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Maynard Eziashi

Maynard Eziashi

Actor · London, England, UK

Berlinale award winner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Maynard Eziashi (born 1965 in London, England) is a British/Nigerian actor. In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his starring role in Mister Johnson (1990) alongside Pierce Brosnan. Other films, where Eziashi has played a part, include Twenty-One (1991), Bopha! (1993) and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Description above from the Wikipedia article Maynard Eziashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Maynard Eziashi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Joyful
2
Warm
2
Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maynard Eziashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Maynard Eziashi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Upon the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Finlay

  • National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Musa / Andile / Mensah

  • The Contract(2006)

    as Robbins

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Color Me Kubrick(2005)

    as Adibe

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Anansi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sir Francis

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2001)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Janice Beard(1999)

    as Clive Morley

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • On the Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Der Kapitän (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as N. P. Sembene

  • Bad Boy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ad

  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • A Good Man in Africa(1994)

    as Friday, Leafy's Houseman

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Changeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jasperino

  • Bopha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Zweli Mangena

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Jasperino

  • Twenty-One(1991)

    as Baldie

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Mister Johnson(1990)

    as Mister Johnson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Hallelujah Anyhow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ray

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ad · as Ray

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1985 to 2021; peak year 1991.

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19852021

Peak 1991 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting20 of 20: 20 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 1991, Best Actor.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Maynard Eziashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Maynard Eziashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maynard Eziashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Beresford shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Editors