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Kenneth Obinna Okolie, born on February 21, 1984, is a famous Nigerian actor and model. He won the title of Mr Nigeria in 2010. In 2015, he received an award for Best Supporting Actor at the City People Entertainment Awards.

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Kenneth Okolie
Born
Kenneth Obinna Okolie

(1984-02-21) 21 February 1984 (age 41)
Anambra, Nigeria
Alma mater Valley View University
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active 2006-Present
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouse(s) Nwaka Jessica (m. 2017)
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Early Life and School

Kenneth Okolie comes from 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 earned a degree from Valley View University in Ghana.

From Modeling to Acting

Kenneth started his career as a model in 2006. He actually went with a friend to an audition and ended up trying out himself! He was chosen and began his modeling journey.

In 2010, Kenneth won the Mr Nigeria male pageant. After that, he competed in the Mister World pageant and finished as the second runner-up.

Kenneth then moved into acting in 2011. He has said that becoming an actor was also a happy accident, just like his modeling career.

Awards and Achievements

Kenneth won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards. This award recognized his great work in movies.

Personal Life

Kenneth Okolie married Nwaka Jessica in 2017. In 2019, they welcomed their first child. Kenneth has mentioned that he used to admire actresses Nse Ikpe-Etim and Ufuoma Ejenobor, and he still admires Ufuoma.

A Difficult Time

In 2012, Kenneth Okolie was in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, to film a movie. While there, he and fellow actor Nkiru Sylvanus were taken. They were held for six days. On December 21, 2012, both Kenneth and Nkiru were safely released. The exact details of their release were not shared with the public.

Movies and TV Shows

Kenneth Okolie has appeared in many movies and television series. Here are some of them:

Selected Movies

Movies
Year Movie Title Character
2011 Aina Bako
2013 Keeping My Man Lanre
2015 House Husband Chude
(2015) Gbomo Gbomo Express Jealous Guy
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
2019 Reaction Desmond
2019 Snap Jerry
2019 Mr & Mrs ABAKOBA Ifeanyi
2019 Drifted( When a soldier loves) Ola
Just a wish Dave
2019 A Friendly Fire Daniel
2019 Royal Tussle Umenna
This is not a love story Kolawolé
2019 Borrowed Heart
2018 Dear Ijeoma Nicolas
2018 Hit and Run
2018 A toast to a heart break Michael
2018 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
2016 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

TV-Series
Year TV Series Title Character Seasons
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 Nominations

Kenneth Okolie has been recognized for his acting skills with various awards and nominations.

Year Award Category Result Ref
2019 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Kiss in a Movie Nominated
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