Dorcas Shola-Fapson

Dorcas Shola Fapson is a Nigerian actress and presenter, known for her role as Sophie in MTV's Shuga. In 2020, she returned to the Shuga series as it dealt with coronavirus issues, with the actors doing the filming over several African countries.

Life
Fapson was born in London in the 1990s. Her mother died when she was 14 and she completed her first degree in Criminology England. She then went on to study acting in New York.

She has appeared in series 3 of MTV Shuga as 'Sophie' and she was the presenter of "The Juice" an interview series for NdaniTV.

She was in series 3 MTV Shuga and she returned as medical expert "Sophie" when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus in 2020. The series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast for several nights - its backers include the United Nations. The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story progressed using on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming was done by the actors who included Mohau Cele, Lerato Walaza, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Mamarumo Marokane and Jemima Osunde.

Film

 * Banana Island Ghost (2017) as Titi
 * My Wife & I (2017) as Jumoke Fashanu
 * The Essence (2019)
 * Teju's Tale (2021) as Teju
 * Man of God (2022) as Rekya
 * The Perfect Arrangement (2022) as Sope-Bakare Kalejaiye

Television

 * Shuga (season 3): Shuga Naija (2013-2014, 2020) as Sophie
 * Hustle (2016-2018)
 * Castle & Castle (2019-2021) as Doshima
 * The Capture (2019-2022) as Victoria Bello