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.
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
|
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
|
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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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