O.C. Ukeje

O.C. Ukeje
Tuma

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. ↑ Adebayo, Tireni (2021-07-16). OC Ukeje quietly marks 40th birthday (en-GB).
  2. ↑ I’m Attracted To Older Women – Okechukwu Chukwudi Ukeje 6 November 2012
  3. ↑ OC Ukeje, Actor.
  4. ↑ List of winners of Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2013.
  5. ↑ Why women send nude photographs to me - OC Ukeje (10 June 2013).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nigeria: OC Ukeje, Majid Breaking the Cinemas.
  7. ↑ "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/.
  8. ↑ Systems, Clearwox. Oc Ukeje on iBAKATV | Home for Nollywood Movies.
  9. ↑ O.C. Ukeje.
  10. ↑ Video: Destiny Ekaragha on Gone Too Far!.
  11. ↑ Desk, Movies News. Malachi Kirby and OC Ukeje Star in GONE TOO FAR Film Adaptation (en).
  12. ↑ Gidi cast on The Juice, Ndanitv, Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Meet the Stars of Gidi Up, Season 2. Encomium. Encomium Magazine (5 July 2014).
  14. ↑ OC Ukeje, Majid breaking the cinemas. Daily Independent (January 2015).
  15. ↑ Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama: New Nollywood rising star goes to Toronto Archived 2020-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Shaibu Husseini, 10 September 2016, The GuardienNG, Retrieved 7 October 2016
  16. ↑ OC Ukeje Shares On His Marriage Experience And How He Met His Wife. Misimola (19 May 2015).
  17. ↑ "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/.
  18. ↑ 'Kusare, Mak (2000-01-01), A Play Called a Temple Made of Clay, retrieved 2016-05-13
  19. ↑ Shirley Frimpong-Manso's 'Potato Potahto' makes it to Netflix - MyJoyOnline.com (en-US).
  20. ↑ 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
  21. ↑ Obi Emelonye’s ‘Black Mail’ Opens in 100 UK Cinemas – THISDAYLIVE.
  22. ↑ Phone Swap, OC Ukeje and Rita Dominic Win Big at 2013 NMA.
  23. ↑ Inyang, Ifreke (2013-03-10). Mercy Johnson, Mirror Boy, Jackie Appiah, OC Ukeje - See full list of winners from AMVCA 2013 (en-US).
  24. ↑ Bada, Gbenga (2019-12-15). BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition (en).

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