Sola Sobowale

Sola Sobowale is a Nigerian actor, screenwriter, producer and director known for playing Toyin Tomato in Super Story and Eniola Salami in King of Boys. Her performance in King of Boys earned her the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

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About Sola Sobowale

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Actor, Screenwriter, Producer

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Also known as: Toyin Tomato
Known for: Nigerian film and television; Yoruba-language film work; Character roles in Super Story and King of Boys
Country: Nigeria

Actor
Screenwriter
Producer
Director

At a glance

Sobowale has worked across Nigerian film and television as an actor, screenwriter, producer and director.
She gained broad recognition as Toyin Tomato in the television drama Super Story.
Her portrayal of Eniola Salami in King of Boys won her the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
In 2026, she received the Industry Merit Award at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.

Early work and acting background

Africa Magic places Sobowale's acting debut in the 1980s and identifies Iya Alamala in Sura the Tailor among her early television roles. Sobowale has also named Village Headmaster, Mirror in the Sun and Asewo To Re Mecca among her early work. She described her acting training as grassroots-based and connected that background with her substantial work in Yoruba-language films. Another account dates her entry into Nollywood to 1992, leaving the precise framing of her career start unresolved.

Public recognition and major roles

Sobowale became widely associated with the character Toyin Tomato after appearing in Super Story in 2001. She later portrayed Eniola Salami in the 2018 film King of Boys, a performance that earned her the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2019. In 2024, she reprised her role as Awarun in the Netflix series Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre.

London period and return to Nigerian film

Sobowale has said that she left Nigeria for London in 2004 and worked there as a caregiver. After about 12 years away, she returned to Nigeria in 2016 for an audition for The Wedding Party, marking a renewed period of prominent screen work.

Production work and industry recognition

Alongside acting, Sobowale has been credited as a screenwriter, producer and director. In a 2014 interview about her film Bo se ye ko ri, she discussed her involvement in production and plans for a soap opera titled Nectar, although the reviewed evidence does not provide a complete account of her credits in these roles. In May 2026, she received the Industry Merit Award at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.

Timeline

1980 Africa Magic places her acting debut in the 1980s, including the role of Iya Alamala in the television series Sura the Tailor.
2001 Gained broad recognition through the Toyin Tomato role in Super Story.
2004 Left Nigeria for London, later describing a period of caregiving work there.
2016 Returned to Nigeria for an audition for The Wedding Party after about 12 years away.
2018 Portrayed Eniola Salami in King of Boys.
2019 Won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for King of Boys.
2024-03-01 Reprised the role of Awarun in Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre, which premiered on Netflix.
2026-05-09 Received the Industry Merit Award at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.

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Current context

Sola Sobowale was a recipient of the Industry Merit Award at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. This is a fixed historical award result included as a recent significant public-career development, rather than a continuing role or affiliation.

Biographical facts

In a 2017 interview, Sobowale said her acting training was grassroots-based and connected that experience with her substantial work in Yoruba-language films.
Sobowale said her early career included Sura the Tailor, Village Headmaster, Mirror in the Sun and work with Adebayo Salami, including Asewo To Re Mecca.
Sobowale said that after leaving Nigeria in 2004, she worked as a caregiver in London before returning to Nigeria for an audition in 2016.
In a 2014 interview about her film Bo se ye ko ri, Sobowale discussed her involvement in production and said she was preparing a soap opera titled Nectar.