Ainea Ojiambo | |
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Born | Ainea Ojiambo 20 April 1970 Nairobi, Kenya |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Children | 2 |
Ainea Ojiambo (born 20 April 1970), is a Kenyan actor. [1] He is best known for the roles in the films The Constant Gardener , Bullion and Jack Zollo: My Life in Crime . [2] [3]
He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl.
Before entering popular screen, he worked in several stage plays and that is how his acting career began. [4] In 2004, he was invited to play in the Hollywood film The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles. [5] In the film, he played a minor role of a 'Police Driver'. The film was a critical and box office success and earned four Oscar nominations. Then in 2007, he acted in the Kenyan television series Makutano Junction with the role of 'snake'. [6]
After the success of the series, he was later invited to play in two more television serials: Block-D and Noose of Gold . In the soap opera Noose of Gold , Ojiambo played the lead role of 'Ole Mpisha'. [7] The soap was later broadcast for 3 seasons across Africa in the Africa Magic Channel. In 2010, he made his second Hollywood film The First Grader , a biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. In the film, he made a supportive role as an 'Education Official'. [5]
In the following years, he made film appearance in the films, The Rugged Priest , Fundi-Mentals , Nairobi Half Life , Following Jesus, Babuz Babies, Kibera Kid , Closed hands, Stigma, Obohoz, The Rugged Priest , Guerilla Boy, and LoveDoctor. [8] In 2014, he appeared in Ugandan crime drama film Bullion which was nominated [9] to the Oscars with a supportive role. [10]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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2005 | The Constant Gardener | Police Driver | Series | |
2007 | Makutano Junction | Snake | TV series | |
2007 | Toto Millionaire | Supa | Film | |
2009 | Block-D | Chinedum | TV series | |
2010 | Noose of Gold | Ole Mpisha | TV series | |
2010 | The First Grader | Education Official | Film | |
2011 | The Rugged Priest | Ole Shompole | Film | |
2012 | Nairobi Half Life | Officer Mutua | Film | |
2013 | Sumu la Penzi | Victor | TV series | |
2014 | Bullion | Doc | Film | |
2015 | Fundi-Mentals | Doc | Film | |
2020 | Kina | Detective Juma | TV series | |
2020 | 40 Sticks [11] | Politician's Aide | Thriller | |
TBD | After the Harvest II | Wilson | Film | |
TBD | Kahawa Black | Steven Wamba | Film |
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