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Kenneth Okolie
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Kenneth Obinna Okolie
21 February 1984 Anambra, Nigeria
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| Alma mater | Valley View University |
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| Years active | 2006-Present |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Nwaka Jessica (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
Kenneth Obinna Okolie is a Nigerian actor and model. He was born on February 21, 1984. He became well-known after winning the Mr Nigeria competition in 2010. He also won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015.
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About Kenneth Okolie
Early Life and School
Kenneth Okolie comes from a place called Ihiala in Anambra State, Nigeria. This area is mostly home to the Igbo people. Kenneth is the oldest of four children in his family. He studied at Valley View University in Ghana and earned a degree there.
How He Started Acting and Modeling
Kenneth Okolie began his career as a model in 2006. He says it happened by chance! He went with a friend to a modeling audition but didn't plan to try out himself. The people running the audition asked him to join, and he did. He was chosen, and that's how his modeling journey began.
In 2010, Kenneth entered the Mr Nigeria male beauty pageant and won! After that, he competed in the Mister World pageant and finished as the second runner-up.
Kenneth started acting in Nigerian movies in 2011. He also describes his start in acting as a happy accident, as he never planned to become an actor. In 2015, he won an award for Best Supporting Actor at the City People Entertainment Awards.
His Family Life
Kenneth Okolie married Nwaka Jessica in 2017. In 2019, they welcomed their first child.
A Difficult Time in 2012
In 2012, Kenneth Okolie was in Owerri, Nigeria, filming a movie with another actor, Nkiru Sylvanus. On December 15, 2012, they were taken by some people. They were held for six days. On December 21, 2012, Kenneth and Nkiru were safely released.
Movies and TV Shows
Kenneth Okolie has acted in many movies and TV series. Here are some of them:
Movies
| Year | Movie Title | Character |
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| 2011 | Aina | Bako |
| 2013 | Keeping My Man | Lanre |
| 2015 | House Husband | Chude |
| Gbomo Gbomo Express | Jealous Guy | |
| The Department | Moses | |
| 2016 | 25th Birthday | Melvin |
| Trouble Comes To Town | Benny | |
| A Girl’s Note | Ken | |
| 2017 | Evol | Kamari |
| Strangers | Reginald | |
| Mystified | Teddy | |
| Stormy Hearts | Johnson | |
| Next Door | ||
| The Royal Hibiscus Hotel | Deji | |
| 2016 | My Name is Kadi | Tyler |
| 2019 | Different Worlds | Ike |
| Molly’s Love Story | Tony | |
| Black Coffee | Francis Adu | |
| 2019 | Alter Date | |
| Reaction | Desmond | |
| Snap | Jerry | |
| Mr & Mrs ABAKOBA | Ifeanyi | |
| Drifted( When a soldier loves) | Ola | |
| Just a wish | Dave | |
| 2019 | A Friendly Fire | Daniel |
| Royal Tussle | Umenna | |
| This is not a love story | Kolawolé | |
| 2019 | Borrowed Heart | |
| 2018 | Dear Ijeoma | Nicolas |
| Hit and Run | ||
| A toast to a heart break | Michael | |
| Tripod | ||
| A long walk to nothing | ||
| 2018 | 3 some | Mark |
| 2016 | Reconciliation | |
| My Silence | ||
| 2017 | Stranger than ever | |
| 2016 | No strings attached | Peter |
| Wedlock | ||
| Bride with Gun | ||
| Lunch Times Heroes | ||
| 2016 | Espionage | |
| Kazbar | ||
| 2017 | Date Night | Henry |
| A haunted Marriage | ||
| Open Scars | ||
| 2017 | Ruth | |
| 2016 | One Bite | |
| 2015 | The Sassy One | Scott |
| Promises are forever | Dan | |
| 2015 | Deluded | |
| Love isn't enough | ||
| 2020 | The Cleansers | |
| 2020 | Stroke of luck | |
| 2019 | The Tea Room | |
| 2020 | A Tiny Line | |
| 2019 | Olive | |
| 2019 | Izunna | |
| 2019 | Rising Above | Chidi |
| Oath of silence | ||
| 2019 | Heart Ripper | |
| 2018 | Love and Shadow | Izunga |
| 2018 | Strength of love | |
| 2018 | Imperfect Me | |
| Crumbles cookies | ||
| 2010 | Fatal Attraction | Ade |
| 2019 | The right kind of wrong | |
| 2019 | Jumbled | Damilola |
| 2019 | Mothers and daughters in law | Kunle |
| 2019 | Don't get mad Get Even | Julius |
| Mr Black | ||
| RIFT | ||
| Lovers or Loosers (LOL) | ||
| Ignition | ||
| Chances | ||
| Ufuoma | ||
| True vows | ||
| 2015 | The department | Moses |
| Rubbles of love | ||
| Just 2 hours | ||
| 2016 | A Girl's Note | Ken |
| Alera's Diary | ||
| PayBack | ||
| 2020 | Nneka the Pretty Serpent | Tony Okechukwu |
TV Series
| Year | TV Series Title | Character | Seasons |
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| 2013 | Desperate House Girls | 1-2 | |
| 2015 | Husbands of Lagos | Akinlolu | 1-2-3 |
| 2018 | Ojukwu | Odili | 1-2 |
| Poison Ivy | |||
| The Suncity | Chris | 1 | |
| Singles Ladies | |||
| Before 30 | |||
| 2016 | Skinny Girl in Transit | Femi |
Awards and Recognitions
Kenneth Okolie has received awards for his acting:
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2015 | City People Entertainment Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
| 2019 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Kiss in a Movie | Nominated |
