Blessing Lung'aho | |
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| Born | Blessing Lung'aho 5 June 1988 Uasin Gishu County, Kenya |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree in Commerce with a Major in Accounting |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Eastern Africa |
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| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Children | 2 |
Blessing Lung'aho (born on June 5, 1988) is a Kenyan actor, content creator, TV commercial model and storyteller [1] . He is known for playing different roles in Mo-Faya [2] on Netflix and a local TV series, Mother-in-Law [3] . Lung'aho has also appeared in films such as An Instant Dad, Just in Time and Ayaanle. He has featured in commercials for brands like Carlo Rossi and Zuku [4] [5] .
Blessing was born on June 5, 1988 in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya in a family of four. His mother is a literature professor and his late father was an accountant. He started acting by making stage appearances at the age of 8. In 2014, he got cast for a commercial which led to his appearances in several commercials in Kenya and internationally, including Coca-Cola [6] .
He completed his secondary school education at Kakamega High School and then joined university at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) for his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a major in Accounting [7] .
He made his debut on TV in 2012 in a drama series PREM, which aired on KTN in December 2012 [8] . He appeared on the television series Mother-in-Law. Lung'aho also appears on the series Pendo , as Raphael on Mama Digital, Sweet Taboo on StarTimes , Makavazi on KBC and Torture on Africa Magic.
In 2019, Blessing played Meja [9] in a supporting role to the TV series Maria [10] on Citizen TV. The show's last episode aired on March 18, 2021 which was replaced with Zora on March 22, 2021 with Lung'aho as one of the leading characters named Madiba [11] . He was nominated for the Best Lead Actor in the 2021 Kalasha Awards for his role in Zora [12] . He also played Antony in Just in Time.
In 2022, Lung'aho featured in several TV projects. He played Ken in a short film, Loop, then got a role as Agent John in Ayaanle, He also starred in the Showmax series Igiza, playing the role of Dominic [13] . He started playing the role of Maxwell (Max) in a Netflix drama series called Country Queen [14] [15] and two other film roles in Village Vendetta and Mercy.
In 2023, Lung'aho appeared as Kingston in three episodes of the Netflix series Volume [16] , Ricky in An Instant Dad [17] and in 2024 he was in Untying Kantai [18] as Rob [19] .
In 2021, Lung’aho began dating his Zora co-star Jackie Matubia [20] . The couple got engaged in April 2022, the same year they welcomed their first child together [21] . Lung’aho also has another child from a previous relationship [22] .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | PREM | Cast, KTN drama series | |
| Mother-in-Law | Supporting role, Citizen TV series | ||
| 2014 - 2016 | Mama Digital | Raphael | Cast |
| 2014 - 2016 | Pendo | Cast, TV series | |
| 2015 | Monsoons Over The Moon | Policeman 2 | Cast, Short film |
| Sweet Taboo | Cast, StarTimes TV show | ||
| 2018 | This is Life | Martin Kamau | Cast, TV series (1 episode) |
| 2019 | Relationship Goals | Adrian | Cast, Short film |
| 2019 - 2021 | Maria | Meja | Supporting role, Citizen TV series [23] |
| 2019 | Janjaruka (Wisen Up) | Pato | Cast, TV series |
| 2020 | The Yard | Mustapha | Cast, TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2021 | Just in Time | Anthony | Cast [24] |
| 2021 - 2022 | Zora | Madiba | Cast, Citizen TV series [25] |
| 2022 | Loop | Ken | Cast, Short film |
| 2022 | Ayaanle | Agent John | Cast |
| 2022 | Village Vendetta | Cast | |
| 2022 | Igiza | Dominic | Cast, TV series (6 episodes) [26] |
| 2022 | Arabuko | Cast | |
| 2022 | Country Queen | Maxwell (Max) | Cast, TV series [27] |
| 2022 | Mercy | Father | Cast, Short film |
| 2023 | Un-Adult-erated | Cast | |
| 2023 | An Instant Dad | Ricky | Cast [28] |
| 2023 | Volume | Kingston | Cast, TV series (3 episodes) [29] |
| 2024 | Untying Kantai | Rob | Cast, TV series [30] |
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kalasha International Film and TV Awards | Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama | Zora | Nominated | [31] [32] |
| 2022 | Kalasha International Film and TV Awards | Best Support Actor in a TV Drama | Country Queen | Nominated | [33] [34] |
| 2024 | Kalasha International Film and TV Awards | Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama | Igiza | Nominated | [35] [36] |