Kolade Shasi
| Kolade Shasi | |
|---|---|
 Kolade speaking at FOCUS, 2023 [1] | |
| Born | Kolade Shasi [2] May 3, 1986 Manchester, England |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of West London |
| 💼 Occupation | Casting Director, Producer & Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 2001 – 2003, 2012–present |
Kolade Shasi (born May 3rd 1986) is a British-born, Nigerian Actor, Casting Director and Producer. He is best known for featuring in Jadesola Osiberu's crime drama; The Trade (2023), which premiered in Cinemas on January 13, 2023[3] and premiered globally via Amazon Prime on march 17, 2023 [4] He was part of the Casting team for the Netflix Original YA series; Far From Home [5]
Early life and education
Kolade was born in Manchester, in the County of Greater Manchester to Nigerian parents, and he is of Yoruba Nigerian descent. He is the youngest of four children.
Career
Actor
Kolade’s first foray into film, was as a teenage actor and his first role was in a Charles Novia film in 2001; Afro, where he played the titular role of a younger Afro with Segun Arinze portraying the older Afro. He took a break to finish school before coming back to acting in 2012.[6] Since then he has featured in a number of movies including The Trade (2023), Ibukun, Kasala, Slow Country,[7][8] Uncommon Events and Ripple Effect.[citation needed] Kolade was nominated for the Best Actor at the In-short International Film Festival, Lagos, in 2015, for the multi-award winning film Blood Taxi.[citation needed]
Casting Director
Kolade Shasi is one of the top Casting Directors from Africa, he is a member of the Board of the International Casting Directors Association [9]. His Casting Directing credits span over 10 years and over 50 projects including Television Commercials, feature films, short films and music videos. Some of his projects have gone on to win Best Actor awards or break Box Office records[10]. His Casting credits include the Netflix Original YA series; Far From Home, an Amazon Prime Video Original film; Breath of Life (TBA), [11] Simi’s music video; Owambe (2017), the Box Office record-breaker; Couple of Days (2016) [12] and the multi-award winning Employee of the Month (2022) [13][14].
Producer
Kolade has produced over 30 films and advertorials over the years. His film credits include Date Night (2018), starring Adesua Etomi and Deyemi Okanlawon, the Joke Silva-led Bandits (2017), In Sickness and Health (2018) starring OC Ukeje, Beverly Naya and Meg Otanwa, Divorce Settlement (2021), Spite (2022), Worlds Apart (2022) and the multi-award winning Employee of the Month (2022) which has screened at over 20 Film Festivals around the world and winning the Best short film at many of these festivals, including the Best Short Film, emerging Filmmaker at the American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival in May, 2023.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting Director | Producer | Actor | Role | ||
| 2001 | Afro | No | No | Yes | Afro (younger) |
| 2015 | Blood Taxi | No | No | Yes | Taxi Driver |
| 2016 | Couple of Days | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017 | Slow Country | Yes | No | Yes | Pedro |
| Bandits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mr. Bakare | |
| Nothing But the Truth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alistair | |
| 2018 | Kasala | Yes | No | Yes | Panel Beater |
| Date Night | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| In Sickness and Health | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Ibukun | Yes | No | Yes | Akanni | |
| 2019 | Uncommon Events | No | No | Yes | Akala |
| 2021 | Divorce Settlement | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Dysfunction | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2022 | Spite | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Worlds Apart | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Employee of the Month | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2023 | The Trade | No | No | Yes | Wale |
References
- ↑ "London's Focus, the Production Sector Event, Attracts Record 3,500 Attendees".
- ↑ "I have faced similar challenges with other Casting Directors globally - Kolade Shasi".
- ↑ "'The Trade' Jade Osiberu rings in 2023 with exciting crime drama".
- ↑ "Jade Osiberu's 'The Trade' lands official release date on Prime Video".
- ↑ "I'm taking each day one step at a time".
- ↑ "I have faced similar challenges with other Casting Directors globally - Kolade Shasi".
- ↑ "Eric Aghimien's Award Winning "Slow Country" to premiere in May".
- ↑ Akinseye, Isabella (May 7, 2017). "Movie Review: Hits and Misses of Eric Aghimien's 'Slow Country'". Vanguard. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Meet the 2024-2026 ICDA Board – Official ICDA Website".
- ↑ "Nigerians and Love! Couple Of Days movie smashes Nigeria box-office records". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Amazon Prime Video sets film deal with Nemsia Films".
- ↑ "Watch Adesua Etomi, Falz, Enyinna Nwigwe, Kiki Omeili in behind the scenes". Pulse Nigeria. 2016-01-11. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Employee of the Month – Official Website".
- ↑ "Winners for 2022 Rhode Island International Film Festival revealed".
External links
- Kolade Shasi on IMDb
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