Anthony Monjaro

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Anthony Monjaro
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Anthony 'Monjaro' Akposheri

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Anthony 'Monjaro' Akposheri is a Nigerian actor, model, and filmmaker. He played the role of the flight captain in the 2012 Nigerian thriller disaster film, Last Flight To Abuja . He is a native of Orogun town in Delta State, Nigeria.

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Education

Anthony Monjaro holds a B.Sc. degree in multimedia & film production from the Thames Valley University, UK. He also has a diploma in performing art for screen from Goldsmith College, UK. [1] [2]

Career

Before moving to Nigeria, Anthony was a part-time actor working and living in the Uk. [3] His first movie role in the Nigerian film industry was the role of the flight captain in the 2012 movie, Last Flight to Abuja. Following that, he played the character "OTTAH" in the daytime TV series, Tinsel. [4] [5]

Filmography

  1. Last Flight to Abuja (2012) as Captain George
  2. Tinsel (TV series)
  3. Quicksand
  4. After The Proposal (2013) as Ken
  5. Happy Ending (2016) as Tave
  6. +234 (2015 TV Series)
  7. Gidi Up (2013 TV Series) as Meka
  8. 4-1-Love (2015) as Jasper
  9. The Duplex (2015) as Jones
  10. The First Lady (2015) as Prince
  11. Stalker (2016) as Dickson
  12. Remember Me (2016) as Tokumbo
  13. Lodgers (2016) as Usman
  14. The Women (2017) as Maro Oghene
  15. Wetin Women Want (2018) as John
  16. Wife Beater
  17. One Room (2016) as Emeka
  18. Love Lost (2017) as Bala
  19. Crazy Lovely, Cool (2018)
  20. The Millions (2019)
  21. Obey (2019) as Larry
  22. For Old Times' Sake (2019) as Richard Doyle
  23. Ordinary Couple (2019) as Kelvin
  24. Heart and Soul (TV Series) (2019) as Dr. Aloysius
  25. Super Sheroes (2020) as Paul
  26. The Twist (2020) as Bryan
  27. The Therapist (2021) [6] as Fabian Ojukwu
  28. The Silent Baron (2021)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Anthony Monjaro". IbakaTv. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "I will marry next year – Monjaro". Punch. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "5 Things To Know About Anthony Monjaro". ontvsite. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Toyin Abraham, Rita Dominic return to set for The Therapist". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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