Akin Lewis

Akin LewisListenⓘ (born 1957) is a Nigerian film actor, director, and producer.

[2] He began his acting career in 1973, the same year he joined a drama group led by Professor Bode Sowande, a Nigerian writer and dramatist.

[3] Lewis came into the limelight when he played the lead role in Why Worry, a 1980 comedy sitcom on NTA Ibadan, but gained more popularity for his role as local playboy Emeka in the sitcom Koko Close.

He won best actor in 1982 based on the series and entered the national limelight in Madam Dearest, a 2005 Nigerian film produced and directed by Tade Ogidan.

[7] In October 2010, he won the Audio Visual Awards (TAVA) for best actor.