Eddie Nartey

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Eddie Nartey
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Born (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 39)
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer
Years active2004—present
Notable work
  • Wedlock of the Gods
  • Return Of Beyonce
  • Crime To Christ
  • In The Eyes Of My Husband
  • Gallery of Comedy
  • Passion and Soul
Awards
  • 2016 Golden Movie Awards
  • 2018 Ghana Movie Awards
  • 2018 Nelas Awards

Eddie Nartey (born 6 November 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, director, and film producer. [1] His supporting role in Frank Rajah's Somewhere In Africa [2] earned him a nomination at the Nollywood and African Film Critics Awardsf, [3] and Ghana movie awards. He was nominated in the best actor category for Kiss Me If You Can., [4] He got his first opportunity to do his directorial debut entitled Could This Be Love [5] where he co-wrote the movie with Evelyn, which cast Actors like Majid Michel, Kwadwo Nkansah (Lil Win), Nana Ama Mcbrown, Fred Amugi, and Gloria Sarfo.

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He collaborated with Juliet Ibrahim on the movie Shattered Romance. He also wrote and directed the movie Royal Diadem.

He is related to British Actor / Director Danny Erskine.

Early life

Eddie attended Korle Gonno Methodist primary and JSS in Accra for basic education. His secondary education came at Holy Trinity Cathedral Secondary School (HOTCASS). He attended the University of Ghana, Legon [6] where he studied directing and earned a BFA in Fine Arts.

Personal life

His wife died in January 2021 after two years of marriage. [7]

Filmography

He has acted in several films, including: [8]

He has directed and produced:

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2010 Ghana Movie Awards Best ActorNominated
2011 Ghana Movie Awards Best ActorNominated
2016 Golden Movie Awards Best ScreenplayWon
2017Nelas AwardsBest TV SeriesNominated
2018 Ghana Movie Awards Best ScreenplayWon
2018 Ghana Movie Awards Best DirectorNominated
2018 Ghana Movie Awards Best PictureNominated
2018Nelas AwardsBest Short FilmWon
2018Nelas AwardsBest ProducerWon

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References

  1. filla, ghana. "Eddie directs Juliet Ibrahim's first movie". ghanafilla. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. "Movie, Somewhere in Africa". Chris-Vincent A. Febiri. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. "Eddie for awards" . Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. "Kiss Me If You Can". TalkAfricanMovies. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. "If Kumawood Was That BAD, How Come The Top English Movie Stars Are Rushing In There? Watch A Clip of Majid Michel and Lil Win In The Movie-Could This be Love?". Archived from the original on 2013-10-27.
  6. "Eddie graduates from school". Joseph Midnight. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  7. "Eddie Nartey's wife passes on 2 years after marriage - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  8. "Eddie's movies".