Ainea Ojiambo
Born
Ainea Ojiambo

(1970-04-20) 20 April 1970
Nairobi, Kenya
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Children2

Ainea Ojiambo (born 20 April 1970), is a Kenyan actor.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films The Constant Gardener, Bullion and Jack Zollo: My Life in Crime.[2][3]

Personal life

He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl.

Career

Before entering popular screen, he worked in several stage plays and that is how his acting career began.[4] In 2004, he was invited to play in the Hollywood film The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles.[5] In the film, he played a minor role of a 'Police Driver'. The film was a critical and box office success and earned four Oscar nominations. Then in 2007, he acted in the Kenyan television series Makutano Junction with the role of 'snake'.[6]

After the success of the series, he was later invited to play in two more television serials: Block-D and Noose of Gold. In the soap opera Noose of Gold, Ojiambo played the lead role of 'Ole Mpisha'.[7] The soap was later broadcast for 3 seasons across Africa in the Africa Magic Channel. In 2010, he made his second Hollywood film The First Grader, a biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. In the film, he made a supportive role as an 'Education Official'.[5]

In the following years, he made film appearance in the films, The Rugged Priest, Fundi-Mentals, Nairobi Half Life, Following Jesus, Babuz Babies, Kibera Kid, Closed hands, Stigma, Obohoz, The Rugged Priest, Guerilla Boy, and LoveDoctor.[8] In 2014, he appeared in Ugandan crime drama film Bullion which was nominated[9] to the Oscars with a supportive role.[10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2005The Constant GardenerPolice DriverSeries
2007Makutano JunctionSnakeTV series
2007Toto MillionaireSupaFilm
2009Block-DChinedumTV series
2010Noose of GoldOle MpishaTV series
2010The First GraderEducation OfficialFilm
2011The Rugged PriestOle ShompoleFilm
2012Nairobi Half LifeOfficer MutuaFilm
2013Sumu la PenziVictorTV series
2014BullionDocFilm
2015Fundi-MentalsDocFilm
2020KinaDetective JumaTV series
2020 40 Sticks[11] Politician's Aide Thriller
TBDAfter the Harvest IIWilsonFilm
TBDKahawa BlackSteven WambaFilm

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ainea Ojiambo". elcinema. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ainea Ojiambo". kenyans. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ainea Ojiambo: Schauspieler". filmstarts. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Biography of Ainea Ojiambo & Net Worth 2021 Biography of Ainea Ojiambo & Net Worth 2021". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "FEATURESAPRIL 4, 2014One-on-one with Kenyan Bullion actor Ainea Ojiambo". sqoop. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ojlambo". Makutano Junction. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ole Mpisha". wapend.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ainea Ojiambo". kenya.spla. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ↑ whownskenya (30 April 2021). "Ainea Ojiambo Biography, Age, Career And Shooting Incident | whownskenya". whownskenya.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Will BULLION MOVIE bring Uganda its first OSCAR AWARD?". Big Eye. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ainea Ojiambo". IMDb. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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