Bayo Akinfemi

Biography

Bayo Akinfemi is an actor, director and college professor. He was born and raised in Ilesa, Osun State in Nigeria. He obtained a B.A. 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 M.A. 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 two-time Best Actor GEMINI nominee for Human Cargo and The Border. His other television credits include Bob ❤️ Abishola, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Survivor’s Remorse, Newsreaders, Criminal Minds, on the Network, Soul Food and Heartland. Also, he co-starred in MGM's 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.

Most Known For

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Nathi Zuma

Mayday

as Air Traffic Controller

Heartland

as Stephen

Bob Hearts Abishola

as Goodwin

This Is Wonderland

The Tuxedo

as SWAT CSA Op

Bulletproof Monk

as Shade

Joy

Human Cargo

as Moses

Sardinia

as News Reader

A Guest in My Country

as Dembe Odongo

Paparazzi Eye in the Dark

as Pat