Femi Oyeniran


Born

United Kingdom
Occupation
Actor, Musician
Career milestones
Kidulthood (2006)
Adulthood (2008)
Anuvahood (2011)

Oluwafemi Oyeniran is a British actor and grime artist, notable for his role as "Moony" in the 2006 film Kidulthood and its 2008 sequel Adulthood.[1]

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Career

Oyeniran TV appearances include ITV’s “Golden Hour” and Channel 4’s “The Ghost Squad”. His theatre debut was at the Hackney Empire in a two-hander called “Basic". He has appeared on news channels BBC News 24 and Sky News, BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and the BBC Asian Network to discuss youth culture in London. He is involved in an organization called Smart Justice for Young People, which looks at alternative modes of punishing petty crime.[2] This led to him being asked to make a TV report for BBC 2’s “The Daily Politics" Programme. In July 2006, he accepted a request to speak alongside David Cameron at a Centre for Social Justice Event. The event was called “Thugs: Beyond Redemption?” at the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster. In 2009, 'Fresh Off The Boat' became Femi's first foray into film directing. The film was nominated as part of the 2009 Film London 'Best of Boroughs' awards.[3]

Personal life

Oyeniran, who was raised in North London, attended St. Aloysius' Roman Catholic College and soon after graduating went on to study law[4] at the London School of Economics.

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