[6] October 1 was the winner of 16 major African movie awards in 2015 and was the second highest grossing Nigerian film at the time of its release, a feat Afolayan was to repeat two years later with The CEO.

He majored in economics and started out working in a bank while doing some casual acting before deciding to move into full-time filmmaking and taking a course at the New York Film Academy.

He has made several films, including The Figurine: Araromire, which was in the Yoruba and English languages, and Phone Swap, which featured Wale Ojo, Joke Silva, Nse Ikpe Etim and Chika Okpala.

[11] In May 2013, Phone Swap premiered in France at the first edition of NollywoodWeek Paris and won the Public Choice Award.

[18][19][20] The company's feature films include Irapada, The Figurine, Phone Swap,[21] 1 October, Roti, Omugwo, The Tribunal, The CEO and Mokalik.

[24] On 6 April, 2015, Afolayan posted a tweet which might have implied that Igbos were the majority group behind copyright infringement in Nigeria.