Tarila Thompson

Tarila Emmanuel Thompson (born February 14, 1968) is a Nigerian actor, director, filmmaker, writer and musician. Thompson began his career in 1992 and is credited for his role in pioneering the English-speaking movie industry in Nigeria known as Nollywood.

Thompson is known for Love without Language (1993), Die Another Day (2004), Passion and Pain (2004) and Church Business (2006). After taking a break from filming, Thompson came back in 2012 to shoot his latest film In the Creek, a film which has been tagged Africa's most expensive export. The film talks about the pains of the Niger-Delta people in Nigeria. As a musician, he is the owner of El-Montage Records, a music record label.

Personal life and education
Thompson was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He hails from Bayelsa State, a state in the Niger-Delta region. Thompson acquired a bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt. He is married to Funto Diseye Thompson and has three children.

Career
Thompson began his career in 1993 in Love without Language. Thompson said of the movie that it was at a time when people only made films in the indigenous Nigerian language.

To date, Thompson has several movies, both locally and internationally, including


 * Power of Love (2002)
 * Love in Bondage (2002)
 * Passion and Pain (2003)
 * Church Business (2003)
 * Die Another Day (2004)
 * Virgins Night Out (2004)
 * Unexpected Mission (2005)
 * Squad Twenty-Three (2005)
 * Above the Crown (2006)
 * Abuja Top Ladies (2006)
 * Up Creek (soon to be released).