Daniel Lloyd (Nigerian actor)

Daniel Lloyd
Born
Daniel Ineye Lloyd

Bayelsa State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materEnugu State University of Science and Technology
Occupations
  • actor
  • talent manager
Years active2006–present

Daniel Lloyd is a Nigerian actor and talent manager.[1] In 2016, Lloyd was nominated for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[2][3]

Early life and education

Lloyd is from the Ijaw tribe[4] in Bayelsa State. Lloyd was born in Lagos State. Lloyd graduated from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology with a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering.[4]

Career

Lloyd started his career by featuring in a television series soap opera titled Pradah. He played the role of a character called Patrick.[1]

Lloyd is one of the first Nigerian actors to feature in the Bollywood section in a movie titled J.U.D.E where he played the role of a character named Jude.[5]

Lloyd in addition to being an actor, used to be a talent manager and managed the Nigerian artist Timaya whom he met at the "straight to star" talent hunt show event in Port Harcourt in 2006. Whilst Timaya was in the music category of the show, Lloyd was in the acting category of the show.[6]

Award and nomination

Personal life

Lloyd's father was an engineer who worked for Shell oil company in Nigeria and encouraged Lloyd to become an engineer as well and was upset with Lloyd for abandoning his engineering career for acting after obtaining a degree in civil engineering.[7]

In 2019, Daniel Lloyd married a Nollywood actress Empress Njamah.[8]

Filmography

  • Timeless Love (2016) as Jesse
  • The Wrong Number (2016) as Niyi
  • Love Triangle (2017)
  • Our Dirty Little Secrets (2017)
  • The Chronicles (2018)[9]
  • The Friend Zone (2017) as Dennis
  • A Love Story (2017)
  • Hire A Man (2017) as Mike[10]
  • The Real Side Chicks (2017) as Raymond
  • Flirting with Fifty (2017)
  • Hello (2016)
  • Gidi Blues (2016) as Jaiye Thomas
  • Desperate Baby Mama (2015) as Greg
  • Forever Within Us (2015)
  • Pradah as Patrick
  • Tempted to Touch (2006)
  • Akpe: Return of the Beast (2019)
  • Fatal Attraction (2020) as Stanley
  • Lonely Nights (2021) as Douglas
  • Albatross (2022) as Umar
  • Recompense (2023) as Azubuike
  • Once Upon a Vow (2024) as Kenneth

References

  1. ^ a b "Timaya still my friend –Daniel Lloyd". The Punch. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. ^ a b ""Suru L'ere," "Tinsel," Adeniyi Johnson, Mide Martins among nominees". Pulse Nigeria. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. ^ a b "Acting has changed my perception about life-Daniel Lloyd". Daily Times. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. ^ a b "Society doesn't allow Nigerian women to be romantic – Daniel Lloyd". Vanguard. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Daniel. "'I left Timaya because I wanted to try something new' -Daniel Lloyd". Encomium Magazine (Interview). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  6. ^ "Timaya still my friend – ex-manager Daniel Lloyd". TheCapital. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. ^ "I refused to be typecast as a gigolo –Daniel Lloyd". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. ^ "Nollywood actress, Empress Njamah, weds actor, Daniel Lloyd". Vanguard Allure. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  9. ^ "The Chronicles, a historical movie hits big screen". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  10. ^ "Daniel Lloyd Biography-Wiki, Age, Height, Parents, Wife, Parents, Movies, Net Worth, Instagram, Photos". Retrieved 2021-08-25.