Meet OC Ukeje – Biography of Oc Ukeje Biography: early life, education, career, movies, and Net worth 2023
Okechukwu Ukeje known as OC Ukeje is a Nollywood actor, model, and a musician. Winning the Amstel Box Office (AMBO) brought him to limelight.
He has also received many awards to his credit including Africa Movie Academy Awards, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Nollywood Movies Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, and Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards.
He has featured in several award-winning movies including Two Brides and a Baby, Confusion Na Wa and Half of a Yellow Sun
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Profile Summary
Date of Birth: 15th July 1981
Real Name: Okechukwu Ukeje
State of Origin: Lagos State, Nigeria
Education: University of Lagos
Occupation Film actor, model, & musician
Years active: 2007 till present
Television: Amstel Malta Box Office reality TV Show
Spouse: Senami Ibukunoluwa ToTogonu-Bickerstet (married since 2014)
Awards: 2008 African Movie Academy Awards for upcoming artists.
Oc Ukeje Early life
OC Ukeje, a native of Umuahia, the Capital of Abia State, he was born and brought up in Lagos State, Nigeria. He happens to be the second child of a family of three.
Oc Ukeje Career
While growing up in Lagos state, he attended Federal Government College Ijanikin, Ojo, Lagos.
After his secondary education, he attended the University of Lagos, Yaba.
His acting career started while he was still at his year one at the University, He started as a lead role character in a stage play.
He then went on to pursue both music and acting fully, focusing mainly on acting in stage plays for the first four years of his career before winning a reality TV show, Amstel Malta Box Office.
His first screen appearance was in a movie called White Waters in the year 2007 with Joke Silva and Rita Dominic as cast. The movie was directed by Izu Ojukwu.
He didn’t give up on music, he continued to write music in alliance with a few Nigerian musical artists and producers and working on radio jingles for corporate organizations. He worked in movies and television between 2008 to 2012.
He was a character of the TV series that was presented at the International Emmy World Television Festival, Wetin Dey in 2007 produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service Trust and played lead and supporting lead roles in films like Comrade, Confusion Na Wa, and Awakening. He has also featured in Black November in 2012 by Jeta Amata with Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Sarah Wayne-Callies, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Vivica Fox, and many others.
He was also in the movie adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun in the year 2013 with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton as the lead role, directed by Biyi Bandele.
He was on the repertory team that showcased 3 stage plays for Nigeria House in 2012, at the London Cultural Olympiad. He also acted in the BFI sponsored movie, Gone Too Far.
He was also involved in NdaniTV’s series Gidi Up with Titilope Sonuga, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah, and Ikechukwu Onunaku.
At the beginning of 2015, he was listed by Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office grossers of 2014.
In 2016, he was invited with Somkele Iyamah to attend the Toronto International Film Festival as “rising stars” of Nigeria
Some of the movies he’s acted includes;
White Waters
Two Brides and a Baby
Black November
Hoodrush
Till Death Do Us Part
Confusion Na Wa
Alan Poza
Half of a Yellow Sun
Awakening
Gone Too Far
The Rubicon
When Love Happens
Gidi Up (TV Series)
The Department
The Arbitration
Remember me
North East
Shades of Attraction
In Sickness and Health
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel
Heaven’s Hell
Shine Your Eye
Black mail
Awards of Oc Ukeje
In 2007, he won the most promising Actor of year at the Africa Movie Academy.
In 2012, he was nominated for Best Actor in a leading role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.
In 2013, he won the best lead actor in a film at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards And at the Best of Nollywood Awards.
In 2019, he was nominated for actor in a lead role at the Nollywood Awards.
Oc Ukeje Personal life
Oc Ukeje lives in Lagos State, Nigeria. He married Senami Ibukunoluwa Togonu-Bickersteth on the 8th of November 2014.
Oc Ukeje net worth
OC Ukeje is worth about $3.7 million, he makes his money from Solely on acting.