Kayode Peters


Kayode Peters Adewumi 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. 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. Peters remained deeply involved in Nollywood and diaspora storytelling, working on a range of short films, web series, and stage productions.
Peters died after a long illness in Toronto, on 28 June 2025, at the age of 49.

Filmography

YearTitleNominations and Awards
2015Doll HouseWoodpecker film festival, New Dehli, India
2016Lamine-
2017The Other Wife-
2017Dead Rite-
2018Road to Friendship-
2018The Hired Gun-
2020Bring 'em backBest short film, TIFF Toronto Canada
Best short, NIFF film festival, London
Best short film, Indie film festival, Sheffield
2021The Real Us-
2021Crazy Grannies-
2021Dream Job-
2021The Perfect Time-
202113 Letters-
2021Alaga-
2021Trump Card-
2021Teardrops-
2021Killing Eva-
2021Backlash-
2022Identical JusticeAuber film festival, France
2022Survivors-
2022I am Nazzy-
2022The Wife-
2022Ebi-
2023Fatima Aya Mi-
2023Fadekemi-
2023The Exchange-