Nkem Owoh is a Nigerian actor and comedian. In 2008 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[1]
Early life Owoh was born in, Enugu State, Nigeria. After his primary and secondary school he headed to the University of Ilorin and studied engineering. Already during his university studies, Owoh began acting in various television and film productions.[2] Career Owoh featured 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.[3] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission banned the song.[4] In 2007 Owoh was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands(Bijlmermeer neighborhood in the Amsterdam Zuidoost borough) as the result of a seven-month investigation by the Dutch police dubbed "Operation Apollo".[3] 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.[4][5] In November 2009 Owoh was kidnapped in eastern Nigeria.[6] His kidnappers demanded a 15 million naira ransom.[7] Owoh was released after his family members allegedly paid a ransom fee of 1.4 million naira.[8][9] Filmography Year Film Role Notes 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 ####lu 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 and 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
2008 His Holiness His Last Action Wonderful Man 2012 Military Zone Onyabo 2015 Ghana Must Go [10]