Desmond Elliot is a Nollywood actor, director, and politician. He is a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Surulere Constituency. Also, he was once the CEO of Denziot Productions.
Desmond Elliot Biography
Desmond Olushola Elliot was born on the 4th of February 1974, in Lagos, Nigeria to Mr and Mrs Elliot. His father is from Olowogbowo, Lagos State, while his mother hails from Illah, Oshimili North, Delta State Nigeria. He grew up in the Northern part of Nigeria, with his parents and siblings.
Desmond Elliot Education
He had his primary education at the Air Force Primary school, Jos, while his secondary education was at St John's College, Jos. Desmond obtained a BSc. degree in Economics from the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos (LASU) in 2003. He is married to Victoria Elliot, and they are blessed with four children - 2 sets of twins.
The name of Desmond's wife is Victoria Elliot. The couple tied the knot on December 25, 2003, in Akwa Ibom, after courting for eight years. Victoria and Desmond met for the first time as university students.
As gathered, the veteran actor's wife is a graduate of Mathematics from the University of Jos. After she graduated from the university, she worked briefly as a banker and later resigned to focus on the sales and distribution of Nollywood movies. Today, she stands out as one of the leading distributors in the Nigerian movie industry. Together with her husband, Victoria manages their video production company called Denziot Productions.
The hunk and his wife are parents to two sets of twins. The couple had their first twins shortly after their marriage. They are boys named Denzel Elliot and Desmond Elliot Jr. The second set arrived in 2010. Their names are Donald Elliot (boy) and Dawn Elliot (girl).
The actor's other family members are not known to the public and this makes it difficult to tell who they are and what they are up to.
Desmond Elliot Career
Desmond Elliot got involved with Nollywood after his friend convinced him that the industry would suit him. When he first started, he only featured in soap operas like Everyday People, One Too Much, Super Story, and Saints and Sinners. Gradually, he started getting roles in normal movies. Today, Desmond Elliot is an influential Nollywood personality that has featured in over 200 movies. Desmond Elliot co-produced and co-directed the movie Reloaded in 2008.
Desmond Elliot's Movies 2002 - 2004Fishers of Men
Edikan
Ekaete
Okon Goes to School
Fire Love - 2002
Jesu Mushin - 2002
Great Change - 2003
Magic Love - 2003
My Faithful Friend - 2003
Passion and Pain - 2003
Tunnel of Love - 2003
Images in the Mirror - 2004
Above Love - 2004
Atlanta - 2004
Big Pretenders - 2004
Cinderella - 2004
Danger Signal - 2004
Deep Loss - 2004
Died to Save - 2004
Discord - 2004
For Real - 2004
A Kiss from Rose - 2004
Lake of Fire - 2004
Life in New York - 2004
Magic Moment - 2004
Melody of Life - 2004
Missing Angel - 2004
Passion of Mind - 2004
Power of Trust - 2004
Promise and Fail - 2004
True Romance - 2004
2005
A Night in the Philippines
2 Face
Behind Closed Doors
The Bet
Broadway
Destiny's Challenge
Flying Without Wings
Fools in Love
Games Women Play
Girls in the Hood
Hold Me Down
It's Juliet or No One
Just Me
My Sister My Child
The King's Son
Knowing You
Men Do Cry
My Precious Son
Now and Forever
Orange Groove
The Price of Love: Life Is Beautiful
Shackles of Death
My Sister's Act
Wedding Gift
Wheel of Change
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Desmond Elliot
2006
Put It on Me
Asunder
Behind the Plot
Divided Attention
Efficacy
Extreme Measure
Final Point
The Greatest Sacrifice
King of the Town
Love Wins
Married to the Enemy
My Little Secret
My Sister My Love
Naked Sin
Romeo
Strange Love
Supremacy
Too Late to Claim
Traumatized
Unbreakable Affair
Up to Me
Without Apology
The Wolves
Zoza
Men Who Cheat
Desmond Elliot
2007 - 2015
Black Night in South America - 2007
A Better Place - 2007
Caught-Up - 2007
Double Game - 2007
Fine Things - 2007
Ghetto Queen - 2007
Secret Pain - 2007
A Time to Love - 2007
Yahoo Millionaire - 2007
Uyai - 2008
Final Tussle - 2008
Guilty Pleasures - 2008
Before the Light - 2009
Bursting Out - 2010
Holding Hope - 2010
Nollywood Hustlers - 2010
Kiss and Tell - 2011
I'll Take My Chances - 2011
Kamara's Tree - 2013
When Love Happens - 2014
30 Days in Atlanta - 2014
Falling - 2015
Black Val - 2015
The Department - 2015
Desmond Elliot's Political Career
He declared his intentions to run for the Lagos State House of Assembly in September 2014. Following this announcement, he was approved as a contestant under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress.
After that, Desmond Elliot was declared the winner of the election on the 11th of April, 2015. Hence, he became the representative of the Surulere Constituency, House of Assembly, Lagos. At the end of his tenure in office, he contested again for the same position in the 2019 general elections and emerged the winner once again.
Quotes Of Desmond Elliot
"Resilience, persistence, and belief is always the watchword".
"Paradigm Shift - Youth in politics is a discuss every sphere should be having at the moment."
"Always seize the opportunity to develop yourself."
"Women are a major force in our society, have them on your side and your job is 70% done."
"Our resolve is to serve our nation diligently, be dedicated to the development of our dear State - Lagos, and that we would do. By God's special grace."
"I'm hoping we begin to teach our kids a lot of skills, now that they're way younger, instead of waiting till they get to a tertiary level so that they can have something profitable to do during their leisure time."
"Proud to be a Lagosian, super proud to be a Nigerian, Ecstatic to be African."
Awards And Nominations Of Desmond Elliot
AMAA Prize for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - 2006
Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - 2013
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama at the Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Award - 2014
Renaissance award at the Afroglobal Award - 2018
Net Worth Of Desmond Elliot
According to austinemedia.com, Desmond Elliot is worth $10million.
Life Lesson From Desmond Elliot
Whatever industry you venture into, despite the odds, don't ever give up. You would overcome and make it eventually. Desmond has grown and advanced with the industry. He constantly recreates himself and move higher in the chain.
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