Lloyd is a popular Nigerian actor and talent manager who once managed the Nigerian hip-hop artist named Timaya. Lloyd was born in Lagos State but hails from Bayelsa State, precisely an Ijaw speaking area in the south-southern Nigeria. His father was an engineer who worked for Shell Oil company in Nigeria who actually wanted him to be an engineer.
Lloyd’s Educational Background
Lloyd holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
Lloyd’s Acting Career
Lloyd began acting dated back to his early days in his local Church when he used to feature as a member of drama group. Lloyd later enrolled in a “Street to Star Competition” in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a talent hunt event organized by the Nigerian actress, Hilda Dokubo in partnership with the Rivers State government.
Lloyd eventually emerged as the first runner up as he finished second best in the event. Lloyd’s official acting career debuted in 2006 with a movie titled ‘Tempted to Touch’. He however made his big break into the Nigerian movie industry after featuring in a TV series Soap Opera, “Pradah” by Nollywood actress Tricia Eseigbe where he played a lead role as Patrick.
Lloyd has since starred in several Nollywood movies, some of which include:
• Love Triangle
• Our Dirty Little Secrets
• Desperate Baby Mama (2015)
• Forever Within Us (2015)
• Hello (2016)
• Gidi Blues (2016)
• The Friend Zone (2017)
• A Love Story (2017)
• Hire A Man (2017)
• The Real Side Chicks (2017)
• Flirting with Fifty (2017)
• The Chronicles (2018), among many others.
Lloyd is such creative and highly talented Nollywood actor, also known to be one of the first Nigerian actors to feature in the Indian movie industry (Bollywood) in a movie, called J.U.D.E where he played the role, named Jude.
Aside acting, Lloyd is a talent manager. He has successfully managed the Nigerian artist Timaya whom he met at the “straight to star” talent hunt show event in Port Harcourt in 2006.
Timaya was in the music category of the show and Lloyd was in the acting category.
Award and Nomination
Daniel Lloyd got nominated for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2016.
His Marital Life
Lloyd Daniel is happily married.
Lloyd’s Net Worth
Daniel Lloyd is currently is doing very well in the Nigerian movie industry, rated one of the richest and most influential with an estimated net worth of about $500,000 dollars.
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