Femi Branch


Femi Babafemi Branch is a Nigerian poet, playwright, film actor, director and producer.

Early life

He was born on May 14, 1970 to the family of Mr. & Mrs. Osunkoya who were both Teachers in Sagamu, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigerian but hails from Odosenbora town in Ijebu North East, a local government area of Ogun State.
He attended Satellite Town Primary School at Amuwo Odofin, a local government area in the Ojo Division of Lagos State before he attended the Airforce Secondary School at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State. He later proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where, though admitted for Religious Studies, he later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts.

Career

He began his career at Obafemi Awolowo University in 1991, the same year he featured in a yoruba stage play titled Eniyan.
He later featured in a movie titled Orisun produced by members of staff of Obafemi Awolowo University but his first appearance on television was in 2003 in an MTN Group television commercial titled "Dance with me".
Femi was famous for the role of "Oscar" he played in a Nigerian soap opera titled Domino. He has since starred in over a hundred Nigerian films, a few of which he produced and directed. Some of his movie credits include: The Triangle, Senseless, Orirun, Away from home, Twisted, The Italian Job, Akandun, Iwalewa, Omotara Johnson 3, Teni Benson, Akuko Ija, Arungun Omo, Abela Pupa, Oju Odeda, Obirin Ale, Omonikara, Ofin Mose, Maku, Eni Ija Oba, Elebute, A place in the stars, Fallen Angel, One good man, Out of luck amongst others. His Television credits include: Domino, Behind the siege, Blaze of glory, Emerald, This Life, Needles eye, Wives and Concubines, So wrong so Wright and currently Desperate housewives Africa.

Filmography

Films

A Place in the Stars - 2014
Out of Luck - 2015
New Money - 2018
For old times sake
Love Is War - 2019
Bling Lagosians
Itakun
Orirun
Akandun
Ofin Mose
The Triangle - 2019
Vendetta - 2019
Twisted - 2019
Maku - 2019
Dada Awuru
Iwalewa
Omonikara
Daddy's Princess
Sparo
Secret Battle - 2019
Enemy Call
City of bastards
Homeless Home
Onfa Ife
Ifejafunmi
Away from Home
Dejavu
What men want
Monini Monini
One Hour
Bobbys ransom
Omi Agbere
Potiphar
Once upon a Lion
Deeper Thing
Family Games
Like Dominoes
Wasilat coded reloaded
Penance
Tesho
Life
Holy Grail
Ise Oluwa
Night Alone
Disaster of Life
The Women - 2019
Osun
Obsession - 2019
I saw the devil
Ogbon
Ogbun
33 - 2019
Aralola
Perception
The Muse - 2019
Quest
Our dirty little secret
Girl next door
Witness Box
Hustle - 2019
≈≈≈Stage Plays≈≈≈
Queen Moremi the Musical - 2018
Itakun - 1999
Man talk woman talk
Birthdays are not for dying
A pound of Flesh
Esu and the vagabond minstrels
Morountodun
Eniyan - Everyman
Izinsuku
Private Lies
A Husbands Wife
Shylock
Ikudeeti
Initiation into madness
Behold my redeemer
Death and the Kings Horseman
The Meeting
A Raisin in the sun
Isale Eko
Music in the bank
≈≈≈Published Works≈≈≈
From Senbora - An Anthology of Three Plays and Fifty Poems - 2010

Television