Thursday, May 22, 2025 - Veteran Nollywood actor Femi
Branch is not holding back—and his recent appearance on Trending has sparked
serious conversations about the state of acting professionalism in Nigeria.
In the now-viral clip, Femi called out actors who show up
the same way in every role, without bothering to physically or emotionally
transform into their characters.
“You have someone that calls himself an actor and he has
just one look in every film,” he said. “I’m sorry dude, you’re
not professional. You’re a fraud.”
According to him, actors like that are cheating their
audience. Instead of immersing viewers in the character, they force fans to
mentally filter out their personality just to keep up with the story.
“The audience has to keep convincing themselves that it's
not you—they're doing your job for you. You're giving them
stress!”
Femi went on to reference Hollywood actors like Michael
Fassbender, Joaquin Phoenix, and even rapper 50 Cent, who underwent extreme
physical transformations for roles. Fassbender reportedly lost over 60 pounds,
only to bulk up again in a month. Joaquin became almost unrecognizable as the
Joker.
“If you have to go bald, you go bald. If you have to carry
warts on your face, you carry warts! Your body doesn’t belong to you—it belongs
to the craft,” Femi said.
He didn’t stop there. He accused lazy actors of being the
reason they don’t get called up for serious productions.
“That’s why you’ll never see such actors in serious
projects. Producers and directors know how to sift the wheat from the chaff.”
In an industry where popularity sometimes trumps talent,
Femi Branch’s comments are a wake-up call—skill, transformation, and dedication
still matter. If you want to be taken seriously as an actor, don’t just show
up. Become the role.
And to those who care more about looking good than digging
deep?
“Who cares about your good looks? People are paying for the
characters they can relate with—not your selfies.”
Watch video below…
‘‘Fraudsters!’’ Actor FEMI BRANCH calls out colleagues who display ‘just one look’ in every film pic.twitter.com/4wwtdBoJqD
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) May 22, 2025
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