I believe I am the biggest actor in Africa – Timini Egbuson boasts

The movie star also shared his desire to go into the directorial aspect of film making.

Nigerian Nollywood superstar actor Timini Egbuson, has declared himself the biggest actor in Africa.

Egbuson said this during an interview with Melissa podcast, where he also shared how he has been able to influence upcoming male actors in the industry.

During the interview, Egbuson refers to his 15 years of experience in the industry as one of the reasons he can boldly declare himself the best.

“I genuinely believe if you put everything that I have done and everything that I have been able to accomplish, I believe that I’m the biggest actor in Africa,” he said.

He also shared that, with his influence, he has been able to help other leading male actors rise to stardom just like him. “I believe that I genuinely opened up the way for a lot of new school young actors. I also believe that I opened up the leading male young actor category. Because when I joined Nollywood there were no lead roles for like younger [man], you either had to be an old man or like a young babe… No one was actively writing lead roles for young men,” he explained.

The African Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) 2020 winner for Best Actor in a Drama said that a good amount of big-shot male actors have benefitted from his influence and connections one way or the other.

“Any big name that you can think of in your head, I have done it for them. But the problem and the mistake that they make is they come out here, and instead of them to come out with the mentality of gratitude. And that’s why you don’t know about it because they are not talking about it and they are not coming out from a place of gratitude for this Og. Rather, they are coming out here, with what do I need to do to compete, ” he said.

Egbuson also confirmed his desire to venture into the directorial space, announcing that the debut would be out shortly.