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{{Short description|Nigerian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Actor
| name = Samuel Abiola Robinson
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Samuel Abiola Robinson
| alt =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|06|30}}
| birth_place = [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]
| nationality = [[Nigerian]]
| occupation = Actor
| education = [[Secondary Education]]
| alma_mater = [[Grait International College]]
| notable_works = ''[[Green White Green ]]''<br>''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]''
| years active = 2013–present
}}

'''Samuel Abiola Robinson''' is a Nigerian actor who appears in [[Nollywood]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=101591|title='Poli', 'Katta Waiting'- Nigerian star scouring for meaning|website=Kaumudiglobal.com|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailypost.ng/2016/05/12/nollywood-young-actors-suffer-unfair-treatment-producers-samuel-robinson/|title=Nollywood: Young actors suffer unfair treatment from producers - Samuel Robinson - Daily Post Nigeria|date=12 May 2016|website=Dailypost.ng|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> He is best known for his role from the 2018 Malayalam movie ''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]'', directed by [[Zakariya Mohammed]].

==Personal life==
Robinson attended Grait Secondary School but put off [[university]] to pursue a career as a professional actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/081217/soccer-hero-from-nigeria.html|title=Soccer hero from Nigeria|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ynaija.com/samuel-robinson/|title=AT MY FIRST AUDITION, THE DIRECTOR STOOD UP AND SHOOK MY HAND|work=YNAIJA|access-date=2016-01-19}}</ref>

== Career ==
Samuel's career as an actor began in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/samuel-robinson-injustices-faced-by-young-nigerian-actors-id5027939.html|title=Injustices faced by young Nigerian actors|work=Pulse NG|access-date=2016-05-13}}</ref> He has appeared in several major productions in [[Africa]] such as [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Desperate Housewives Africa]]'', [[M-Net]]'s ''[[Tinsel (TV series)|Tinsel]]'', [[MTV Base]]'s ''[[Shuga (TV series)|Shuga]]'' and Raconteur Production's ''8 Bars And A Clef'' to name a few.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afrireviews.com/2017/12/05/nigerian-actor-samuel-abiola-robinson-to-star-in-new-film-sudani-from-nigeria|title=Nigerian Actor Samuel Abiola Robinson To Star In 'Sudani From Nigeria'|work=Afrireviews|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> He became the first African Actor to play a leading role in Indian cinema<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=From Porotta to People, I Love Kerala Samuel Abiola Robinson|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/people-porotta-i-love-kerala-african-actor-samuel-sudani-nigeria-78334?|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref> when he featured in an [[Indian cinema|Indian film]], the 2018 film ''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]'', with Indian actor [[Soubin Shahir]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/nov/04/soubin-shahir-to-play-the-lead-in-sudani-from-nigeria-1691437.html|title=Soubin Shahir to play the lead in Sudani from Nigeria|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2017-11-04}}</ref> Samuel has also appeared in the Malayalam movie ''Oru Caribbean Udayippu'', released in 2019.<ref>[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9204114/#:~:text=10-,Oru%20Caribbean%20Udayippu%20(2019),reunite%20at%20the%20same%20college.] ''Oru Caribbean Udayippu'' on [[IMDb]]</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 2015 || ''8 Bars & A Clef'' || Young Victor || rowspan=2|English ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Green White Green ]]'' || Segun ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Sudani from Nigeria]]'' || Samuel Abiola Robinson / Sudani || rowspan=2|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]|| Debut Indian movie
|-
|2019 ||''Oru Caribbean Udayippu''|| Samuel (Tik Tak) ||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Tinsel (TV series)|Tinsel]]'' || Gogo ||
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Shuga (TV series)|Shuga]]'' || Ozzy ||
|-
| 2015 || ''The MiddleMen'' || Amos ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Desperate Housewives Africa]]'' || Akin Bello ||
|-
| 2017 || ''The Governor'' || Toju Ochello ||
|}

=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''Playing Victim'' || Tekena ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{iMDb name|id=6867672}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Samuel Abiola}}
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Nigerian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Nigerian male actors]]
[[Category:Nigerian male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Lagos]]
[[Category:Indian people of Nigerian descent]]

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