Nkem Nwabuoku Owoh better-known as Nkem Owoh or Osuofia is a renowned Nigerian Nollywood comic actor, movie producer, television personality, comedian, singer, and a songwriter.
Nkem Owoh
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Nkem Owoh Early Life
Nkem Owoh was born in the late 50’s to the beautiful family of Mr. and Mrs. Owoh in Amagu Village, Udi Town, Enugu State, Nigeria. Enugu State is a state in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.
Precisely, Nkem was born on 17th October, 1958. He had his elementary and secondary education in Nsukka, Enugu State. Therein, he obtained both his First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior Certificate results.
For his university education, Nkem proceeded to the prestigious University of Ilorin where he studied and bagged a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Career
Nkem Owoh didn’t just wait until he graduated from the university before joining the movie industry. He joined the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood while he was still in School.
Now, Osuofia has been able to make a name for himself; a name that’s become a brand and more.
Osuofia rose to prominence shortly after the release of the Nollywood blockbuster screen adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. It was a series with about fifty episodes; each episode spanned for about 50 minutes.
Similarly, Osuofia was highly recommended and recognized even more after he featured in yet another Nollywood blockbuster movie. In 1995, he featured in “Ukwa 1 and 2” alongside other now-famous Nollywood actors like Patience Ozokwor (Mama Gee), Sam Loco Efe and others.
Nkem Owoh Movies
Nkem has featured in over 250 movies since he rose to fame. These among others are some of his movies;
| 1987 | Things Fall Apart | with Pete Edochie | |
| 2000 | Ukwa | with Patience Ozokwor | |
| 1999 | Big Man…Big Trouble | ||
| Sawam | with Francis Agu | ||
| 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 | ejimfor 2011 | |
| King of the Forest | |||
| Lion Finger | |||
| Mr. Trouble | with Patience Ozokwor | ||
| Osuofia in London | Osuofia | ||
| Police Recruit | |||
| 2004 | America Visa | ||
| My Driver | |||
| My Own Share | |||
| Osuofia in London 2 | Osuofia | ||
| Spanner Goes to Jail | with Chinedu Ikedieze | ||
| The Master | with Kanayo O. Kanayo | ||
| 2005 | Akanchawa | ||
| Bus Driver | with Dakore Egbuson | ||
| 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-Nuttal 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 | Onyabo | |
| His Last Action | |||
| Wonderful Man | |||
| 2012 | Military Zone | ||
| 2014 osuofia and the widow with Walter anga mayor ofoegbu chinyere wilfred | |||
| 2015 | Ghana Must Go [10] | ||
| 2018 | Lionheart | Chief Godswill | |
Awards
Nkem Owoh has won many hearts and awards all to himself over the years. This, of course, could be linked to his style of explaining movie roles.
These are some of his awards;
- African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2008
Songs
- I Go Chop Your Dollar
Is Nkem Owoh Married?
Yes, please. Nkem is married to his beautiful wife Ngozi Nkem-Owoh. Notably, the couple has been married since 1998 and are living happily ever after.
Osuofia’s family is blessed with two beautiful daughters.
Net Worth
Nkem Owoh net worth is estimated at $4 million. Undoubtedly, he is among the most popular and influential actors in Nigeria.
