Thursday 10 July 2014

O.C.UKEJE FULL DETAILED PROFILE


O.C.UKEJE

DETAILED  PROFILE


Born OKECHUKWU CHUKWUDI UKEJE








O.C.Ukeje wins future award for entertainment 2013



on July 15, 1981 (age 34) in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the second of three children. O.C.Ukeje as he is known is a Nigerian actor, musician and model.


PERSONAL LIFE AND EDUCATION

O.C.Ukeje grew up as one of three children, His late dad worked as a caterer before he past away and his mum a member of the Nigerian civil service. He described growing up as a period of mixed feelings in the sense that there were seasons of both good and bad but the roughest was when his dad died, they lost every thing and had to live with his cousin.

He spent six years in as a boarder at the Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos where he had his secondary school education. He was smaller when compared to his school mates especially Don Jazzy. He was one time choirmaster at that school with Don Jazzy being a member of this choir. Needless to say that he first fell in love with music before acting. He had his tertiary education at the university of Lagos where he studied Marine science. He also went on to study at the New York film academy.

O.C.Ukeje got married in november 2014 to Ibukunoluwa Togonu Bickersteth.
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O.C.UKEJE AND WIFE Ibukunoluwa Togonu Bickersteth
                                 
CAREER

          O.C.Ukeje has been singing since his days in secondary school and began acting since his first year in the university of lagos with a lead role in a stage play. The first four years of his career was focused on stage play acting while also pursuing music. In 2006, he was on the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality TV show for actors.

While still on stage plays O.C.Ukeje took to the screens with his first appearance in a movie called WHITE WATERS (2008) directed by Izu Ojukwu. He was among the casts that presented WETIN DEY produced by the BBC WORLD SERVICE TRUST at the international Emmyworld television festival 2007.

Since then he has continued to play roles in high rated films such as TWO BRIDES AND A BABY (2011) directed by TECO BENSON, BLACK NOVEMBER (2012) directed JETA AMATA, HOODRUSH (October 2012) directed by DIMEJI AJIBOLA, CONFUSION NA WA (2013) directed by KENNETH GYANG, COMRADE (2013) directed by MARK KUSARE, THE AWAKENING (2013) directed by JAMES OMOKWE, HALF OF A YELLOW SUN (2013) directed by BIYI BANDELE, ALAN POZA (2013) directed by CHARLES NOVIA, THE KIDNAP (2013) directed by LANCELOT ODUA IMASUEN. He has completed the shot for the yet to be released GONE TOO FAR movie directed by BOLA AGBAJE sponsored by BFI. O.C.Ukeje was on the team that performed three (3) stage plays for the Nigerian house at the London cultural Olympiad (2012).


O.C.UKEJE WORKS

Film(S)
S/N
TITLE
YEAR
CHARACTER / ROLE
DIRECTOR
1
White Waters
2008
Melvin
Izu Ojukwu
2
Comrade
2008
Hakeem
Mak 'kusare
3
Two Brides And A Baby
2011
Kole
Teco Benson
4
Black Gold
2011
Peter Gadibia
Jeta Amata
5
Black November
2012
Peter Gadibia
Jeta Amata
6
Hoodrush
October 2012
Shez
Dimeji Ajibola
7
Confusion Na Wa
2013
Charles Duka
Kenneth Gyang
8
The Awakening
2013
Nicholas
James Omokwe
9
The Rubicon
2013
David
Chuks Mordi
10
Half Of A Yellow Sun
2013
Aniekwena
Biyi Bandele
11
Alan Posa
2013
Alan Posa
Charles Novia
12
The Kidnap
2013
Benjamin
Lancelot Odua Imasuen
13
Secret Room
2013
Eneaji Chris Eneng
14
Heavens' Hell
Yet to be released
Katung Aduwak
15
Gone Too Far
2014
Iku
Bola Agbaje
TELEVISION
S/N
TITLE
YEAR
ROLE
EPISODE(S)
1
Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) Reality T.V. show
2006
Contestant (winner)
All
2
Wetin Dey
2007
Actor
All
3
How She Left My Brother
From 23 August, 2012.
Actor
Season one
4
Big Brother Africa - TheChase
2013
Special Guest
Eviction Night (08)
5
Crimson Web Series
October 2013
Actor (Dele)
Episode 1, 2, 3.
6
Gidi Up
From February 20, 2014
Actor (Obi)
SeasonTwo
7
Dowry
From May 31, 2014
Actor
Series Regular


THEATRE

S/N
TITLE
YEAR
THEATRE / EVENT
PRODUCED BY
1
Dawn of a New Day (stage play)
2001 - 2004
2
Going Back To My Roots (stage play)
2001 - 2004
3
The Engagement (stage play)
2005
4
Tarzan Monologue (stage play)
2009
Terrakulture, lagos, Nigeria.
5
Ajai, The Boy Slave (stage play)
2012
Muson Center, Onikan, Lagos
6
Three (3) Stage Plays
2012
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London. / London CulturalOlympiad
The Nigerian House


MUSIC VIDEOS

S/N
TITLE
YEAR
ROLE
DETAILS
1
Oh! Baby
2014
Actor (Flavour's friend)
Oh! Baby ; Chidinma featuring flavour. Produced by Capital Dream Pictures For Capital Hill Music And The Goretti Company


MAGAZINES
S/N
NAME
DATE OF RELEASE
ROLE
DETAILS
1
Complete Fashion Magazine
March 2014
Cover Photo Model
Shared with Toke Makinde and Seyi Shay
2
Bubbles Magazine
March 2014
Cover Photo Model


AWARD(S)

S/N
TITLE OF AWARD
YEAR
CATEGORY
FOR WORK ON
STATUS
1
African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)
2008
Best Upcoming Actor
White Waters
Won
2
City People Award
2010
Best New Act
White Waters
Won
3
Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award
2013
Best Actor In A Drama
Two Brides And A Baby
Won
4
Nigerian Entertainment Award
2013
Best Actor In A Lead Role
Alan Poza
Won
5
Africa Movie Academy Award
2013
Best Actor
Alan Poza
Lost
6
Golden Icons Academy MovieAward
2013
Best Lead Actor
Alan Poza
Lost
7
Nigeria Movie Award (NMA)
2013
Best Lead Actor
Hoodrush
Won
8
Best Of Nollywood Awards (BON)
2013
Best Actor
Alan Poza
Won
9
Future Award Africa Price
2013
Entertainment
All Entertainment works
Won

 


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