Shawn Faqua
Appears in 18 titles

Shawn Faqua is a Nigerian actor, model, and presenter with multiple award nominations. Faqua is a method actor and is known to successfully take on several accents as needed by the character he is playing. Besides, screen-acting Faqua has acted in several stage plays, modeled for Lagos business school, Guaranty Trust Bank, First City Monument Bank, fashion shows, and other major organizations in the country. In addition to his acting work, he is a great singer, a talent he displayed in the short film ‘The good Life’, where he performed the original soundtrack of the song ‘i wan blow’. Faqua is known to take on roles that are sensational, challenging, cheesy, intense, and humorous. Many of the productions he has starred in address significant problems that fringe on love, politics, culture, human rights, conflict, rape, betrayal, selfless service, and sacrifice. He has been known to continually research each character he portrays and pays attention to details (language, articulation, technique, and other nuances related to the character he’s portraying), as he constantly likes to tell a compelling and plausible story. Faqua likes reading, dancing, playing tennis, traveling, and watching movies.

Filmography

Nigerian Prince
5.1
Nigerian Prince
2018
as Isaac
The Man of God
5.8
The Man of God
2022
as Brother Nonso
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
3.5
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
2019
as Toby Nworie
The Trade
6.2
The Trade
2023
as Charles
The House of Secrets
4.0
The House of Secrets
2023
as Panam
Ojukokoro: Greed
5.5
Ojukokoro: Greed
2016
as Rambo
Soólè
5.5
Soólè
2021
La Femme Anjola
6.0
La Femme Anjola
2021
as Tayo Kalajaye
Three Thieves
8.0
Three Thieves
2019
Bonny And Clara
Bonny And Clara
2019
as Bonny
The Blood Covenant
The Blood Covenant
2022
as Osiano
Osato
2023
Haywire
Haywire
2023
as Swell
Shínà
Shínà
2024
as AY
Kofa
Kofa
2022
as Kenule
Lagos Cougars
Lagos Cougars
2013