Portrait of Funke Akindele

Acting

Funke Akindele

Career

Active from 2003 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Tribe Called Judah
A Tribe Called Judah
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Funke Akindele Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Rivalry 2
  • Contemporary Nigeria 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Psychological Intrigue 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Fast-Paced Plot 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Ladies Gang
Ladies Gang

as Samantha

2020s

11 titles · average score 64
The Four: No One Fights Alone
The Four: No One Fights Alone (2026)

Director

Where is Mr Right
Where is Mr Right (2026)

Producer

Finding Me
Finding Me (2025)

Director, Producer

Behind The Scenes
Behind The Scenes (2025)

as Adetutu Fernandez

House of Ga'a
House of Ga'a (2024)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ayinba

Everybody Loves Jenifa
Everybody Loves Jenifa (2024)

as Jenifa

SHE Must Be Obeyed
SHE Must Be Obeyed (2023)

TV show

A Tribe Called Judah
A Tribe Called Judah (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jedidiah Judah

Far from Home
Far from Home (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Battle on Buka Street
Battle on Buka Street (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yejide

Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Omo Ghetto: The Saga (2020)

as Lefty

2010s

11 titles · average score 52
Your Excellency
Your Excellency (2019)

as Kemi Ajadi

Chief Daddy
Chief Daddy (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tinu Beecroft

Moms at War
Moms at War (2018)

as funke akindele

A Trip to Jamaica
A Trip to Jamaica (2017)

as Bola

Pretty Liars
Pretty Liars (2014)

as Cleo

Pretty Liars 2
Pretty Liars 2 (2014)

as Cleo

The Fighter
The Fighter (2013)

as Monica Lewinsky

Maami
Maami (2012)

as Maami

The Return of Jenifa
The Return of Jenifa (2011)

as Jenifa

White Hunters
White Hunters (2010)

as Peggy

Return of White Hunters
Return of White Hunters (2010)

as Peggy

2000s

4 titles
Jénífà 2
Jénífà 2 (2009)

as Suliat/Jenifa

Jénífà
Jénífà (2008)

as Suliat/Jenifa

Egg of Life
Egg of Life (2003)

as Isioma

Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone (2002)

as Dupe