Finding Mercy
MovieActing
Year
2026
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Talent SpotlightActorNigeria
Desmond Oluwashola Elliot
Finding Mercy • Everything Is New Again
Desmond Oluwashola Elliot is a renowned Nigerian actor, director, and politician. He began his acting career in the early 2000s, starring in popular soap operas such as...
Known For
Actor • Director
Country
Nigeria
Born
Feb 4, 1974 (52)
Latest Credit
Finding Mercy (2026)
Box Office
₦270,551,298
Overview
Biography
Desmond Oluwashola Elliot is a renowned Nigerian actor, director, and politician. He began his acting career in the early 2000s, starring in popular soap operas such as Everyday People, One Too Many, and Saints and Sinners. Elliot has appeared in over 200 Nollywood films, including Men Who Cheat, Yahoo Millionaire, and Atlanta. In 2015, he was elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Surulere Constituency 1, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2023. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
At a glance
Birth Date
Feb 4, 1974
Age
52 years old
Country
Nigeria
Primary Craft
Actor
Known For
Actor • Director
Popularity
0.0 score
Awards
1 wins, 1 nominations
Annual Wrap
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Filmography
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38 credits
2.3 average rating
₦270,551,298
Finding Mercy
MovieCrew • Director
Year
2026
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Finding Mercy
MovieCrew • Producer
Year
2026
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Everything Is New Again
Movie CinemaActing
Year
2026
Rating
2.3
Box Office
₦53,161,623
Unknown Soja
Movie CinemaActing
Year
2025
Rating
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Box Office
₦11,455,125
The Wages
MovieActing
Year
2024
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The Wages
MovieCrew • Director
Year
2024
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Game On
MovieActing • Lawyer Davies
Year
2024
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Game On
MovieCrew • Director
Year
2024
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Teni's Big Day
MovieCrew • Director
Year
2023
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Love Castle
MovieActing
Year
2021
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Love Castle
MovieCrew • Director
Year
2021
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Honors
Awards & nominations
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Wins: 1Nominations: 1
Year
2014
AMVCA 2
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
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Inside the creative circle
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137
Creative connections
38
Repeat collaborators
27
Projects explored
Uti Nwachukwu · 2012–2026
Longest partnership
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Uche Jombo
Actress
Frequent collaborator2013–2021
5 shared titles
Reflection • Devil In Agbada • Lagos Cougars
Eleazu Texas
Actor
Frequent collaborator2014–2024
4 shared titles
The Wages • Devil In Agbada • Falling
Nancy Isime
Actress
Frequent collaborator2016–2026
4 shared titles
Everything Is New Again • Teni's Big Day • Disguise
Robert O Peters
Director
Frequent collaborator2013–2018
4 shared titles
Esohe • 30 Days in Atlanta • Knocking On Heaven's Door
Uduak Isong Oguamanam
Writer
Frequent collaborator2012–2015
4 shared titles
Falling • Don’t Cry for Me • Desperate Housegirls
Uti Nwachukwu
Actor
Frequent collaborator2012–2026
3 shared titles
Finding Mercy • Don’t Cry for Me • Weekend Getaway
Blossom Chukwujekwu
Actor
Frequent collaborator2014–2026
3 shared titles
Finding Mercy • Falling • Knocking On Heaven's Door
Alexx Ekubo
Actor
Frequent collaborator2012–2021
3 shared titles
Devil In Agbada • Lagos Cougars • Weekend Getaway
Collaboration Over Time
2026
Finding Mercy
With Blossom Chukwujekwu, Uti Nwachukwu, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha
2026
Everything Is New Again
With Nancy Isime, Chinaza Onuzo, Zulumoke Oyibo
2025
Unknown Soja
With Deyemi Okanlawon, Kehinde Bankole
2024
The Wages
With Efeilomo Michelle Irele, Austin Nwaolie, Eleazu Texas
2023
Teni's Big Day
With Ikechuckwu Ogbonna, Nancy Isime
2021
Love Castle
With Femi Adebayo Salami, Kehinde Bankole, Jide Kosoko
Signature Titles
Everything Is New Again · Top-rated creditUnknown Soja · Signature creditDevil In Agbada · Signature creditHire A Man · Signature credit30 Days in Atlanta · Box-office leader