Robert peters nigerian actor biography
Robert Peters Background
Robert Peters was born in the early ’70s to the beautiful family of Mr. Lawrence Adagba, and Mrs. Comfort Peters.
Born precisely on 6th June 1973, Robert is of Afemai decades, and a native of Ososo, Akoko Edo local government, Edo State. Edo State is a State in the South West part of Nigeria.
For his elementary education, Robert attended St. Gregory Primary School, Kaduna. He also had his secondary education in a secondary school in Kaduna State.
Later, Robert Peters got admitted into the prestigious University of Jos (UniJos), where he studied, and bagged a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology.
Shortly after his university education, (2004) Robert proceeded to the New York Academy. Therein, he did a course in Visual Storytelling.
Notably, he went for training on Eed Cameras and Equipment with REDucation. Similarly, he did another training with the Film Career Connection in Atlanta.
Robert Peters Biography.
Early Career
Robert Peters started his acting career when he joined the Nigerian movie industry better-known as Nollywood in 1998.
Notably, Robert was able to secure another movie role after his performance in his first movie role, “Mama Sunday.”
His performance earned him a role in a TV series – Everyday People – in 2002. Everyday People was a TV series produced by Tajudeen Adepetu. This series aired on televisions and some other platforms in the early 2000.
Robert continued doing great in his pace until he was almost known by everyone. He has built a name, a brand, and great achievements for himself.
Robert Peters Filmography
Since he rose to prominence, Robert Peters has featured in over 150 movies. These among others include;
° Closure
° Caller 25
° Esohe
° Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas
° Unbreakable
° Shades of Attraction
° A Trip To Jamaica
° Unveil
° Hell’s Fury
° Lagos Blues
° The Dowry Man
° 10 Da Robert O. Peters is writer/dp/director and founder of Whitestone Pictures, mother company to Whitestone Filmworks an award winning film company Located in Suwanee, Ga. For more than 20 years he’s haunted the globe with his fellow filmmakers to make dozens of films, television shows, music videos and television commercials. Robert lives in Snellville, Georgia with his beautiful wife and two sons. In 2014, it was reported that the comedy film, 30 Days in Atlanta, directed by Robert Peters, was the highest-grossing film of all time at the Nigerian box office. The movie was also featured in the 2017 Guinness Book of Records as one of the films with the highest domestic gross in the territories of Bollywood, Nollywood and Hollywood, listed alongside PK (from Bollywood) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (from Hollywood). Born in Sabon Gari, Kaduna, Nigeria Raised in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Moved to Lagos Nigeria in 1999 2years after Graduating from the Department of Geology, University of Jos, Nigeria. In 2005 he relocated to the USA,[5] where he enrolled for a certificate degree in Visual Storytelling hosted by New York University. Peters was then associated with Film Career Connection in Atlanta, which offered him on-the-job training on various film sets across the US. He also enlisted with REDucation a real world training on Red camera and equipment, taught by working professionals, for current and future working professionals. Robert Peters is married to Deborah Peters. He owns and runs Whitestone Filmworks LLC, an African Film Production Studio in He further went on to work with other filmmakers of African decent on different projects across the world. Within the last 10 years he had worked with numerous Hollywood and Nollywood actors – Vivica A. Fox, Lynn Withfield, Eric Roberts, Karlie Redd, Paul Campbell, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Neville Sajere, American actor For the American critic, poet and actor, see Robert Peters (playwright). For the Nigerian actor, see Robert O. Peters. Robert Peters (born 1961) is an American character actor and director. Peters was born on July 20, 1961, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Edison High School and the University of Oklahoma. As a teenager, Peters appeared at the Tulsa Little Theater. He is now a resident of both Oklahoma and California, and tries to shoot films in Oklahoma when possible. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows and commercials. His film credits include In the Line of Fire (1993), Ocean's Eleven (2002) and Lincoln (2012). The first feature film he directed was Half Empty, a musical comedy from 2006. He has appeared in at least 46 productions since 1988. Among the films shot in Oklahoma in which he appeared were Eye of God, the cockfighting film The Round and Round and the baseball movie Home Run (2013). Peters was born in Sabon Gari, Kaduna, Northern Nigeria and is the second of eight children. His parents are Lawrence Adagba and Comfort Peters. He is of Afemai descent and hails from Ososo in the Akoko Edo local government area of Edo State. Peters began his formal education at St. Gregory Primary School in Kaduna. He attended the University of Jos Nigeria, where he studied Geology and Mining. Peters began his career as an actor in Nigeria in the 1998 movie Mama Sunday, and went on to play the role of Paul in 2002 in the daytime series Everyday People created by Tajudeen Adepetu. In 2004 he relocated to the US, where he enrolled for a certificate degree in Visual Storytelling hosted by New York University. Peters was then associated with Film Career Connection in Atlanta, which offered him on-the-job training on various film sets across the US. He also enlisted with REDucation a real world training on Red camera and equipment, taught by working professionals, for current and future working professionals. Peters began working as a cinematographer and film editor in 2006 and worked on a number of African-American Productions. In 2014, it was reported that the comedy film, 30 Days in Atlanta, directed by Peters, was the highest-grossing film of all time at the Nigerian box office. The movie was also featured in the 2017 Guinness Book of Records as one of the films with the highest domestic gross in the territories of Bollywood, Nollywood and Hollywood, listed alongside PK (from Bollywood) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (from Hollywood). Peters is married to Deborah Peters and they have a son Zachary Lawrence Onafa-Orafa Peters. They own and run Whitestone Pictures LLC, a film production studio and equipment provider based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Peters was born in Sabon Gari, Kaduna, Northern Nigeria and is the second of eight children. His parents are Lawrence Adagba and Comfort Peters. He is of Afemai descent and hails from Ososo in the A Robert Peters
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