Ainea Ojiambo
Ainea Ojiambo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ainea Ojiambo 20 April 1970 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | 2 |
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
[edit]He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | Police Driver | Series | |
| 2007 | Makutano Junction | Snake | TV series | |
| 2007 | Toto Millionaire | Supa | Film | |
| 2009 | Block-D | Chinedum | TV series | |
| 2010 | Noose of Gold | Ole Mpisha | TV series | |
| 2010 | The First Grader | Education Official | Film | |
| 2011 | The Rugged Priest | Ole Shompole | Film | |
| 2012 | Nairobi Half Life | Officer Mutua | Film | |
| 2013 | Sumu la Penzi | Victor | TV series | |
| 2014 | Bullion | Doc | Film | |
| 2015 | Fundi-Mentals | Doc | Film | |
| 2020 | Kina | Detective Juma | TV series | |
| 2020 | 40 Sticks[11] | Politician's Aide | Thriller | |
| TBD | After the Harvest II | Wilson | Film | |
| TBD | Kahawa Black | Steven Wamba | Film |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ainea Ojiambo". elcinema. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Ainea Ojiambo". kenyans. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Ainea Ojiambo: Schauspieler". filmstarts. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Biography of Ainea Ojiambo & Net Worth 2021 Biography of Ainea Ojiambo & Net Worth 2021". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b "FEATURESAPRIL 4, 2014One-on-one with Kenyan Bullion actor Ainea Ojiambo". sqoop. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Ojlambo". Makutano Junction. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Ole Mpisha". wapend.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Ainea Ojiambo". kenya.spla. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ whownskenya (30 April 2021). "Ainea Ojiambo Biography, Age, Career And Shooting Incident | whownskenya". whownskenya.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Will BULLION MOVIE bring Uganda its first OSCAR AWARD?". Big Eye. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Ainea Ojiambo". IMDb. Retrieved 10 November 2021.