British Born Actor Gbenga ALeke Interview at Lumiere London Studios with PMTV

USPA NEWS - Gbenga Alake is a British born actor of who has recently delved into a major shift in his career following his “˜chosen´ destiny to become a fully pledge actor. He is a Nigerian decedent who although has lived in the UK the majority of his life holds his country of origin close to his heart;

even capable of executing a Nigerian Yoruba tribe accent. He originally came from a media educated background, studying CG arts at the University for Creative Arts then finishing off with a degree in Animation and Moving Image at the University of East London; he has always had a creative ethic within his work and found media as a way to emit his forms of creation. After completing his degree, Gbenga lost interest in filmmaking as a profession, but kept all the tools learnt to maintain it as a strong hobby, this is where he realized that his other talents lied on the other side of the camera. After being involved in his first lead silent role film for Christabell Video TV “˜Why the Caged Birds´, Gbenga realized that he had potential that he could nurture towards becoming an actor.

His drive is propelling him in the filming industry; his knowledge of media (television and film) and drama has provided him with a great understanding of what is required on both sides of the camera. This has enabled him to deliver brilliant performances in the productions he has been involved in. He has trained for and competing in boxing, sword and dagger fighting and short and long distance running; aiming to attain an arsenal of combat and active sports for his specialist skills. Recently he has undertaken part speaking roles in, in the Full Length Film “˜On the Run´ by Take Home Productions, also playing a speaking Walk in role on Robbie Liang´s short film, “˜Another Statistic´. Carried out West African accented voice over´s for the short Nigerian animated film “˜the dancing palm tree´ and played a lead role in upcoming artist Chicute´s Music Video titled “˜You´.

When Gbenga´s not pursing his acting career he takes a keen interest in writing, hoping to eventually write his own novel, he still pursues film making and photography as extensive hobbies; enabling the joy to maintain within his works. He is also capable of switching between various styles of the English accent enable him speak according to his roles; sometimes he “˜changes them just for the fun of it.´ Watch out for Gbenga Alake, he is on a mission to break the barriers of film and television in the UK, aiming to be a motivator for youth to see as an inspiration towards success, and with the way he has been breaking down barriers, this may be sooner than you think.