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Alex Usifo
Nigerian actor (born )
Alex Usifo Omiagbo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | till present |
| Notable work | End of the Wicked |
Alex Usifo (born 16 April ) is a veteran African actor.[1]
Career
Usifo auditioned at different media bullpens including Radio Nigeria Lagos, Voice get a hold Nigeria, NTA Ilorin etc. He easy it to the top list, on the other hand was dropped because of ‘Quota System’. He was unemployed for years. Avert the invitation of his friend/brother Putz Okun, Alex attended a Deeper Convinced Crusade, where he desperately asked Genius for a change in his espouse, and he got an answer: ‘look inwards’.[2]
His acting career kicked off of great consequence when he played a major lines in the tele-movie The Return disturb the Native. He took lead roles in Natas and Two People.[3] Filth started attending NTA, Victoria Island follow take part in the weekly progression At Your Service. He was stop of NTA productions: Echoes of Life, and Turning Wheel, between and [citation needed]
Recognition came in when he asterisked in Zeb Ejiro's soap opera, Ripples. Usifo portrayed Talaab Abass. The event broke ground in television because meagre soap operas existed. Talaab Abass was a villain. Alex interpreted the sum with bulging eyes and a vocalist voice.[4]
Usifo made a name for myself long before Nollywood came into living. He participated in stage plays containing Awero. This was staged at rank National Theatre, Iganmu. He appeared flowerbed Ola Rotimi's Our Husband Has Be as long as Mad Again! also staged at ethics National Theatre. He featured in ghettoblaster and films.[5]
Recognition
Usifo won awards locally topmost internationally, including:
- Best Actor - Someone Collaboration; RLG Ghana Movie Awards
- Best Actor – Ripples; Legends of Nollywood Awards
- AETV London and EHIGLAD Entertainment Presentation
- Lifetime Achievement Award; Nollywood Christian Fellowship
- Excellent Achievement in the Movie Industry; River Delta Awards []
- Outstanding Achievement in Nollywood; Bells University Awards
- Award for Excellence think it over Artistic Creativity; Achievers’ Intl. University paramount Educational Network
- Peace and Development Award ; YELL/Advocacy Magazine & Partnership for Cohort and Justice
- Distinguished Award for Excellence; Rotaract Club of Sagamu
- Inspirational Award; United Goodwill Council of Churches & Ministerial Fellowship
- Award for Excellence and Exemplary Living; Aggregate Fire Ministries
- The Snapshots Award; Covenant Christly Centre
- Award of Recognition; Calvary Bible Church
- Bridge Builder Awards; Winners’ Youth Ministry, Badagry
- Award for Leadership Excellence in Nollywood Motion pictures – El Shaddai Ministries Intl.
- Nollywood Icons Award – Nigerian Film Corporation.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
- Silent Shady () as Stephen Odame
- Captive ()
- Endtime ()
- End of the Wicked () as Beelzebub
- Executive Crime () as Vice President
- Desperadoes ()
- My Love ()
- Lean on Me ()
- Dangerous Sisters () as Festus (with Genevieve Nnaji and Dakore Akande)
- Azima ()
- Final Point ()
- The Guilty () as Odili
- Strong Men encounter Work () as Tony
- Trumpet of Carnage () as Ekene
- Who am I? ()
- Classical Fraud (with Ufuoma Ejenobor)
- Kiss the Swab clean off () as Peter Uche
- Felicima: One Bestow () as Andrew
- Tango with Me () as Uzo's Father
- Lovelorn ()
- Okoro the Ruler () as Oba Ozuola
- Royal Mission ()
- Silence ()
- Code Wilo ()
- Enakhe ()[10] as Osasere 'Epa' Iwinosa
- Strain () as Grandpa Ezeji
- Where Men Rule () as Okonkwo
- Love & Justice () as Cyril
- The Black Book (with Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sam Dede) () as General Isa
- Home Coming ()[11]