Fred Amugi

Fred Nii Amugi
Born (1948-11-05) 5 November 1948 (age 76)
Accra, Ghana
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1970–present
Known forBeasts of No Nation, The Cursed Ones, Holby City
AwardsAccra International Film Festival, best actor 1994. Order of the Volta 2008, Golden Movie Awards 2016

Fred Nii Amugi (born 5 November 1948) is a Ghanaian born veteran actor best known for his roles in Holby City, Beasts of No Nation and The Cursed Ones.[1][2][3][4] He rose to prominence for his role in 1985 television series "Opinto".

Early life

Fred Amugi was born at Teshie, Accra, Ghana on 5 November 1948. He attended Broaks basic and Junior high School. He then attended Takoradi Senior High School and Nungua Senior High school. He joined the civil service for thirty-three years and served as acting director of Supply in Ghana's Ministry of Finance.[5]

Career

Amugi began his acting career in 1970 in Drama and Documentaries until 1985 when he starred in his first movie "Opinto". The television series brought him into the limelight.[6]

Amugi has appeared in numerous movie roles, including local Ghanaian movies, Shoe Shine Boy (2013), Nyame Bekyere 1&2 (2015), Menua Paa Nie (2016), Housekeepers (2016) among others. His first international role came in 2005 when he played the character Kwame Attakora in the BBC drama Holby City.[7][8] [9] He later starred in Netflix 2015 movie, Beasts of No Nation as "Pastor".[10][11][12] Amugi played the character Pastor Uchebo in the 2015 British award-winning movie "The Cursed Ones".[13][14]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

[15]

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1989 African Timber
1992 The Other Side of the Rich Stephen Kodua
2001 The Scent of Danger
2004 Welcome Home Black Doctor
2005 Madam Pink Police Chief
2007 In the Eyes of My Husband Nana Boateng Direct-to-video
2009 Punctured Hope Togbe
2011 The Destiny of Lesser Animals[16] Oscar Darko
2015 Pieces of Me Board Member Direct-to-video
The Impossible Completed
Beasts of No Nation[17] Pastor
Chronicles of Odumkrom: The Headmaster Kofi Bediako
The Cursed Ones Pastor Uchebo
2016 Beautiful Ruins[18]
Housekeepers[19]
2017 Sala
Keteke Old Man
The Hero Film Mr. Boateng
2018 Lucky Father
2019 Bigman Wahala Nana
2020 Gold Coast Lounge Adwene Mu Ti
Aloe Vera Mr. Aloemele
1st Kings Nana Nyansa Short film
Agadez Imam Short film
2021 Borga Priest
2022 Terminus† Major Nuhu Completed
2023 Nine Witch Doctor
2024 Evor Mr. Amable Drama

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2005 Holby City Kwame Attakora Episode: "Tuesday's Child"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1994 Accra International Film Festival Best Actor Won
2008 Order of the Volta Ghana National Award for Acting Won
2016 Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor In Supporting Role Beautiful Ruins[20] Nominated
Golden Movie Awards Golden Supporting Actor in a Drama The Cursed Ones[21] Won
Golden Movie Awards Golden Supporting Actor in a Drama Beautiful Ruins[22] Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Fred Nii Amugi". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Holby City". Genome BBC. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "See photos of aging veteran actor, Fred Amugi". Ameyaw Debrah. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Fred Amugi sheds tears after receiving donation from Gloria Sarfo". Ghanaweb.com. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Fred Amugi's Biography". sodasandpopcorn.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Africa: Who is Fred Amugi?". allafrica.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Tuesday's Girl". TV.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Holby City: Tuesday's Child". digiguide.tv. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Beasts of No Nation". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Beasts of No Nation". fandango.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Cast: Beast of No Nation (2015)". wonderfulcinema.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  13. ^ "The Cursed Ones film". thecursedones.com.
  14. ^ "The Cursed Ones – film – SensCritique". senscritique.com.
  15. ^ "GAME PLAN". 14 May 2015.
  16. ^ "The Destiny of Lesser Animals Movie". destinyoflesseranimals.com.
  17. ^ "Fred Amugi". Rotten Tomatoes.
  18. ^ "BEAUTIFUL RUINS Starring John Dumelo and Christabel Ekeh Premieres on 18th March; Watch Trailer". 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Fred Amugi". 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  20. ^ Uju (25 November 2016). "Check Out The Full List Of Nominees For 2016 Ghana Movie Awards". Answers Africa. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Winners @ the 2016 Golden Movie Awards". Ytainment. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Video + Full List of Nominees for 2016 Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA)". Modern Ghana.