Kenneth Okolie
Born
Kenneth Obinna Okolie

(1984-02-21) 21 February 1984
Anambra state
NationalityNigerian
Alma materValley View University[1][2]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2006-Present
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
SpouseNwaka Jessica (m. 2017)
Children1

Kenneth Obinna Okolie listenⓘ (born February 21, 1984) is a Nigerian actor and model who was crowned Mr Nigeria in 2010[4] and in 2015 won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Okolie is a native of Ihiala in Anambra state a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the Igbo people of Nigeria. Okolie is the first born child of his parents and has three siblings. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree from Valley View University in Ghana.[8][9]

Modeling and acting career

Okolie before his debut into the Nigerian movie industry began as a model[10] in 2006, in which he described as a coincidence as he merely escorted a friend to an audition for models and never intended to participate in the auditioning process but was compelled to audition by those conducting the audition of which he accepted their request and auditioned. He was successful in the audition and was selected hence debuting his career as a model. In 2010, four years after debuting his modeling career, Okolie participated in the Mr Nigeria male pageant and won.[11][12] Okolie after winning the pageant, proceeded to the Mister World pageant and emerged as the second runner. Okolie debuted into the Nigerian movie industry in 2011. Okolie described his venture into the Nigerian movie industry as a coincidence as well as he never intended to be an actor.[13][14]

Award

Okolie won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[15][16]

Personal life

Okolie married Nwaka Jessica in 2017 and in 2019 gave birth to their first child.[17][18][19]

2012 Kidnap case

In 2012 Okolie travelled to Owerri which is the capital of Imo state for the purpose of shooting a movie alongside Nollywood colleague; Nkiru Sylvanus. It was reported that on December 15 both Okolie and Nkiru Sylvanus had been abducted and a ransom of ₦100,000,000 (One hundred million naira) which was per exchange rate in 2012 equivalent to $640,000 (Six Hundred and forty thousand U.S dollars) was demanded by their captors in exchange for their release.[20][21] On December 21, 2012 at 10:30pm on the 6th day since their kidnap Okolie and co-actor Nkiru Sylvanus were released from captivity and regained freedom. The amount eventually paid in exchange for their release was never reported by the Nigerian media.[22][23][24][25]

Selected filmography

Movies
Year Movie Title Character
2011 Aina Bako
2013 Keeping My Man
2015 House Husband Chude
(2015)[26] Gbomo Gbomo Express
2016 25th Birthday Melvin
Trouble Comes To Town Benny
A Girl’s Note Ken
2017 Evol Kamari
Strangers Reginald
Mystified Teddy
Stormy Hearts
Next Door
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel Deji[27][28]
My Name is Kadi [29]
2019 Different Worlds Ike
Molly’s Love Story Tony
Black Coffee Francis Adu
Alter Date
2019 Reaction Desmond
2019 Snap Jerry
Mr & Mrs ABAKOBA Ifeanyi
Drifted( When a soldier loves) Ola
Just a wish Dave
A Friendly Fire Daniel
Royal Tussle
This is not a love story Kolawolé
Borrowed Heart
Dear Ijeoma Nicolas
Hit and Run
A toast to a heart break Michael
Tripod
A long walk to nothing
3 some
Reconciliation
My Silence
Stranger than ever
No strings attached
Wedlock
Bride with Gun
Lunch Times Heroes
Espionage
Kazbar
Date Night
A haunted Marriage
Open Scars
Ruth
One Bite
The Sassy One Scott
Promises are forever Dan
Deluded
Love isn't enough
2020 The Cleansers
2020 Stroke ok luck
The tea Room
A tiny line
Olive
Izunna
Rising Above
Oath of silence
Heart Ripper
Love and Shadow
Strength of love
Imperfect Me
Crumbles cookies
Fatal Attraction
The right kind of wrong
2019 Jumbled Damilola
Mothers and daughters in law
Don't get mad Get Even
Mr Black
RIFT
Lovers or Loosers (LOL)
Ignition
Chances
Ufuoma
True vows
The department
Rubbles of love
Just 2 hoours
A Girl's Note
Alera's Diary
PayBack
2020 Nneka the Pretty Serpent

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

Year Award Category Result Ref
2019 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Kiss in a Movie Nominated [30]

References

  1. ↑ Okwara, Vanessa (2018-12-09). "Kenneth Okolie: Good-looking dude". Newtelegraph. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Kenneth Okolie - iBAKATV | Home for Nollywood Movies". ibakatv.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie; All You Need To Know About Him". 246hits.com. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Former Mr Nigeria, Kenneth Okoli breaks hearts as he shows off his girlfriend for the first time". Vanguard Allure. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Finalists square up for Mr Nigeria 2018". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Marriage cannot change my hot body – Former Mr. Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  7. ↑ Famakin, Opeyemi (2018-02-23). "7 Things You Didn't Know About Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie". vibe.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  8. ↑ Olayinka (2018-02-23). "Everything You Need To Know About Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  9. ↑ Famakin, Opeyemi (2018-02-23). "7 Things You Didn't Know About Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie". vibe.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  10. ↑ "Kenneth Okolie – Silverbird Mr Nigeria". www.mrnigeriasilverbird.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  11. ↑ Adeniran, Raphel (2019-03-23). "Nollywood Celebrities Who Rose To Fame From Reality Shows". Eelive. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  12. ↑ "It's not true I shun low-budget movies – Kenneth Okolie". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  13. ↑ "I still have a crush on Ufuoma Ejenobor – Kenneth Okolie". Vanguard News. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  14. ↑ Ugonna, Chinenye (2014-10-26). "Dating actresses bad for business– Kenneth Okolie - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  15. ↑ Ochuwa, Akashat (2017-10-09). "List Of Winners At The 2017 City People Movie Awards". Concise News. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  16. ↑ Aghahowa, Isoken (2019-10-31). "Nollywood Alive Actor Of The Week - Kenneth Okolie". Nollywood Alive. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  17. ↑ Omotayo, Joseph (2019-09-15). "Joy as Nollywood actor Kenneth Okolie and wife, Jessica welcome their 1st child". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  18. ↑ Bodunrin, Sola (2017-04-16). "Ladies! THIS former Mr Nigeria is off the market (photos)". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  19. ↑ allure1 (2017-01-11). "Former Mr Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie gets engaged for the second time (Photos)". Vanguard Allure. Retrieved 2019-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ↑ Inyang, Ifreke (2012-12-18). "Revealed: Former Mr. Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie was kidnapped with Nkiru Sylvanus". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  21. ↑ says, Lilian (2012-12-21). "Kidnappers release Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  22. ↑ "Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie Released By Kidnappers ⋆". www.herald.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  23. ↑ "Kenneth Okolie and Nkiru Sylvanus Regain Freedom".
  24. ↑ "News Flash: Nkiru Sylvanus, Kenneth Okolie Regain Freedom". www.thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  25. ↑ "Nkiru Sylvanus, Kenneth Okolie released!". Vanguard News. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  26. ↑ "'Gbomo Gbomo Express' Movie featuring Ramsey Nouah, Gideon Okeke, Osas Ighodaro gets release date". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  27. ↑ ""The Royal Hibiscus Hotel" Stars Zainab Balogun And Kenneth Okolie Cover Guardian Life Today". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  28. ↑ "Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie star in 'Royal Hibiscus Hotel' movie » Entertainment » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  29. ↑ sunnews (2016-12-10). "Aisha Mohammed premieres My Name is Kadi". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  30. ↑ Bada, Gbenga (2019-12-15). "BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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