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OC UKEJE

Okechukwu Ukeje was born in Lagos state, Nigeria. He is the second child of a family of 3. He began his career in acting from his first year at the University of Lagos,Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, with a lead role on a stage play. His father, a caterer and his mum, a staff of the Nigerian Civil Service 

were ever supportive and he went on to pursue both music and acting, focusing on the acting, on stage plays specifically for the first 4 years of his career, before attempting and winning a reality TV show, Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO).He began a full career with a merger of stage and screen. His first screen appearance was in White Waters (2008) with the acclaimed Joke Silva and Rita Dominic. The film was directed by Izu Ojukwu.

 

He went on to win the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the Best Upcoming Actor (2008) and the City People's Award for Best New Act (2010).

All this time, he continued to write material for his music, collaborating with a few Nigerian musical artistes and producers and working on radio jingles for corporate organizations.

He has been a member of cast of the TV series that was presented at the International Emmy World Television Festival; Wetin Dey (2007) produced by the BBC World Service Trust and played lead and supporting lead roles in films like Comrade, Confusion Na Wa and Awakening. He also featured in Black November (2012) by Jeta Amata with cast members such as Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Sarah Wayne-Callies, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Vivica Fox and a host of others. He was also on the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun(2013) with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton as lead cast, directed by Biyi Bandele. He was on the repertory team that showcased 3 stage plays for the Nigeria House at the London Cultural Olympiad (2012).He has just concluded shoot in London for the BFI sponsored film, Gone Too Far.

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