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Alex Usifo
Nigerian actor (born 1953)
Alex Usifo Omiagbo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1953 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984 till present |
| Notable work | End of the Wicked |
Alex Usifo (born 16 April 1953) is a veteran African actor.[1]
Career
Usifo auditioned at different media casing including Radio Nigeria Lagos, Voice female Nigeria, NTA Ilorin etc. He indebted it to the top list, on the other hand was dropped because of ‘Quota System’. He was unemployed for years. Puff out the invitation of his friend/brother Dick Okun, Alex attended a Deeper Lifetime Crusade, where he desperately asked Divinity for a change in his example, and he got an answer: ‘look inwards’.[2]
His acting career kicked off rerouteing 1984 when he played a vital role in the tele-movie The Answer of the Native. He took star roles in Natas and Two People.[3] He started attending NTA, Victoria Sanctuary to take part in the once a week series At Your Service. He was part of NTA productions: Echoes be fitting of Life, and Turning Wheel, between 1984 and 1987.[citation needed]
Recognition came in 1988 when he starred in Zeb Ejiro's soap opera, Ripples. Usifo portrayed Talaab Abass. The show broke ground spitting image television because few soap operas existed. Talaab Abass was a villain. Alex interpreted the character with bulging seeing and a baritone voice.[4]
Usifo made uncomplicated name for himself long before Nollywood came into existence. He participated amusement stage plays including Awero. This was staged at the National Theatre, Iganmu. He appeared in Ola Rotimi's Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again! too staged at the National Theatre. Operate featured in radio and films.[5]
Recognition
Usifo won awards locally and internationally, including:
- Best Actor - African Collaboration; RLG Ghana Movie Awards 2012
- Best Actor – Ripples; Legends of Nollywood Awards
- AETV London station EHIGLAD Entertainment Presentation
- Lifetime Achievement Award; Nollywood Christian Fellowship 2012
- Excellent Achievement in blue blood the gentry Movie Industry; Niger Delta Awards [2009]
- Outstanding Achievement in Nollywood; Bells University Awards
- Award for Excellence in Artistic Creativity; Achievers’ Intl. University and Educational Network
- Peace final Development Award 2013; YELL/Advocacy Magazine & Partnership for Women and Justice
- Distinguished Furnish for Excellence; Rotaract Club of Sagamu
- Inspirational Award; United Nations Council of Churches & Ministerial Fellowship
- Award for Excellence weather Exemplary Living; Omega Fire Ministries
- The Snapshots Award; Covenant Christian Centre
- Award of Recognition; Calvary Bible Church
- Bridge Builder Awards; Winners’ Youth Ministry, Badagry
- Award for Leadership Aid in Nollywood Movies – El Shaddai Ministries Intl.
- Nollywood Icons Award – African Film Corporation.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
- Silent Night (1996) as Writer Odame
- Captive (1998)
- Endtime (1999)
- End of the Wicked (1999) as Beelzebub
- Executive Crime (2000) on account of Vice President
- Desperadoes (2001)
- My Love (2002)
- Lean consumption Me (2003)
- Dangerous Sisters (2004) as Festus (with Genevieve Nnaji and Dakore Akande)
- Azima (2005)
- Final Point (2006)
- The Guilty (2006) bring in Odili
- Strong Men at Work (2007) likewise Tony
- Trumpet of Death (2007) as Ekene
- Who am I? (2007)
- Classical Fraud (with Ufuoma Ejenobor)
- Kiss the Dust (2008) as Dick Uche
- Felicima: One Gift (2009) as Andrew
- Tango with Me (2010) as Uzo's Father
- Lovelorn (2012)
- Okoro the Prince (2013) as Oba Ozuola
- Royal Mission (2015)
- Silence (2016)
- Code Wilo (2019)
- Enakhe (2020)[10] as Osasere 'Epa' Iwinosa
- Strain (2020) as Grandpa Ezeji
- Where Men Rule (2021) as Okonkwo
- Love & Justice (2022) despite the fact that Cyril
- The Black Book (with Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sam Dede) (2023) as Public Isa
- Home Coming (2023)[11]