Mike Bamiloye

Michael Abayomi Bamiloye
Born	(1960-04-13) 13 April 1960 (age 64) Ilesa, Osun, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	Divisional Teachers’ Training College
Occupations	Evangelist actor filmmaker producer director dramatist
Years active	1985–present
Known for	Christian Drama
Spouse	Gloria Bamiloye
Children	Joshua Mike-Bamiloye Damilola Mike-Bamiloye Darasimi Oyor

Mike Abayomi BamiloyeListen^ⓘ is a Nigerian gospel film actor, dramatist, producer, and director.[1] [2] He is an evangelist[3] and the founder and president of the film production company Mount Zion Faith Ministries.[4][5][6][7] and Mount Zion Television.[8]

Biography

Mike Bamiloye was born in Ilesa, a town in Osun State in southwestern Nigeria on April 13, 1960[9] but hails from Ijebu-Ijesa in Osun State. He was trained at the Divisional Teachers’ Training College at Ipetumodu where he began his career. Bamiloye founded Mount Zion on 5 August 1985. Bamiloye's debut drama Hell in Conference was staged at the National Christian Teachers Conference in 1986 at Ilesa in Osun State. He has featured, produced, and directed several Nigerian gospel films over the years.[10] A movie that explains his early life and the beginning of his ministry was released in 2020 to celebrate his 60th birthday.

Personal life

Mike Bamiloye has been married to Gloria Bamiloye, a Nigerian film actress and evangelist, since October 8, 1988 . Together, they have three children, Damilola Mike-Bamiloye, Joshua Mike-Bamiloye, and Darasimi Gomba-Oyor, all three of them are actors. He has six grandchildren.[11]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2001	Apoti Eri
1992	Agbara nla 1-4	as Isawuru
2005	The Haunting Shadows 1		with Shade Agboola, Gloria Bamiloye
2005	The Haunting Shadows 2
2005	The Haunting Shadows 3			[12]
2006	The Forgotten Ones 1-4
2008	One Careless Night 1-5
	The Ultimate Power 1-4
	The Foundation
	Broken Pitchers
	Wounded Heart
	Captive of the Mighty
	Asise Nla
	The Gods Are Dead
2013	Journey in circle	Akande's father
	Abejoye 1, 2 and 3	as Abejoye		[13]
	Shackles 1 & 2	Gashiki
2020	The Train (The journey of faith)			[14]
2021	Abejoye season 4	Abejoye
	Heart Pain	The Pastor & Doctor		[15]
2022	Magdalene	The Pastor		[16]
2023	Stranded	Baba	with Tokunbo Jarrett, Taiwo Adeniyi

|2023 |Enoch: A Biopic Genera Overseer |Stranded |2024

See also

• List of Yoruba people

References

1. "Adeboye urges Nollywood actors to seek supernatural help". Vanguard News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
2. "Biography of Mike Bamiloye". Vanguard News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
3. "Evangelist Mike Bamiloye warns Nigerians over fraudsters impersonating him". DailyPost Nigeria. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
4. "How my wife supported my ministry with her NYSC allowance – Mike Bamiloye". Punch Newspapers. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
5. "Biography of Mike Bamiloye". New Watch Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
6. "Biography of Mike Bamiloye". gospelfilmsng.com.
7. "Complete List of Mount Zion Movies". gospelfilmsng.com.
8. Adebayo, Tireni (6 January 2022). "God embarrasses Mike Bamiloye with back to back blessings in two weeks (photos)". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
9. "Mike Bamiloye's Journey of Faith – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
10. "How we moved from church drama to movies –Bamiloye". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
11. "Mike Bamiloye's Family: Meet His Wife and Children from Damilola to Joshua".
12. "The Haunting Shadows 3". YouTube.
13. "Mike Bamiloye sets to release Abejoye Season 6". BoomFresh. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
14. THE TRAIN on YouTube
15. "WATCH: Mike Bamiloye's 'Heart Pain' examines effect of ministerial duty on family stability". The Cable. Kunle Daramola.
16. Israel, Abegunde (1 June 2022). "Latest Nigerian Christian Movies by Mount Zion [2021/2022]". Naija Banquet. Retrieved 30 August 2022.