Daniel Lloyd’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro	Nigerian actor
Is	Actor
From	Nigeria
Type	Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender	male
Birth	Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Daniel Lloyd who is predominantly known for his roles in Nollywood movies is a Nigerian talent manager and actor who once managed the Nigerian artist named Timaya and is one of the few Nigerian actors to feature in Bollywood movie productions. In 2016 Lloyd was nominated for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.

Early life and education

Lloyd is from the Ijaw tribe in Bayelsa State which is a south-south geographical area of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the minority tribes in Nigeria as well as the Igbo people. Lloyd although hailing from south-south Nigeria was born in Lagos State which is south-west Nigeria and attended university in Enugu State which is south-east Nigeria. Lloyd graduated from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology with a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering.

Career

Lloyd began acting in his local church within Nigeria where he was a member of the church drama group. Lloyd then decided to enrol in a “Street to star competition” in Rivers State, specifically in Port-Harcourt which was a talent hunt event organized by the Nigerian actress Hilda Dokubo and her husband named Karo Mrakpor in alliance with the Rivers State government. Lloyd 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. However his big break into the Nigerian movie industry was featuring in a TV series soap opera titled “Pradah” by Nollywood actress Tricia Eseigbe. He played the role of a character called Patrick.

Lloyd is one of the first Nigerian actors to feature in the Indian movie industry commonly known as Bollywood in a movie titled J.U.D.E where he played the role of a character named Jude. In some reputable print media houses within Nigeria he is reported to be the first Nigerian actor to appear in an Indian movie whilst others report this to be arguable.

Lloyd asides being an actor, used to be a talent manager and managed the Nigerian artist Timaya whom he met at the “straight to star” talent hunt show event in Port Harcourt in 2006 whilst Timaya was in the music category of the show, Lloyd was in the acting category of the show.

Award and nomination

Nominated for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2016.

Personal life

Lloyd’s father was an engineer who worked for Shell oil company in Nigeria and encouraged Llyod to become an engineer as well and was upset with Llyod for abandoning his engineering career for acting after obtaining a degree in civil engineering.