Eziashi has been in the international movie business since 1986.
Janet Maslin of
The New York Times wrote "The lively Mr. Eziashi is good at conveying Johnson's charm and buoyancy, though much of the character's wiliness gets lost." Jay Boyar of the
Orlando Sentinel wrote "Mister Johnson is a multilayered character, and Nigerian-born actor Maynard Eziashi knows just when to shed each layer." Dave Kehr of the
Chicago Tribune wrote "...as Johnson, the Nigerian actor Eziashi achieves an effective manic blur that allows him to move gracefully between comedy and tragic hysteria." Ralph Novak of
People wrote "Eziashi's performance as the title character is a masterful display of subtlety and insight into a man of great loyalty and deep love for his wife and child, as well as irresistible impulses to lie and steal." David Sterritt of
The Christian Science Monitor wrote "The triumph of the movie, though, is Nigerian actor Maynard Eziashi playing Mister Johnson himself, in as witty and persuasive a performance as I've seen this year." Eziashi portrayed Zweli, the son of
Danny Glover's character in
Bopha! (1993), which was the directorial debut of
Morgan Freeman. Eziashi also worked with
Jim Carrey in
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Eziashi has also starred in
Twenty-One (1991) and
A Good Man in Africa (1994), the latter starring
Sean Connery. Eziashi reunited with Freeman and
Mister Johnson director
Bruce Beresford in the 2006 film,
The Contract. "It was pleasurable working with them. Some of them have become good friends and I am still in contact with them till this day," Eziashi says on the number of Hollywood top stars he has worked with. ==2010s==