Ifeanyi Dike Jr talks Top Actor Africa and MTV Shuga

From the award-winning drama series that is MTV Shuga, to Top Actor Africa, the trending reality show , Ifeanyi Dike is going from strength to strength as an actor.

We caught up with him in between his jet-setting ways to find out how he landed his new role.

How did you make it on to Top Actor and what was the auditioning process like? 
Auditioning for Top Actor Africa was an intense, scary process like with every audition. But I’ve learnt that save from of course doing your best, you have to enjoy what you are doing. Usually, if you are the right fit and you enjoy yourself with the process, chances are they’ll like you.

The pieces I did were monologues I was preparing for drama school and I remember just thinking I was going to use this audition process as a learning experience. It was also an opportunity to pass across a message, which is a big art of what acting is to me – a medium.

Did you know straight away that you had won a part? 
I wasn’t sure how the audition went and I didn’t have time to process it because I had to run somewhere else. I got a call back the next day and this time, we were sent sides to learn.

I went to the call backs with the same sensibility as the audition. Sometimes, you get interviewed at auditions and that’s a extra opportunity for you to say something interesting about yourself in 30 seconds.

How did MTV Shuga help you prepare for the role?
I’ve heard people say, you’re only as good as your last job. And in many ways, It’s true. MTV Shuga was the last project I did and I had such a blast shooting it. It was different because we had the responsibility of passing an important message across. I felt a strong sense of responsibility with what I wanted to do with my performance.  I wanted to entertain people but with every chance I got, I also wanted people or someone to learn something. MTV Shuga did a good job of deepening my awareness and showing me that what we do as actors, is more than us.

Keep locked on MTV Shuga for more updates from Ifeanyi during his appearance on #TopActorAfrica and to find out what’s next in store for him.