Crazitive African Magazine Issue 7: RESET. | Page 8

He ' s also been part of short film projects including the award winning short OPEYEMI , IRE and WHEN HE ' S NOT A GENTLEMAN all of wich have required an ability to display a wide range of emotional depth . ' I love acting because it gives me the freedom to explore and inhabit another individual ' s body and thought process . I love the journey to being that person . I ' m inspired by God first off , and then having worked with the likes of Toyin Oshinaike , Gabriel Afolayan ,

Kunle Remi , Kiki Omeili and a couple of other talented individuals , you can ' t help but learn a lot .'' Some of his stage credits include appearing as : Goldberg in THE BIRTHDAY PARTY ( Harold Pinter ) and Tilden in BURIED CHILD ( Sam Shepard ), Lear in KING LEAR ( William Shakespeare ), Kurunmi in KURUNMI ( Ola Rotimi ), Ireke Onibudo in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES OF THE SUGARCANE MAN ( adap . Femi Osofisan ), Percy in WOZA ALBERT ( Barney Simon et al ), Bomboy in WAT ' S DIS ALL ABOUT ( Toyin Oshinaike ), Yellow in COLOUR ME MAN ( Abiodun Kassim ) and IK in OKONKWO ' S INQUEST

( Workshop material ). Asides acting , Sinmi also runs a shift with LAGOS TRAFFIC Radio 96.1fm as a presenter , where he enjoys helping commuters navigate through the ever busy roads in Lagos .