O.C. Ukeje
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Okechukwu Ukeje nyɛla bɛ ni mi so OC Ukeje ka o nyɛ Nigerian actor,[1]model mini musician.[2] O daa nyɛla ŋun nyɛ yuli o ni daa di Amstel Malta Box Office nyaanŋa(AMBO) reality show.[3] O nyɛla ŋun deei pina pam din gbaai Africa Movie Academy Awards, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Nollywood Movies Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards ni Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards. O nyɛla ŋun timi nuu ni award-winning filim nim pam din gbaai Two Brides and a Baby, Hoodrush, Alan Poza, Confusion Na Wa ni Half of a Yellow Sun.[4]
O piligu[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Okechukwu Ukeje, ŋun nyɛ Umuahia tiŋbia[5] Abia State, bɛ daa doɣi o la Lagos State, Nigeria. Ŋun n pahi bihi ayi bihi ata puuni.[6]
O tuma[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
O chaŋla Federal Government College Ijanikin, Ojo, Lagos.[6] O pilila o tuma kparigu ni o tuuli yuuniUniversity of Lagos, Yaba, ni lead role in a stage play. O daa nyɛla ŋun chaŋ ti niŋ music mini acting, ''focusing mainly on acting in stage plays for the first four years of his career before attempting and winning a reality TV show'', Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO).[7] O tuuli screen ni yibu na daa nyɛla White Waters (2007) ni Joke Silva mini Rita Dominic.Filim daa nyɛla Izu Ojukwu ni darɛti shɛli. O daa dila Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the Most Promising Actor (2008) and the City People's Award for Best New Act (2010).[8]
''He continued to write music, collaborating with a few Nigerian musical artists and producers and working on radio jingles for corporate organizations''. O daa lahi nyɛla ŋun tum movies mini television din gbaai yuuni 2008 zaŋ hali ni 2012.[9]
O daa nyɛla TV series ninvuɣu yino din daa niŋ International Emmy World Television Festival, Wetin Dey (2007) BBC World Service Trust n daa produce li and played lead and supporting lead roles in films like Comrade, Confusion Na Wa and Awakening. O daa lahi nyɛla ŋun timi nuu ni Black November (2012) by Jeta Amata ni cast members din gbaai Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Sarah Wayne-Callies, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Vivica Fox and a host of others. O daa lahi bela filim adaptation din nyɛChimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) ni Chiwetel Ejiofor mini Thandiwe Newton ŋuni daa nyɛ lead cast, Biyi Bandele n daa nyɛ ŋun darɛti li. O daa nyɛla ŋun n be repertory team that showcased 3 stage plays for the Nigeria House at the London Cultural Olympiad (2012).[6] O daa lahi nyɛla ŋun kpɛri BFI sponsored filim ni, Gone Too Far.[10][11] He was in NdaniTV's series Gidi Up with Titilope Sonuga, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah and Ikechukwu Onunaku.[12][13] Silimiin gɔli January yuuni 2015, he was listed by Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office grosser of 2014.[14]
Yuuni 2016, he was invited with Somkele Iyamah to attend the Toronto International Film Festival as "rising stars".[15]
O maŋmaŋa biɛhigu[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Ukeje nyɛla ŋun n be Lagos, Nigeria. O nyɛla ŋun daa niŋ Senami Ibukunoluwa Togonu-Bickersteth amiliya silimiin gɔli November dabaa anii yuuni 2014.[16][17]
Filmography[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
| Year | Film | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | White Waters | Actor | |
| 2008 | Comrade | Hakeem | |
| 2011 | Black Gold | Peter Gadibia | |
| Two Brides and a Baby | Badmus | ||
| 2012 | Black November | Peter Gadibia | |
| Hoodrush | Shez Jabari | ||
| Till Death Do Us Part (Short) | John | ||
| 2013 | Confusion Na Wa | Charles Duka | |
| Alan Poza | Alan Poza | ||
| Half of a Yellow Sun | Aniekwena | ||
| Awakening | Nicholas | ||
| Gone Too Far | Iku | ||
| The Rubicon | David | ||
| 2014 | When Love Happens | Dare | |
| Gidi Up (TV Series) | Obi (2014 – ) | ||
| A Play Called a Temple Made of Clay (Short) | Hakeem | [18] | |
| 2015 | The Department | Segun | |
| Before 30 | Ayo (2015-) | ||
| 2016 | The Arbitration | Mr. Gbenga | |
| Remember me | |||
| North East | Emeka Okafor | ||
| 2017 | Potato Potahto | Mr. Tony Wilson | [19][20] |
| Catch.er | Detective Komolafe | ||
| 2018 | Shades of Attraction | ||
| In Sickness and Health | |||
| The Royal Hibiscus Hotel | |||
| 2019 | Heaven's Hell | Ahmed | |
| Ashen | |||
| 2020 | Shine Your Eye | Amadi | |
| 2022 | Black mail | [21] | |
| 2022 | Brotherhood | Izra | |
| 2023 | Orah | Agent Uche Odi |
Pina[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Most Promising Actor | White Waters| style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | ||
| 2012 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Confusion Na Wa|style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Lead Actor in a Film | Alan Poza|style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | ||
| Best of Nollywood Awards | style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | ||||
| Nollywood Movies Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Hoodrush|style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | [22] | ||
| Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actor in a Drama | Two Brides and a Baby|style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | [23] | ||
| 2019 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Lead role – English | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated | [24] |
Kundivihira[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
- ↑ Adebayo, Tireni (2021-07-16). OC Ukeje quietly marks 40th birthday (en-GB).
- ↑ I’m Attracted To Older Women – Okechukwu Chukwudi Ukeje 6 November 2012
- ↑ OC Ukeje, Actor.
- ↑ List of winners of Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2013.
- ↑ Why women send nude photographs to me - OC Ukeje (10 June 2013).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nigeria: OC Ukeje, Majid Breaking the Cinemas.
- ↑ "How I handle my female admirers —O.C Ukeje". Vanguard. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/05/how-i-handle-my-female-admirers-%E2%80%94o-c-ukeje/.
- ↑ Systems, Clearwox. Oc Ukeje on iBAKATV | Home for Nollywood Movies.
- ↑ O.C. Ukeje.
- ↑ Video: Destiny Ekaragha on Gone Too Far!.
- ↑ Desk, Movies News. Malachi Kirby and OC Ukeje Star in GONE TOO FAR Film Adaptation (en).
- ↑ Gidi cast on The Juice, Ndanitv, Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ Meet the Stars of Gidi Up, Season 2. Encomium. Encomium Magazine (5 July 2014).
- ↑ OC Ukeje, Majid breaking the cinemas. Daily Independent (January 2015).
- ↑ Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama: New Nollywood rising star goes to Toronto, Shaibu Husseini, 10 September 2016, The GuardienNG, Retrieved 7 October 2016
- ↑ OC Ukeje Shares On His Marriage Experience And How He Met His Wife. Misimola (19 May 2015).
- ↑ "Nollywood actor, OC Ukeje weds at 33 – Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games" (en-GB). Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games. 2014-11-10. http://thenet.ng/2014/11/nollywood-actor-oc-ukeje-weds-at-33/.
- ↑ 'Kusare, Mak (2000-01-01), A Play Called a Temple Made of Clay, retrieved 2016-05-13
- ↑ Shirley Frimpong-Manso's 'Potato Potahto' makes it to Netflix - MyJoyOnline.com (en-US).
- ↑ Frimpong-Manso, Shirley (2019-12-15), Potato Potahto (Comedy), O. C. Ukeje, Joselyn Dumas, Joke Silva, Kemi Lala Akindoju, 19 April Entertainment, Ascend Studios, Lufodo Productions, retrieved 2021-02-03
- ↑ Obi Emelonye’s ‘Black Mail’ Opens in 100 UK Cinemas – THISDAYLIVE.
- ↑ Phone Swap, OC Ukeje and Rita Dominic Win Big at 2013 NMA.
- ↑ Inyang, Ifreke (2013-03-10). Mercy Johnson, Mirror Boy, Jackie Appiah, OC Ukeje - See full list of winners from AMVCA 2013 (en-US).
- ↑ Bada, Gbenga (2019-12-15). BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition (en).
External links[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
- O.C. Ukeje at IMDb