Nigerian actor (born 1965)
Clem Ohameze is a veteran Nigerian actor with two decades in acting.[1][2] Clem Ohameze started professional acting in 1995. But his breakthrough role was in 1999 when he featured in a big-budget movie titled ENDTIME.[3] He has acted in over 500 movies in his 20-year career spanning 1995 to date and is set to feature in many more movies in the coming months.[4]
Background
Clem Ohameze was born on 27 June 1965 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended Holy Family College/ Baptist High School for his secondary education. He moved on to study at the Institute of Management Technology, Enugu, Nigeria where he secured an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication[5] and then University of Port Harcourt where he graduated with a BSc. in Sociology and Anthropology in 1989.
He also studied at the Buckingham University, London in 2010 and obtained a Masters in Preventive and Social Medicine.
Personal Life
Clem Ohameze is not only an actor but also a family man. He is married to Chinwe Esther, and they are blessed with two children. [6]
Movie career
Ohameze is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. He briefly broke away from acting between 2006 and 2010 to pursue other interests including politics. He has since returned to his movie career after the break.[7] In 2010, Ohameze starred in the award-winning movie Ije: The Journey alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. In 2015, Ohameze starred in the movie Oloibiri[8] as President.
Political involvement
Ohameze stood for election to represent Ohaji-Egbema-Oguta Federal Constituency in Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007. He however abandoned the pursuit over allegations of threat to his life. His car was attacked, his cousin was shot and killed during the incident.[9] Ohameze relocated to London, United Kingdom. He intended to contest for an elective position in the 2015 general elections.[10][11]
Awards
Throughout his career he has received various awards some are:
- Best Actor in a leading role - African Movie Award[12]
- Best Supporting Actor - Nigerian Entertainment Award[13]
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Nollywood Movie Award [14]
Filmography
- Endtime (1999)
- Endtime 2 (1999)
- Oganigwe (1999)
- Last Burial (2000)
- A Cry For Help (2002)
- Billionaire's club (2003) as Okwute
- Bad Boys (2003)
- The Maid (2004) as Mr. Williams
- Dogs Meeting (2004)
- Escape (2004)
- Nothing Nothing (2005) as Emenike
- Wedding Gift (2005)
- Friends And Lovers (2005)
- The Bank Manager (2005) as Chief Evans
- Wild Dog (2005
- Queen Of My Heart (2005)
- The Prince (2005)
- First Commandant (2005)
- Knight of The Night (2005)
- My Sister My Love (2006) as Dr. Francis
- Thanksgiving (2006) as George
- Heaven's Grace (2006)
- The World Of Riches (2006) as Bob
- Strange Love (2006)
- The Final Days (2006)
- Ije: The Journey (2010) as Papa Opara
- Stigma (2013) as Pastor[15]
- Native Fowl (2014) as Obinna
- Oloibiri (2015) as President
- Tales of Zozo (2021) as Gerald
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