Background
Adebayo Tibabalase Bolaji was born in Perivale in the London Borough of Ealing, of Nigerian parents and is an English actor, writer and director
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Adebayo Bolaji
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Bolaji graduated from London Guildhall University with a degree in Law but went on to train at the.
Career
Bolaji began his acting career when he was 14 with the National Youth Music Theatre making his West End debut in their 1997 production of Bugsy Malone at the Queen"s Theatre. With NYMT he performed at the Edinburgh Festival three times, in Tokyo, at the Palace Theatre and the Lyceum Theatre in the West End. Bolaji originated the role of the Subway Ghost in the award-winning Ghost the Musical, directed by Matthew Warchus and produced by Colin Ingram.
Bolaji appeared in Skyfall directed by the Oscar-winning Sam Mendes, as one of the henchmen of Silva, played by Javier Bardem and was also cast in Tom Hooper"s movie version of Les Misérables but had to withdraw due to film schedule conflicts.
In May 2013, Bolaji was cast in the Menier Chocolate Factory"s production of The Colour Purple and the Young Vic"s production of Susan Stroman"s London premiere of The Scottsboro Boys. as Director & Writer
Bolaji"s first play Ugly Butterflies was performed at the Central School of Speech and Drama while still in training. Bolaji"s second play, In Bed, was written and produced at The Questors Theatre with Ex Nihilo, the theatre company he set up in 2009.
Bolaji currently lives in North London and is a lover of poetry and also a percussionist.
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