Cast and Crew

Toyin Dawodu / Executive Producer

Toyin is a passionate supporter of Nigeria’s Nollywood. As an entrepreneur his goal is to help take Nollywood to greater heights and build the necessary infrastructure to sustain a viable movie industry in Nigeria and Africa. He is a graduate of South Bank University, London and completed further business education at California State University, San Bernardino California, where he obtained a BA in Finance and MBA in Business Marketing .Over the last 20 years, he has launched and grown several businesses with a combined revenue of over $100 million, in such areas as internet technology, real estate development, financial services, film production, and recently infrastructure development focusing on Africa. Toyin is also the Executive producer of “Close Enemies” a romantic drama set in Los Angeles. This is the first Nigerian movie shot entirely on location in Hollywood. He is currently the Managing Partner of Capital Investment Group, a private Equity and infrastructure development group based in California. He is also the Chairman and CEO of TLI Media One, a movie production and entertainment company based in California

Niyi Bamiro / Producer Executive Producer

Ngozi H. Nyeke / Executive Producer

Mrs. Harriet. Ngozi .Nyenke was a graduate of California State University Dominguez Hills with a Beachalor of Science in Health Care Management. After graduation she became a substite teacher with LA Unified School. She has been a business owner in Los Angeles since 1995. One of her dreams is to become an be an Executive Producer of a well known movie, which she recently achieved with Close Enemies.

Zak Orji / Ralph

Zachee Ama Orji was born in Libreville, Gabon in the 1960s. He is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker. He is a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Having grown up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo he speaks both English and French fluently. His first movie was in 1991, which is titled 'Unforgiven sin'. Since then, Zachee Ama Orji has been starring in different movies and is now a Nollywood legend.

Kate Henshaw / Linda

Henshaw was born in Cross River State, Nigeria, oldest of four children. After completing her primary and secondary school in Lagos and Calabar, she spent one year at the University of Calabar reading remedial studies, and then majored in Medical Microbiology at the School of Medical Lab Science, LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital) in Lagos. Henshaw worked at the Bauchi State General hospital In 1993 Henshaw auditioned for the lead role in the movie When the Sun Sets and was handed the role. This was her first appearance in a major Nollywood movie Henshaw has starred in over 40 Nollywood movies. In 2008 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Stronger than Pain. She is presently "The Face of Onga".

Henshaw is presently one of the judges on Nigeria’ Got Talent.