Most performers are categorized in certain roles owing to their physical characteristics. In the sense that, due to her stature, Jaiye Kuti is always cast in maternal roles, Ojopagogo in elderly man roles, and many other movie stars in various roles. There is something about actor Owolabi Ajasa that causes him to frequently portray the role of a police officer in most films.
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Owolabi Ajasa is a well-known Nollywood actor who primarily appears in Yoruba films. He graduated from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta with an HND in Mass Communication and finished his national service in Kogi State a few years ago. He began his acting career many years ago while working at Total Filling Station in Abeokuta, when he met popular celebrity Lukman Ebun Oloyede, also known as Olaiya.
After producing the film Adanwo Olopa (Trial of a Policeman), the actor rose to prominence, and he has been dazzling our screens with intriguing films ever since. Many people refer to him as a cop because of the policeman role he portrays, and he also has a unique manner of delivering his roles to the audience’s delight.
However, most people are unaware of the reason why Owolabi Ajasa frequently appears as a police officer in Yoruba films. Owolabi Ajasa recounted in an interview how his beardless appearance got him the post of a police officer.
According to him.
” I think it is because I don’ t have beards. So in those days when I used to be behind the camera, if there was any police officer role, they would ask the director to call me to take the role of a police officer. That was how I started; that was how it all started. People started calling me a police officer. I mastered the role by asking police officers about some of the nitty- gritty of the job.
