
Tomi Ojo
Biography
Tomi Ojo is a Nigerian actress who has featured in popular movies like “Far from home”, “Leaked”, “Love like this” and more. Tomi Ojo is popular for playing the character “Rahila” in the very popular Netflix series “Far from home”.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Riayah
Photographer JB returns to Northern Nigeria, where a photo of his childhood love sparks a surreal journey of memory, healing, and self-discovery.

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
"All of Us" is a gripping teen drama about ten elite Nigerian high schoolers whose lives unravel after a secret party ends in a teacher's mysterious death. As they scramble to hide the truth, lies deepen, friendships break, and dark secrets emerge forcing them to choose between loyalty and survival.

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Haunted by her criminal past, Omotara Johnson has built a quiet life around her son. But when he's accused of murder, old enemies resurface and hidden betrayals explode. From a lover's double life to a best friend's deadly secret.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
On Junior’s nineteenth birthday, his father Uzu pays a surprise visit at his department, and discovers that Junior has not only been skipping classes but also running a comics blog. Uzu gives an ultimatum between his dream or the law degree and familial support. Junior chooses the former, so Uzu sends him packing. That was the last time Junior’s family saw or heard from him.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Set in the vibrant city of Port Harcourt, DARA tells the emotional coming-of-age love story of Idara, a passionate and ambitious young man navigating friendship, love, loyalty, and dangerous rivalry within a Nigerian university environment. As a rising campus influencer and creative, Idara finds himself caught between toxic love and the harsh realities of power struggles that threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. When he falls deeply in love with a young woman (Sophie) who is already admired by a feared cult leader (Agama), emotions escalate into tension, obsession, and tragedy. Against the colorful backdrop of youth culture, social media fame, and campus life, DARA explores themes of identity, ambition, toxic masculinity, sacrifice, and the cost of love. The story builds toward a heartbreaking climax that leaves audiences reflecting on destiny, choices, and the true meaning of joy—the meaning behind the name ‘Idara. ‘DARA’.

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Simi
A retired sex worker on the run, moves to a small town and starts a lingerie-making business (made from her signature adire material) which inevitably empowers the conservative women. Only to anger the self instilled leader, the deaconess and wife to the preacher of the town's local church. She soon discovers the most unusual friendships and love in the unlikeliest of places. Her paradise is cut short by Captain, her former pimp whose money she stole to start a new life.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Zara Sodangi
A spirited coming-of-age drama, set in rural Lagos, follows a resourceful young girl whose life is transformed when she harnesses tech and AI innovations to overcome poverty’s relentless setbacks. Blending heartfelt storytelling with high-tension wonder, the film shows how creativity and hope can turn poverty into a thing of the past.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Tinuke
The story follows a young, struggling hustler who is determined to break free from poverty by migrating abroad. However, his dreams of freedom take a sharp, agonizing turn when his plans become tied to a dangerous choice—one that threatens his moral limits and risks the life of someone he deeply loves.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
During a road trip to the airport, Fade questions whether her niece’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The story follows a young man mocked by his society for his love of weaving baskets and plaiting hair, crafts that his community believes are not for men. Refusing to abandon who he is, he is drawn into a mystical journey that could determine the fate of his entire kingdom.