Alumni Hall of Fame

Class of 2024

Adesua Etomi-Wellington

Award-winning actress

Adesua is originally from Lagos, Nigeria, and was an international student in drama and performance, graduating in 2009.

Since then, she has gone on to be a leading actress and household name in Nigeria, with an astonishing 5.9 million followers on Instagram.

In 2013, she landed the lead role in her first movie, Knocking On Heaven's Door.

In 2014, she won best actress in a Drama at the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards for her role in the film Falling.

In November 2015, a leading Journalist and Film Critic dubbed her "The New Princess of The Silver Screen".

She has appeared in many films and television shows and starred in the films The Wedding Party and The Wedding Party 2, the 4th and 5th highest grossing Nigerian films of all time.

In 2019, she appeared on the cover of leading fashion magazine Vogue, as one of their 14 global superstar actresses.

She is a longstanding supporter of the University, and her association puts Wolverhampton on the map in Africa, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps.