Nkem Owoh Biography (Nollywood Actor)
NKEM OWOH BIOGRAPHY:
Nkem Owoh is a popular Nigerian actor and comedian. He was born in Enugu Nigeria. After his primary and secondary school he headed to the University of Ilorin and studied engineering. Meanwhile during his university studies, Owoh began acting in various television and film productions.
Owoh starred in the 2003 film Osuofia in London. He is also known for performing the song "I Go Chop Your Dollar" about advance fee fraud. The song was featured in the film The Master in which Owoh plays a scammer. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission banned the song.
In 2007 Owoh was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bijlmermeer neighborhood in the Amsterdam Zuidoost borough) as the result of a 7-month investigation by the Dutch police dubbed "Operation Apollo".Owoh was arrested while performing a musical show when the police raided the event and arrested 111 people on suspicion of lottery fraud and immigration violations. Owoh was later released. In November 2009 Owoh was kidnapped in eastern Nigera. His kidnappers demanded a 15 million naira ransom. Owoh was released after his family members allegedly paid a ransom fee of 1.4 million naira.
Filmography
| 1987 | Things fall apart | with Pete Edochie | |
| 1995 | Ukwa | with Patience Ozokwor | |
| 1999 | Big Man...Big Trouble | ||
| Conspiracy | with Onyeka Onwenu | ||
| 2001 | Onye-Eze | Onye-Eze | |
| 2002 | Fake Doctor | Dr. Zebedi | |
| Ifeonye metalu | |||
| Long John | |||
| Police Officer | |||
| Spanner | with Chinedu Ikedieze | ||
| 2003 | Anunuebe | ||
| King of the Forest | |||
| Lion Finger | |||
| Mr. Trouble | with Patience Ozokwor | ||
| Osuofia in London | |||
| Police Recruit | |||
| 2004 | America Visa | ||
| My Driver | |||
| My Own Share | |||
| Osuofia in London 2 | |||
| Spanner Goes to Jail | with Chinedu Ikedieze | ||
| 2005 | Akanchawa | ||
| Bus Driver | with Dakore Egbuson Akande | ||
| The Prince | |||
| 2006 | A Fool at 40 | Hygenius | |
| Captain | |||
| Foreign Base | |||
| Indemnity | Egbentu | ||
| Made in Cambridge | |||
| My Kingdom Come | |||
| The Barrister | Athanasius | ||
| The Dreamer | |||
| 2007 | Battle of Indemnity | Egbentu | |
| Covenant Keeping God | Samuel | ||
| De prof | |||
| Johnbull & Rosekate | Johnbull | ||
| Persecution | |||
| Stronger Than Pain | Ulonna | with Kate Henshaw Owoh's performance in this film earned him the Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2008 |
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| 2008 | His Holiness | ||
| His Last Action | |||
| Wonderful Man |
In 2009, Nkem Owoh acted in the following movies:
Anunuebe
Yogo pam pam
Area Scatter
My Christian Faith
In 2010:
Boy George
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God wl continue 2 streghtenin u. No plans of ur enemies shal prosper.it is wel wit ur soul.keep on movin.my regards 2ur family.bye.
