Duke Elvis Nwankwo Onyekachi Duke
| Duke Elvis Nwankwo Onyekachi Duke | |
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| Born | Nwankwo Onyekachi Duke 1987/03/03 Enugu State |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Nigerian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Enugu state university |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, Model |
| 📆 Years active | 2006, 2011-present |
| Known for | Abulu on The Johnsons TV series |
| Television | The Johnsons |
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Duke Elvis is a Nigerian actor, model[how?] and movie producer.[citation needed] He is predominantly known for his role as ABULU in Africa Magic TV series The Johnsons.[1]
Early life
Duke was born and grew up in the eastern part of Nigeria, Enugu State precisely. He was born into an average Nigerian family and he is the fourth child in a family of five children, his parents were civil servants and as such they believe so much in education and discipline.
He was a very active member of his secondary school's drama club and subsequently he became the social prefect of his school. He was also part of a young, passionate and aspiring actors theater group called WORLD AFRICAN THEATER. He and the other members of this theater group would write to schools so as to get chances of acting what they had rehearsed live on stage for other students to watch.[2]
Education
Duke pursued his university education at Enugu State University of Science and Technology where he bagged his B.Sc in civil engineering.
Career
His professional acting career kicked off in 2006 when he made his Nollywood debut and played the character BEN in the movie MAN IN THE MIDDLE which featured other Nollywood prominent names Oge Okoye, Zack Orji and Rita Dominic. He also starred in another movie TRUE LIES and since then he has been in quite a number of movies as well as an African Magic TV series known as The Johnsons. He is currently working on his first movie production.
Selected Filmography
| Title | Note |
|---|---|
| Man in the middle | Played the role BEN
Movie also Featuring: Zack Orji, Tonto Dike, Rita Dominic |
| Happyness Limited[3] | Also featuring: Kiki Omeili |
| Born | Feature film Produced by Micheal Omonua |
| Bias | Feature film |
| Mystified[4] | Also featuring: Esther Audu, Kenneth Okolie |
| The Herbert Macaulay Affair[5] | Directed by Imoh Umoren |
| Lagos: Sex, lies and traffic | |
| The Man Who Cuts Tattoos | Feature Film Prod by Abba Makama |
| Heart | Feature film |
| Brotherly | Feature film |
| Sleep Away | Feature film |
| True Lies | Feature film |
| JujuStories | Feature film, currently In post production |
| Deep Cover | In Post Production, Prod by Duke Elvis and Whochey Nnamdi |
| Title | Note |
|---|---|
| The Johnsons | Presently playing the role of ABULU in The Johnsons TV series on Africa Magic
Produced by Native Media TV. Featuring: Samuel Ajibola, Ada Ameh, Charles Inogie, Chinedu Ikedieze etc. |
References
- ↑ The Johnsons, retrieved 2020-04-24
- ↑ "Government should get more involved in Nollywood –Elvis Duke". Tribune Online. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Watch Tope Tedela, Kiki Omeili in trailer". Pulse Nigeria. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ "New movie to premiere in June". Pulse Nigeria. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ editor (2019-08-24). "The Herbert Macaulay Affair". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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