Английская Википедия:Fred Amugi
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Fred Nii Amugi (born 5 November 1948) is a Ghanaian born veteran actor best known for his roles in Holby City, Beasts of No Nation and The Cursed Ones.[1][2][3][4] He rose to prominence for his role in 1985 television series "Opinto".
Early life
Fred Amugi was born at Teshie, Accra, Ghana on 5 November 1948. He attended Broaks basic and Junior high School. He then attended Takoradi Senior High School and Nungua Senior High school. He joined the civil service for thirty-three years and served as acting director of Supply in Ghana's Ministry of Finance.[5]
Career
Amugi began his acting career in 1970 in Drama and Documentaries until 1985 when he starred in his first movie "Opinto". The television series brought him into the limelight.[6]
Amugi has appeared in numerous movie roles, including local Ghanaian movies, Shoe Shine Boy (2013), Nyame Bekyere 1&2 (2015), Menua Paa Nie (2016), Housekeepers (2016) among others. His first international role came in 2005 when he played the character Kwame Attakora in the BBC drama Holby City.[7][8] [9] He later starred in Netflix 2015 movie, Beasts of No Nation as "Pastor".[10][11][12] Amugi played the character Pastor Uchebo in the 2015 British award-winning movie "The Cursed Ones".[13][14]
Filmography
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Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1989 | African Timber | ||
1992 | The Other Side of the Rich | Stephen Kodua | |
2001 | The Scent of Danger | ||
2004 | Welcome Home | Black Doctor | |
2005 | Madam Pink | Police Chief | |
2007 | In the Eyes of My Husband | Nana Boateng | Direct-to-video |
2009 | Punctured Hope | Togbe | |
2011 | The Destiny of Lesser Animals[16] | Oscar Darko | |
2015 | Pieces of Me | Board Member | Direct-to-video |
The Impossible | Completed | ||
Beasts of No Nation[17] | Pastor | ||
Chronicles of Odumkrom: The Headmaster | Kofi Bediako | ||
The Cursed Ones | Pastor Uchebo | ||
2016 | Beautiful Ruins[18] | ||
Housekeepers[19] | |||
2017 | Sala | ||
Keteke | Old Man | ||
The Hero Film | Mr. Boateng | ||
2018 | Lucky | Father | |
2019 | Bigman Wahala | Nana | |
2020 | Gold Coast Lounge | Adwene Mu Ti | |
Aloe Vera | Mr. Aloemele | ||
1st Kings | Nana Nyansa | Short film | |
Agadez | Imam | Short film | |
2021 | Borga | Priest | |
TBC | TerminusШаблон:Dagger | Major Nuhu | Completed |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Holby City | Kwame Attakora | Episode: "Tuesday's Child" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1994 | Accra International Film Festival | Best Actor | Шаблон:Win | |
2008 | Order of the Volta | Ghana National Award for Acting | Шаблон:Win | |
2016 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actor In Supporting Role | Beautiful Ruins[20] | Шаблон:Nom |
Golden Movie Awards | Golden Supporting Actor in a Drama | The Cursed Ones[21] | Шаблон:Win | |
Golden Movie Awards | Golden Supporting Actor in a Drama | Beautiful Ruins[22] | Шаблон:Nom |
References
External links
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- Fred Nii Amugi at thetv.adms.co.ke
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