Desmond Elliot's brief

Desmond Elliot is a Nigerian actor
and director, who has
starred in over two hundred films
and a number of television shows
and soap operas .
Early life
Elliot was born to a Yoruba father
and an Igbo mother; because of
this, Elliot has described himself
as being a Pan-African . He
received his primary education at
Air Force Primary School and later
attended St John’s College, both in
Jos . In 2003 he graduated from
Lagos State University where he
studied Economics.
Career
Elliot was influenced by a friend to
become an actor. He started
playing roles in soap operas like
Everyday People, One Too Much
and Saints and Sinners. He is one
of Nollywood 's leading actors,
having appeared in over two
hundred films including Men Who
Cheat, Yahoo Millionaire and
Atlanta. In 2008 Elliot co-
produced and co-directed the
movie "Reloaded" which received
3 nominations at the African
Movie Academy Awards in 2009. In 2009 and 2010, Elliot
was nominated for the Best Actor
category at the Nigeria
Entertainment Awards. Also in
2010, Elliot has been competing to
become the ambassador for the
Face of Hope Project, a
"volunteer-based non-profit, non-
religious, non-political
organization established to give
hope to the hopeless", in which he
will work toward fixing "child
illiteracy in Nigeria and Africa at
large" if he is the victor.
Personal life
Elliot is married and has two
children. He is involved in
public relations for Globacom .