Gbola Adewunmi
- Actor
- Writer
Gbola Adewunmi was born in Nigerian, attended primary school in England and further education up to a first Class honors Masters in Nigeria. Although he worked in information technology for many years he kept up his passion for acting. This started from young age with school plays, being part of the drama team in his local church and playing various characters church plays in Nigeria and London.
This love for acting would later see him attend various external courses e.g. at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and several periods of training at the renown Ivana Chubbuck studios in Hollywood and further classes in London and Atlanta etc. He expanded his scope by earlier attending various combat training and exams for actors; passing his British Association of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC) and British Association of Dramatic Combat (BADC) courses for Rapier and Dagger as well as unarmed combat.
The combination of skills from these training as well as the ability to speak in British, Nigerian and American Accents has allowed him to portray a diverse range of roles and acting characters e.g. lead or supporting lead roles as Smart Villain, Military officer, Medical Doctor, Smuggler,. Villager etc.
This love for acting would later see him attend various external courses e.g. at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and several periods of training at the renown Ivana Chubbuck studios in Hollywood and further classes in London and Atlanta etc. He expanded his scope by earlier attending various combat training and exams for actors; passing his British Association of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC) and British Association of Dramatic Combat (BADC) courses for Rapier and Dagger as well as unarmed combat.
The combination of skills from these training as well as the ability to speak in British, Nigerian and American Accents has allowed him to portray a diverse range of roles and acting characters e.g. lead or supporting lead roles as Smart Villain, Military officer, Medical Doctor, Smuggler,. Villager etc.
