OC Ukeje

OC Ukeje
Ọjọ́ìbí	Okechukwu Ukeje 15 Oṣù Keje 1981 (1981-07-15) (ọmọ ọdún 43) Lagos State, Nigeria
Ẹ̀kọ́	University of Lagos
Iṣẹ́	Film actor, model, musician
Ìgbà iṣẹ́	2007— present
Television	Amstel Malta Box Office realiyTV Show
Olólùfẹ́	Senami Ibukunoluwa Togonu-Bickersteth (m. 2014)
Awards	2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards for Most Promising Actor

Okechukwu Ukeje /{{{1}}}/, tí àọn ènìyàn tún mọ̀ sí OC Ukeje jé òṣèrékùnrin ilẹ̀ Nàìjíríà,^[1]àti olórin.^[2] Ó di gbajúmọ̀ lẹ́yìn tó gba àmì-ẹ̀yẹ ti Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO).^[3] Ó ti gba ọ̀pọlọpọ̀ àmì-ẹ̀yẹ bí i Africa Movie Academy Awards, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Nollywood Movies Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards àti Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards. Ó sì ti kópa nínú ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ fíìmù àgbéléwò lóríṣịríṣi tó ti gba ọ̀pọ̀ àmì-ẹ̀yẹ, bí i Two Brides and a Baby, Hoodrush, Alan Poza, Confusion Na Wa àti Half of a Yellow Sun.^[4]

Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀pẹ̀pẹ̀ ayé rẹ̀

Okechukwu Ukeje wá láti ìlú Umuahia,^[5] ní Ipinle Abia, àmọ́ Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó ní Nàìjíríà ni wọ́n bi sí tó sì dàgbà sí. Òun ni ọmọ kejì láàárín àwọn ọmọ mẹ́ta ti òbí rẹ̀ bí.^[6]

Iṣẹ́ tó yàn láàyò

Ilé-ìwé Federal Government College Ijanikin, ní Ojo, ní Eko ni ó lọ. Ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́ eré-ṣíṣe nígbà tó wà ní ọdún kìíní ní University of Lagos, Yaba, pẹ̀lú eré orí-ìtàgé kan. Ó tẹ̀síwájú láti ṣe iṣẹ́ orin kíkọ àti eré-ṣíṣe, àmọ́ eré orí-ìtàgé ló fi bẹ̀rẹ̀, ó sì ṣe é fún ọdún mẹ́rin àkọ́kọ́ kí ó tó gba àmì-ẹ̀yẹ ti ètò Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO).^[7] Ìfarahàn àkọ́kọ́ rẹ̀ lórí ẹ̀rọ-amóhùnmáwòrán wáyé nínú fíìmù White Waters (2007) pẹ̀lú Joke Silva àti Rita Dominic. Izu Ojukwu sì ni olùarí erẹ́ náá. Ó gba àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) fún òṣèrékùnrin tó dára jù lọ ní ọdún 2008, àti City People's Award fún Best New Act (2010).^[8]

Kò dẹ́kun orin kíkọ. Ó ṣịṣẹ́ pẹ̀lú àwọn olórin mìíràn ní Nàìjíríà. Ó ti kópa nínú ọ̀pọ̀ fíìmù àti ètò orí ẹ̀rọ-amóhùnmáwòrán láàárín ọdún 2008 àti 2012.^[9]

Ìgbésí ayé ara ẹni

Ukeje ń gbé ní Eko, ní Nàìjíríà. Arábìnrin Senami Ibukunoluwa Togonu-Bickersteth ni ó ṣe ìgbéyàwó pẹ̀lú ní 8 November 2014.^[10][11]

Àtòjọ àwọn fíìmù rẹ̀

Ọdún	Fíìmù	Ojúṣe	Ìtọ́ka
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	[12]
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	[13][14]
	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		[15]
2022	Brotherhood	Izra
2023	Orah	Agent Uche Odi

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ

Ọdún	Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ	Ìsọ̀rí	Fíìmù	Èsì	Ìtọ́ka
2008	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Most Promising Actor	White Waters	Gbàá
2012	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Confusion Na Wa	Wọ́n pèé
2013	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Lead Actor in a Film	Alan Poza	Gbàá
	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Lead Actor in an English Movie		Gbàá
	Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role	Hoodrush	Gbàá	[16]
	Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actor in a Drama	Two Brides and a Baby	Gbàá	[17]
2019	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Unbreakable	Wọ́n pèé	[18]

Àwọn ìtọ́kasí

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12. 'Kusare, Mak (2000-01-01), A Play Called a Temple Made of Clay, retrieved 2016-05-13 
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