Kayode Peters

Kayode Peters
Born
Kayode Peters Adewumi

(1975-09-25)25 September 1975
Ibadan, Western State, Nigeria
Died28 June 2025(2025-06-28) (aged 49)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationsActor, director, producer
Years active2000–2025

Kayode Peters Adewumi (25 September 1975 – 28 June 2025) was a Nigerian actor and film, television and stage producer and director.

Life and career

Peters was born in Ibadan, Nigeria on 25 September 1975.[1] Peters started his acting career as a stage actor with Theatre 15, University of Lagos. He studied English at the University of Lagos before earning a master’s in film and television production from the University of Greenwich, UK. He also completed a diploma in digital marketing from a Canadian institution.[2][3] Peters was deeply involved in Nollywood, working on a range of films, web series, and stage productions.[3]

After graduating, Peters produced a television series titled The Twilight Zone in 2000.[4] Peters came to prominence when he created and directed the popular television comedy series Flatmates in the early 2000s.[5] The show was revived in 2017 as My Flatmates.[4] He produced and worked on more than 10 television shows, including Inlaws, Half Sisters, My Mad Husband, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, Oga Landlord, and Extended Family.[6][7]

Peters has directed many films, including Doll House, 13 Letters,[8] Crazy Grannies,[9] Survivors,[10] I Am Nazzy,[11] The Perfect Time, Dream Job, and Teardrops.[12] Peters had an interest in the experience of the diaspora community; he made his first international film, Excuse My African in New York City in 2017.[13][14] His short films on the subject also gained international attention; Bring 'em Back for example received accolades in Toronto and London.[15]

Peters was also involved in theatre work, having written, produced and directed more than 15 stage plays.[4][16]

Peters died after a long illness in Toronto, on 28 June 2025, at the age of 49.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Nominations and Awards
2015 Doll House Woodpecker film festival, New Dehli, India
2016 Lamine
2017 The Other Wife
2017 Dead Rite
2018 Road to Friendship
2018 The Hired Gun
2020 Bring 'em back Best short film, TIFF Toronto Canada
Best short, NIFF film festival, London
Best short film, Indie film festival, Sheffield
2021 The Real Us
2021 Crazy Grannies
2021 Dream Job
2021 The Perfect Time
2021 13 Letters
2021 Alaga
2021 Trump Card
2021 Teardrops
2021 Killing Eva
2021 Backlash
2022 Identical Justice Auber film festival, France
2022 Survivors
2022 I am Nazzy
2022 The Wife
2022 Ebi
2023 Fatima Aya Mi
2023 Fadekemi
2023 The Exchange

References

  1. ^ "Film Maker Kayode Peters Dies". thejournalnigeria.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ "What to know about late Nigerian movie producer, Kayode Peters - Tribune Online". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Ace filmmaker, Kayode Peters, is dead". Premium Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Ogidan, Kore (6 October 2019). "I've paid television stations to air my programmes – Kayode Peters". Punch.
  5. ^ "Renowned Nigerian filmmaker Kayode Peters dies in Canada". ICIR. 28 June 2025.
  6. ^ Kenechi, Stephen (26 June 2020). "INTERVIEW: UNILAG stage acting shaped me for TV production, says Kayode Peters". The Cable Lifestyle.
  7. ^ Simon, Justina (28 June 2025). "Kayode Peters, Director Of Popular Sitcom 'Flatmates' Dies In Toronto". The Whistler.
  8. ^ "Movies & TVWhat the Cast & Director of "13 Letters" Want You to Know About the Upcoming Film". Bella Naija. 27 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Princess joins Shaffy Bello for Rosemary Idomigie's Crazy Grannies". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Kayode Peters' Survivors hits Nigerian cinemas today". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Chinonso Arubayi's I am Nazzy dwells on mental health". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 2 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. ^ Adigun, Abisola (29 June 2025). "Top 6 movies produced by Kayode Peters". Nigerian Tribune.
  13. ^ "Kayode Peters releases trailer for excuse my African". This Day Newspaper. 15 August 2020.
  14. ^ Omoboye, Faith (28 June 2025). "Kayode Peters, trailblazing Nigerian filmmaker and actor is dead". Business Day.
  15. ^ Marv, Tomide (6 January 2026). "10 Nigerian Stars We Lost in 2025". Zikoko.
  16. ^ David, Samuel (29 June 2025). "The final years of Actor Kayode Peters: What really happened in Canada?". Within Nigeria.

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