Shawn Faqua

Shawn Faqua

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Biography

Shawn Faqua is a Nigerian actor, model, and presenter with multiple award nominations. Faqua is a method actor and is known to successfully take on several accents as needed by the character he is playing. Besides, screen-acting Faqua has acted in several stage plays, modeled for Lagos business school, Guaranty Trust Bank, First City Monument Bank, fashion shows, and other major organizations in the country. In addition to his acting work, he is a great singer, a talent he displayed in the short film ‘The good Life’, where he performed the original soundtrack of the song ‘i wan blow’. Faqua is known to take on roles that are sensational, challenging, cheesy, intense, and humorous. Many of the productions he has starred in address significant problems that fringe on love, politics, culture, human rights, conflict, rape, betrayal, selfless service, and sacrifice. He has been known to continually research each character he portrays and pays attention to details (language, articulation, technique, and other nuances related to the character he’s portraying),as he constantly likes to tell a compelling and plausible story. Faqua likes reading, dancing, playing tennis, traveling, and watching movies.

Career

2023
Haywire
Haywire as Swell
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The House of Secrets
The House of Secrets as Panam
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2022
Man of God
Man of God as Brother Nonso
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The Blood Covenant
The Blood Covenant as Osiano
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Before Valentine's
Before Valentine's as Max
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2021
La Femme Anjola
La Femme Anjola as Tayo Kalajaye
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Soólè
Soólè
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2019
Three Thieves
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free as Toby Nworie
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2018
God Calling
God Calling as John
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2017
In Line
In Line as Steve
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2016
Ojukokoro: Greed
Ojukokoro: Greed as Rambo
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