Joseph Muriuki

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Joseph Muriuki
Born
Joseph Kinyua Muriuki

(1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 39)
Nationality Kenyan
Other namesJoe Kinyua
EducationVisions Professional Institute
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Known for The Fifth Estate

Joseph 'Joe' Kinyua Muriuki (born 31 January 1984), is a Kenyan actor particularly active in American cinema. [1] He is best known for the role in the film The Fifth Estate .

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Personal life

He was born on 15 December 1980 in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. He later grew up in Nairobi and attended primary and secondary school in Kasarani. After finishing school, he studied accounting at Visions Professional Institute. Meanwhile, he found a job at Aga Khan University Hospital and worked four years there. [2]

Career

In 2008, he was invited to appear in the comedy Will You Still Love Me In The Morning, co-directed by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooners and produced by Festival of Creative arts. Then he continued to work parallel on both theater and television, locally and internationally. His maiden international appearance came through Wikileaks film The Fifth Estate produced as a Dreamworks movie. In the film, he played a supportive role as a journalist 'John Paul Oulu'. [2]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2010 Noose of Gold DocTV series
2013 The Fifth Estate John Paul OuluFilm
2015How to Find a HusbandThomasTV series
2017Sue Na JonnieJohnnyTV series

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