- Nollywood actor Femi Branch has criticised fellow actors who consistently perform the same way in every role they are offered in movies.
- The actor has recently stated that actors who do not physically or emotionally transform into their roles are considered fraudsters.
- Femi, in an interview with HipTV, stated that any professional actor found guilty of intentionally cheating their audience and stealing a living is guilty.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Branch, has come down hard on fellow actors who fail to fully embody the roles they are cast in, labeling them as “frauds” and “cheats.”
In a recent interview with HipTV, Femi expressed frustration over performers who make little to no effort to transform either physically or emotionally for their characters. According to him, these so-called actors are deceiving the audience and disrespecting the craft of acting.
“You have someone that calls himself an actor and he has just one look in every film. I’m sorry dude, you’re not professional. You’re a fraud,“ he stated firmly.
The audience has to keep convincing themselves that it’s not you—they’re doing your job for you. You’re giving them stress!” he said.
He argued that actors who force their audience to mentally “filter out” their real-life persona just to accept them in a different role are doing a disservice to viewers — essentially pushing the burden of performance onto the audience.
Femi highlighted Hollywood stars like Michael Fassbender, Joaquin Phoenix, and 50 Cent as examples of true professionalism, noting their willingness to undergo major physical changes for roles.
“If you have to go bald, you go bald. If you have to carry warts on your face, you carry warts! Your body doesn’t belong to you—it belongs to the craft.
That’s why you’ll never see such actors in serious projects. Producers and directors know how to sift the wheat from the chaff.
Who cares about your good looks? People are paying for the characters they can relate with—not your selfies,” he concluded.
