Nengi Adoki (born 17/01/1990) she is a Nigerian Actress, known for Juju Stories, The Men's Club (2018) and Lost Girl (2010). She is also best known for her lead role as “Kike Johnson” in the commercially successful “Wakaa The Musical” (London’s West-end Edition) in her debut on the Nigerian Musical Theatre Stage last July (2016).^[1]

Nengi was born in Rivers State, Port Harcourt, on January 17, 1990. She began growing in her theatrical and vocal abilities soon after completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Performing Arts & Information Technology at the University of Toronto (2013).

She went on to complete a certificate degree in Performing Arts preparation at Sheridan College (2014) where she graduated with honours.

She started a professional career in the industry with her Toronto based agency, “The Characters” with Larry Goldhar as her agent, she performed in various short films and TV series, most notable being her principal role on the Canadian TV series “Lost Girl”, Season 5 , Episode 12”.

She also played an actor role on Lonzo Nzekwe’s “Meet the parents” a Toronto-shot short film, which recently won Best Short Film at last year’s AMAA’s (2016) in Port Harcourt.

While completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, she spent 5 years directing, acting and choreographing in her self-produced and directed shows.

Her award-winning show “Sync-Afrique” which she founded in 2009, ran annually for five years (with a break in 2010) until 2014.

She was awarded grants and loans up to $10,000 to run the show successfully.^[2]