Daniel Etim Effiong

Daniel Etim Effiong is a Nigerian actor and filmmaker known for screen roles including Plan B and Netflix's Òlòtūré: The Journey, as well as directing work on Skin and The Herd.

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About Daniel Etim Effiong

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Nigeria · Actor, Film director

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Also known as: Daniel Etim-Effiong
Known for: Nigerian film and television
Country: Nigeria

Actor
Film director

At a glance

Effiong works as an actor and director in Nigerian film and television.
He studied chemical engineering and worked in the oil-and-gas industry before moving into filmmaking.
He received a 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards nomination for playing Dele Coker in Plan B.
His reported directing credits include the documentary Skin and the film The Herd.

Background and career change

Effiong said in a 2019 interview that he was born in Jaji, Kaduna State, to a father who served in the military. He earned a first degree in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and worked as an engineer in the oil-and-gas industry before changing careers. He later studied filmmaking, writing and directing at AFDA Film School and filmmaking at the University of Johannesburg.

Acting career

Effiong played Dele Coker in Plan B, a performance that brought him a 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy. He is also listed among the cast of Netflix's Nigerian limited series Òlòtūré: The Journey.

Directing work

Africa Magic reported in 2020 that Effiong had co-written and directed the documentary Skin. In 2025, The Guardian Nigeria reported that his film The Herd was scheduled for presentation at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Although the later report called The Herd his directorial debut, the available sources do not establish whether that description referred specifically to his first feature film.

Timeline

2020 Received his first Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards nomination, for Best Actor in a Comedy for Plan B.
2020-02 Africa Magic reported that he had co-written and directed the documentary Skin.
2024 Appeared in the Netflix limited series Òlòtūré: The Journey.
2025-05-19 The Guardian Nigeria reported that The Herd was scheduled for presentation at the Marché du Film in Cannes during a FilmOne Entertainment and Nigerian International Film Summit panel.

Additional verified details

Current context

Effiong's official website identifies him as an actor and director. This is a current self-description on a personal or management-controlled website rather than an independently verified employment record.

Biographical facts

In a 2019 interview, Effiong said he was born in Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria, to a father who served in the military.
Effiong said he earned a first degree in chemical engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, then studied filmmaking, writing and directing at AFDA Film School and filmmaking at the University of Johannesburg.
Effiong said he worked as an engineer in the oil-and-gas industry before changing careers and entering film.
Africa Magic identified Effiong's character in Plan B as Dele Coker.
Effiong is listed in the cast of Netflix's Nigerian limited series Òlòtūré: The Journey.