Toronto for almost a decade He is a twotime Best Actor GEMINI nominee for Human Cargo and The Border His other television credits include Bob Abishola Marvels Agents of SHIELD Survivors Remorse Newsreaders Criminal Minds on the Network Soul Food and Heartland Also he costarred in MGMs feature film Bulletproof Monk and has extensive experience acting on stage His directing credits include the short film Rump and the Nollywood feature films Busted Life and Paparazzi Eye in the Dark as well as Bob Abishola Bayo Akinfemi is also an adjunct associate professor of theatre practice at the USC School of Dramatic Arts