Alphonse Menyo

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Alphonse Menyo
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Alphonse Menyo

Nationality Ghanaian
EducationNational Film and Television Institute (NAFTI)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2009–present
Parents
  • Bernard Menyo (father)
  • Eugenia Menyo (mother)
Awards Ghana Movie Awards

Alphonse Menyo, is a Ghanaian actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Freetown and Gold Coast Lounge. [1]

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Personal life

He was born in Accra, Ghana. His father, Bernard Menyo, was from East Africa. He is a former student of National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Bernard won an award in the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) for the film Whose fault. Menyo's mother, Eugenia, was from Ghana who worked for an NGO. [1]

Career

Menyo attended Ghallywood Academy of Film Acting in Accra, Ghana to study cinema and drama. He started his drama career in 2009 with a stage drama. In 2015, he made his maiden cinema role in the American independent film Freetown directed by Garrett Batty. [2] The film was screened in several international film festivals[ which? ], and was nominated for several Ghana Movie Awards. [3]

Menyo made his directorial debut with the film Utopia. The film received four nominations at Ghana Movie Awards. In 2017, Utopia became the only Ghanaian movie to bw selected and screened at the Helsinki African Film Festival (HAFF). In 2017, he acted in the romantic thriller short Black Rose directed by Pascal Aka. In 2018, he joined with Pascal Aka's next venture, and starred in the short film Corruption. Menyo won the Yaa Asantewaa award at the Black Star International Film Festival for his role and also won the Best Male Actor at the Fickin International Film Festival in Kinshasa, Congo. [1]

He was selected to represent Ghana at the 2019 World Youth Theater in Egypt. Later in the year, he played the role 'Daniel' in the film Gold Coast Lounge. For his role, he won the award for the Best Lead Actor at the 2019 Ghana Movie Awards. [1]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2015 Freetown MeyersFilm
2017Black RoseDanielShort film
2020Gold Coast LoungeDanielFilm

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References

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