Bolanle Ninalowo, also known as Nino and Makanaki by many,  is a Nigerian actor , film producer , influencer, author and model .He was born on May 7, 1980 to Nigerian parents in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. He was born as the second child of eight children, and spent the first 15 years of his life in Nigeria. Thereafter, he relocated to Chicago, USA and spent another 15 years.

Bolanle attended DeVry University in U.S.A and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Subsequently, he bagged a Masters degree in Marketing at the Keller Graduate School Management, USA.

Before Ninalowo’s attempt into the Nigerian movie industry, he first worked as an accountant in a bank in the United States of America, then relocated back to Nigeria, where he worked with Guaranty Trust Bank. Ninalowo’s first attempt into the Nollywood Nigerian movie industry was as a movie producer. He produced his first movie titled ‘Rebirth’.

He has starred in numerous films, some of which includes;
What’s Within ( 2014), Ordinary People (2014), Desperate Baby Mama (2015),Spotlight( 2015), Road to Yesterday (2015),3 Is Company (2015), Dark (2015), Husbands of Lagos (TV Series, 2015-present), Miscellaneous (2016), Shoot to Kill (2016), Wife for Rent (2016), Picture Perfect (2016), The Personal Assistant ( 2017).

Nino is an award winning actor , he won several awards which includes;
Revelation of the Year, Best of Nollywood Award, 2010.
Best Supporting Actor of the Year ‘English’, City People Movie Award, 2017.
The Best Actor in a Leading Role ‘English‘ Picture Perfect’ Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), 2017.
Best Actor of the Year ‘English’ City People Movie Award, 2018.
Best Actor of the Year ‘English’, City People Movie Award, 2018.

Ninalowo is married to his spouse , with whom he has two children , male and female. Nino converted from Islam to Christianity , after he found remedy to his troubles in the Bible , which he says has become his life manual.