Lateef Adedimeji

Lateef Adedimeji is a Nigerian actor and filmmaker known for work including Kudi Klepto, Jagun Jagun and Lisabi: The Uprising.

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About Lateef Adedimeji

Profile information current to 2026-08-19.

Nigeria · Actor, Filmmaker

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Known for: Nigerian film
Country: Nigeria

Actor
Filmmaker

At a glance

Adedimeji works as an actor and filmmaker in the Nigerian film industry.
He has identified his role in Yewande Adekoya’s Kudi Klepto as the performance that made him popular.
Netflix listed him among the starring cast of the 2023 film Jagun Jagun.
In 2025, Lisabi: The Uprising brought him recognition at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards and the Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Education and early acting

Adedimeji said he studied Mass Communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State. He traced his early acting experience to the Community Life project, a non-governmental organisation that used songs and drama for grassroots messaging.

Screen career

Adedimeji has described Kudi Klepto as the production that brought him wider popularity. His later screen work includes Jagun Jagun, for which Netflix listed him among the starring cast.

Recognition for Lisabi

Africa Magic named Adedimeji and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji as recipients in the Best Indigenous Language (West Africa) category for Lisabi: The Uprising at the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

Timeline

2023 Netflix listed Adedimeji among the starring cast of Jagun Jagun.
2025 Africa Magic named Adedimeji Lateef and Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji as recipients in the Best Indigenous Language (West Africa) category for Lisabi: The Uprising.

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Current context

Black Market’s official promotional site listed Lateef Adedimeji in the cast as Junior and advertised a premiere event at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. This was future promotional information as of 2026-08-19. The scheduled event and release status should be rechecked after 2026-09-26.

Biographical facts

In a 2023 interview, Adedimeji said he studied Mass Communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State.
Adedimeji said his early acting experience came through the Community Life project, a non-governmental organisation that used songs and drama for grassroots messaging.
Adedimeji identified his role in Yewande Adekoya’s Kudi Klepto as the role that made him popular.