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Hugh Quarshie was born on 22 December 1954 in Accra, Ghana. He is an actor and director, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Highlander (1986) and Nightbreed (1990). He is married to Annika Sundström.- Peter Mensah has been doing martial arts since he was 6 years old, growing up in St. Albans, England, just north of London. A former engineer, Mensah came to Canada 11 years ago. He'd worked for British Gas developing gas fields at Morecambe Bay and had done theatre in school. He comes from an academic family. His father, an architect, relocated with his mother to their native Ghana. He only has two younger sisters. Mensah emigrated from Britain to see the world and it was a toss up whether his destination would be Canada or Australia. The paperwork for Canada came through first.
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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith was born on 23 August 1977 in Accra, Ghana. He is an actor, known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Wonka (2023) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). He has been married to Nydia A. Swaby since 27 July 2018.- Actor
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Born West Africa. Lived in Ireland aged 3-9. Convent school. Lied in First Confession aged 6. Sent to satisfactorily brutal boarding school in County Meath. Aged 9 moved to England. Monastery school till 18. Still dodgy in Confession. Aged 13 decided he wanted to be an actor. Didn't own up to this until he was 25. University at Cambridge. Footlights. Law School in London. Toured Australia in a Footlights Revue Botham The Musical. A year in Noises Off at the Savoy Theatre. Big advertising contract to sell Guinness. Thought this acting game was easy. Finally came out to his parents about chosen profession and wrote to the Passport Office. Held a spear and said one line at the National Theatre in Frances de La Tour's St Joan. Thought this acting game was not what it was a year ago. Married Victoria Threlfall, a painter. Honeymoon in Central America. Salmonella. Left two stone in Guatemala. Assorted theatre work including The Swap, a cross-dressing comedy, and Judgement a two hour monologue on cannibalism. Four grim months in Dry Rot, a West End revival of a farce that should have been strangled at Bath. TV series: Malcolm Bradbury's Anything More Would Be Greedy. First daughter. More theatre: Lady Audley's Secret. Second daughter. The Choice by Claire Luckham. Made courtly love to Dorothy Tutin in Chichester and on tour every night for several months in Getting Married by George Bernard Shaw. Third daughter. TV series: Joking Apart by Steven Moffat. Bronze Rose of Montreux. Two series of Joking Apart in a five year period. Despair. Learned to be patient. Joking Apart still fondly remembered by drunks on public transport who tell him in detail the plot of their favourite episode. Gave up appearing in TV commercials having sold chocolate, coffee beer, spaghetti, DIY tools, insurance, banking, newspapers, cigarettes, trains and many others long forgotten. Now does voice-overs with No Shame Attached. Third daughter. Theatre: The Rover by Aphra Behn. Film: The Wind In The Willows directed by Terry Jones. 1997 Pilot of Cold Feet. Winner of the Golden Rose of Montreux. Fourth daughter. Get Well Soon, BBC sitcom by Ray Galton and John Antrobus, crazily there was only one series but it could've & should've...etc. Cold Feet series 1. Michael Frayn's Alarms & Excursions (Gielgud Theatre)). Cold Feet 2. Tesman in Hedda Gabler (ACT). Cold Feet 3. Goodbye Mr Steadman (ITV). The Safe House (ITV). Cold Feet 4, BAFTA Best Drama Series. The Secret (BBC). White Teeth (Channel 4). Cold Feet 5. My Dad's The Prime Minister by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman (BBC). Chekhov's Three Sisters with Kristin Scott-Thomas, adapted by Christopher Hampton (Playhouse). Members Only with Nicholas Tennant (Trafalgar Studios). A pinch of film: Heidi, Scoop (Woody Allen), The Thief Lord, Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie, playing a barrister with Tourette's . Theatre, Steve Thompson's Whipping It Up (Bush Theatre transferring to The New Ambassadors) with Richard Wilson. Tours of Present Laughter and Joe Penhall's Blue/Orange. Months playing a vet in South Africa in Wild At Heart, after which the series was humanely put down. Co devised the staging of Alex, Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor's cartoon banker, directed by Phelim McDermott. Alex played London, Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Eastbourne and others. Blithe Spirit in the West End, with Alison Steadman. Chased Lady Edith in Downton Abbey. Three series of Toast Of London, by Matt Berry and Arthur Matthews. series 1 watched by nobody, series 2 won awards. Produced & performed Love, Loss & Chianti a double bill of poems by Christopher Reid, with settings of music and cartoon animation (Chichester). NHS - Who Cares? by Michael Wynne (Royal Court). more Mrs Brown, playing her love interest (BBC1). Gap Year (Ch4/TNT). Cold Feet 6. Played the title role in King Charles 111 by Mike Bartlett at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Cold Feet 7&8 Robert has been killed in the first episodes of: Hornblower and Red Dwarf. Bits of his body played by other people include: his private parts, by Kerry Shale in Joking Apart. and his nose by Phelim McDermott in Gogol's The Nose adapted by Alastair Beaton, Nottingham Playhouse and Bucharest.- Actress
Souad Faress was born in Accra, Ghana to Irish and Syrian parents and came to London to study drama at the Guildhall School. She made her television debut in a small role in 'I, Claudius' in 1976 and has since appeared in numerous series including as Dev Alahan's mother in 'Coronation Street' and an ongoing role in 'Casualty'. In 1990 she took over the role as lawyer Usha Gupta, a Sikh who would marry Christian vicar Alan Franks on the radio show 'The Archers'. In 2004 she began writing, initially short stories, with her play 'Seed', about mixed race relationships in colonial India also being staged that year. She has also appeared in 'Beauty and the Beast' and Tony Kushner's 'Homebody/Kabul' at the Young Vic and David Hare's 'Permanent Way' at the National Theatre and in 2015, 'Hurried Steps' with the New Shoes Theatre Company. Additionally she has served as a panelist at the Croydon International Playwriting Festival and in 2016 could be seen in the sixth season of 'Game of Thrones'.- Actress
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Akosua Busia was born on 30 December 1966 in Accra, Ghana. She is an actress and director, known for The Color Purple (1985), Tears of the Sun (2003) and Low Blow (1986). She was previously married to John Singleton.- Director
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Blitz Bazawule is a Filmmaker and Musician born in Ghana and based in New York. Blitz's feature directorial debut 'The Burial Of Kojo' premiered on Netflix in 2019 via array. He co-directed Beyoncé's Black Is King which earned him a Grammy nomination in 2020. Blitz is directing 'The Color Purple Musical' for Warner Bros produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders. Blitz is the founder of Africa Film Society and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the TED Fellowship and the Vilcek Prize.- Esther Krakue was born on 21 February 1996 in Ghana.
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Michael Blackson was born on 28 November 1972 in Ghana. He is an actor and writer, known for Next Friday (2000), The Savages (2007) and Meet the Blacks (2016).- Actor
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Abraham Attah was born on 2 July 2002 in Ghana. He is an actor and producer, known for Beasts of No Nation (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Out of the Village (2016).- Nigel Cooke was born on 22 August 1957 in Ghana. He is an actor, known for Doctor Faustus (2012), Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Henry V (2013) and Casualty (1986). He is married to Sorcha Cusack. They have two children.
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Patrice Naiambana was born in 1962 in Ghana. He is an actor and producer, known for Spectre (2015), Damsel (2024) and Son of God (2014).- Tony Britts was born on 24 November 1955 in Ghana. He was an actor, known for Death Wish 3 (1985), Jangles (1982) and The Cleopatras (1983). He died in June 1988 in the UK.
- Emmanuel Armah was born in August 1959 in Kumasi, Ghana. He is an actor, known for Cartel the Genesis (2015), Lost Hope (2000) and Libya Akwantuo (2009).
- Gyearbuor Asante was born on 4 November 1941 in Accra, Gold Coast [now Ghana]. He was an actor, known for Local Hero (1983), Desmond's (1989) and The Dogs of War (1980). He died on 2 August 2000 in Accra, Ghana.
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Recognized by Entertainment Weekly and People magazine as among the "Ones to Watch" out of Sundance 2018 for her co-starring role in WHITE RABBIT, Writer/Director/Actor Nana Ghana has proven her ability to stand out both on and behind the camera. Her most recent work as Director, LA WOMAN RISING, is narrated and executive produced by Rosario Dawson was released theatrically in October 2019. Ghana describes the project as "a love letter to the real women of Los Angeles." Nana received Best Directing DocAward for her work, LA WOMAN RISING by Filming Italy and the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura in Los Angeles January 2020. Ghana made her directorial debut with a short film entitled WATER WARRIOR, which had the distinction of premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. Ghana was later recognized as Best Director with her follow-up short film, ELECTING, at the Oregon Short Film Festival in 2018. As an actor, Ghana credits include roles opposite Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg, and Juno Temple, to name a few. Nana Ghana's second feature YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT HERE, a film that she wrote, starring in and directed premieres on May 2024 at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York City and set to be released on V.O.D later in 2024. In 2020 spring/summer Nana Ghana lands her voice to ADIDAS commercial campaign. In addition to her filmmaker accolades, Ghana's simultaneous arrival on the theatre scene, in 2017, was just as prestigious. Ghana's play PELVIC FLOOR, ran 2017 - 2018, which she wrote, directed and starred, debuted at the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood, continuing on to be featured at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2018. Ghana's editorials in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle, as well as her appearance in such campaigns as Gucci, Stella McCartney, and 7 For All Mankind. Nana Ghana further demonstrate an unbridled appetite for life, abiding pursuit of artistry, and poetic curiosity in the human story. She continually and faithfully writing and developing several projects.- Producer
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Michael Cowan was born on 16 February 1965 in Ghana. He is a producer and writer, known for A Different Loyalty (2004), The Merchant of Venice (2004) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004).- Writer
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William Boyd was born on 7 March 1952 in Accra, Ghana. He is a writer and producer, known for The Trench (1999), Chaplin (1992) and The Galapagos Affair.- Kofi Kingston was born on 14 August 1981 in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana. He is an actor, known for WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (2011), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and WWE NXT (2010). He has been married to Kori Campfield since 11 September 2010. They have two children.
- Jackie Appiah is a Ghanaian actress with a career spanning from television to film and being a spokeswoman and brand ambassador. She is known as the Queen and Maestro of the movie industry in Ghana and beyond. She was born in a family of five children on December 5, 1983 to Janet Owusu and George Appiah in Canada where she had her early education at Derrydown Public School, Toronto, Ontario before moving to Ghana for high school. While in Toronto, the young and adorable Jackie showed interest in acting and she became a regular fixture in end of year school plays. In 1995 a 12-year old Jackie moved to Ghana to stay with her older sister but never gave up on her love for acting. She took part in several school plays as she continued her education in Faith Montessori in Accra before moving to Achimota Preparatory School. While in Achimota she was voted as the Girls' Entertainment Prefect, which augmented her passion for the arts. During the period, she auditioned as an actor on the Hal Jackson Talent Teens Show for a chance to travel to perform at the famous Apollo Theatre. The 17 year old was broken-hearted when she emerged the first runner-up in the talent show but that didn't discourage her from pursuing her dreams as an actor. In 2001, just after completing Achimota Preparatory, Jackie Appiah received her breakthrough when she was invited by Edward Seddoh Junior, the writer of a new television series, 'Things We Do for Love' as a cast member. She had a regular role as the adorable and innocent, Enyonam Blagogee and warmed her way into the hearts of viewers across Ghana. The series which was aimed at sexual reproductive health education also earned Jackie her first TV Commercial when she starred in the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF) commercial on protection against HIV/AIDS. 'Things We Do for Love' ran on TV for three years and Jackie combined her role with her School education in General Arts at Harvard College in Accra. In 2004 she received her first movie role, a lead role in 'Divine Love', directed by Jayke Aernan and starring Majid Michel and Van Vicker. In 2007, her acting went beyond the shores of Ghana when she received her first role in Nigeria in 'Sleep Walker' starring Genevieve Nnaji and Ramsey Noah. Jackie Appiah has since appeared in a myriad of movies including Beyonce, The Return of Beyonce, Princess Tyra, Passion and Soul, 4play, 4play Reloaded, The King Is Mine, Perfect Picture, Death after Birth, Stigma, and Prince's Bride. In 2012 Jackie also reached another milestone in her career when she received a leading role in 'Turning Point' a Hollywood/Nollywood drama film written and directed by Niyi Towolawi, starring Jackie Appiah, K.D. Aubert, Todd Bridges, Ernie Hudson, Patience Ozokwor and others. The acting talent of Jackie Appiah has been recognized with several honours, nominations and awards in Ghana, Africa and in the Diaspora. Her awards include African Movie Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 'Beyonce' (2007), Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana (ACRAG) Award for Best Actress (2007), African Movie Academy Award Best Actress in a Leading Role for 'Perfect Picture' (2010), Ghana Movie Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role for '4play' 2010,Best Pan-African Actress (2011), and City People's Entertainment Awards for Best Ghanaian Actress (2010). Jackie Appiah is also the ambassador for several brands including IPMC,UB Hair Relaxer, Class Perfumes, and Globacom Telecommunications. She has one son. The actress always identify a group of needy to celebrity her birthday or Christmas with every year. She does donation with what she earns for the year to a lot of organization including: korle bu Teaching Hospital, Chosen Rehab Center, Dzorwulu Special School, Osu Children's Home and TV3 Talented Kids
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Q was born in January 1970 in Ghana. He is an actor and writer, known for Fedz (2013), Deadmeat (2007) and South of the Border (1988).- Actor
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Kwame O. Ansah was born on 9 December 1967 in Accra, Ghana. He was an actor and production manager, known for Lost Hope (2000), The Visitor (1999) and Sika (2001). He died on 2 May 2008 in Accra, Ghana.- Kingsford Siayor was born on 17 October 1984 in Ghana. He is an actor, known for Festning Norge (2023), Trapped (2015) and Home for Christmas (2019).
- Prince Adu makes his film debut (but certainly not his acting debut) in Prince of Broadway. The native of Ghana performed in many plays throughout his high school years and claims he "always knew he would be an actor" - not a surprising statement considering his career turn as a professional hustler. Prince's life served as a template for Prince of Broadway's story and his name inspired the film's title. A man of many purported secrets, Prince also served in a creative consultant role during the duration of the movie's shoot.
- Akosia Sabet was born in Accra, Ghana. She is known for Winchester (2018), Clickbait (2021) and Lilith.