Ekpenyong born on 21 March[when?] in Military Hospital, Yaba, Lagos State hails from Akwa-Ibom State, a south-south geographical region of Nigeria that is predominantly occupied by minority tribes in Nigeria. Ekpenyong received all his education from primary level to tertiary level in Nigeria.[2] He attended Corona Schools Crèche, Ikoyi and Corona School Victoria Island to obtain primary education. He attended Government College Ojo secondary school where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate. Ekpenyong attended the University Of Calabar In Cross River State and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics and in 1982 obtained a Masters's Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos.
Career
Ekpenyong began acquiring his acting skills during his NYSC service with the NTA. He functioned In the Programmes Department and worked as an intern under the supervision of Nigerian ace director; Tade Ogidan.[4] In 1987 and 1988 he was trained and involved in Drama, Script-Writing, Voice- Over, Producing, and Presenting. After his NYSC program he was featured in the soap opera Ripples where he played airline pilot Hassan Suleman. When the Nigerian movie industry began to blossom he switched from soap opera to home videos. In 1993, he co-produced a movie titled Unforgiven Sin[5].
In 2018, the 10th BON edition award show was hosted by Ekpenyong and Nigerian female comedian Helen Paul.[6][7][8]
