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Abraham Attah
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Attah at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival with his Marcello Mastroianni Award in 2015
Born (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 23)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2015–present
Awards Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival

Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2001) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States.

Early life

He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and he lives in Ashiaman, Tema, Accra with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attah, and his siblings. He has a happy family life. Abraham's parents both have jobs; his father works at the port, and his mother works in a market. Abraham has five siblings in total.

Career

He made his feature film debut in Beasts of No Nation (2015). For his leading role of child soldier Agu, he was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

In 2017, he appeared in the Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Beasts of No Nation Agu Won—Black Film Critics Circle Rising Star Award
Won—Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role and Discovery of the Year
Won—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Won—National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (shared with Jacob Tremblay)
Won—Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award
Nominated—Gold Derby Film Award for Best Breakthrough Performer
Nominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth performance
Nominated—Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer
2015 Out of the Village Mebro Short film
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Abe Brown
2020 Tazmanian Devil Dayo Ayodele
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Abe Brown Extended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Abraham Attah para niños

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