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Bankole Omotoso

Full / Real Name: Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso
Gender: Male

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Bankole Omotoso is a Nigerian actor, writer and professor of Drama and English best known for his role in Vodacom's advertising campaigns, in which he appears alongside Michael de Pinna.

Omotoso is currently a professor in the Drama Department at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and in 2007 appears in the drama series Jacob's Cross on M-Net, playing the role of Chief Aboyami.

Bankole Omotoso

Bankole Omotoso as Chief Aboyami in Jacob's Cross

Television Roles

Show

Character

Home Affairs - Season 2

Prof Arrah

Jacob's Cross - Season 1

Chief Abayomi

Jacob's Cross - Season 4

Chief Abayomi (as Prof Bankole Omotoso)

LATEST ARTICLES

On Carte Blanche: South African karate gets a kick in the pants

The World Karate Federation's had to intervene because the situation's so dire.

Uzalo Teasers - September 2026

One decision. One handful of pills. Suddenly, every second counts. What happened at the Mhlongo house refuses to stay buried.

New on TV today: Friday 21 August 2026

BBC Earth takes you to Secret Africa: Into the Wild and Discovery follows Mighty Truckers.

Love's Complicated Teasers - September 2026

Eating too many sugary foods sets off strange behaviour and the expression of hidden anger.

Isitha: The Enemy Teasers - September 2026

Mapholoba takes Chuma's family hostage, forcing him to choose between OJ and his loved ones.

The Braveheart Teasers - September 2026

Meher must forge a new identity in Serbia after a shocking revelation.

New on TV today: Thursday 20 August 2026

Epic wildlife series LION roars onto Disney+ and BBC Lifestyle invites you to Supercruising: Life at Sea.

Skree Dit Uit! Teasers - September 2026

Series finale! The students prepare for their final school play while Mevlut's obsession grows more and more and...

Soulmates Teasers - September 2026

A baby is mysteriously left at the Deshmukh house - with a note.

Binnelanders Teasers - September 2026

Joe gets a lead on his birth mother and two beloved Binnelanders say goodbye to their friends.

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