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Alexx Ekubo
Born	Alex Ekubo-Okwaraeke (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986 (age 38) Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigeria
Education	Law, University of Calabar
Alma mater	University of Calabar
Occupation	Actor, model, Stylist
Years active	2005–present

Alexx Ekubo (born Alex Ekubo-Okwaraeke; 10 April 1986) is a Nigerian actor and model. He was first runner up at the 2010 Mr Nigeria contest. He won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award at the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the Weekend Getaway.

Personal life

Ekubo is a native of Arochukwu, Abia State in the south-eastern region of Nigeria. He attended the Federal Government College Daura, Katsina State in the northern region of Nigeria. He studied law at the University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria, and later got a diploma in law from Calabar Polytechnic.

On 10 May 2021, Alex Ekubo and his fiancee Fancy Acholonu announced their wedding dates on Instagram. Their traditional wedding was supposed to hold on Saturday 20 November in Imo State, while the white wedding was on the next Saturday, 27 November in Lagos State. In August 2021, Alex's fiancée called off their engagement with Fancy Acholonu releasing a statement that their relationship has ended. He bought his own luxury house recently.

Career

Ekubo's film debut was a minor role in Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen's Sinners in the House (2005); his first major role was in Ladies Men several years later.

Television

• Secrets & Scandals
• Hope Bay
• Happy Family
• Tinsel
• AY's Crib
• Married to the Game

Filmography

• Aina (2011) as Handsome Man
• Weekend Getaway (2012) as Andre Dikeh
• True Citizens (2012)
• In the Cupboard (2012) as Tega
• Dream Walker (2013) as Dream Man
• Keeping my Man (2013) as Rasheed
• Lagos Cougars (2013) as Chigo
• Champagne (2014) as Tare Hopewell
• Single, Married and Complicated (2014)
• Ifedolapo (2014) as Richard
• Gold Diggin (2014) (with Yvonne Nelson and Rukky Sanda) as Chris
• Undercover Lover (2015) as Collins
• All that Glitters (2015)
• The First Lady (2015) (with Omoni Oboli) as Obama
• Gbomo Gbomo Express (2015) as Hubby
• Death Toll (2015)
• Entreat (2016) as Michael Olawale
• The Other Side of the Coin (2016)
• Diary of a Lagos Girl (2016) as Ife
• Wife Material (2017) as Tony
• A Man for the Weekend (2017) (with Syndy Emade) as Bryan
• Catcher (2017) as Tony Bello
• 3 is a Crowd (2017) as Derek
• Switch (2018) as Leo
• Power of 1 (2018) as LeJit
• The American King: As told by an African Priestess (2019)
• Bling Lagosians (2019) as Nnamdi
• Zero Hour (2019) as Zamani Davou
• Your Excellency (2019) as Kachi
• 72 hours (2019)
• Soft Work (2020) as Dare Olusegun
• Son of Mercy (2020) as Efe
• The Blood Covenant
• Áfàméfùnà: An Nwa Boi Story (2023)

Awards

See also

In Spanish: Alexx Ekubo para niños

• List of Nigerian actors