Mawuli Gavor

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Mawuli Gavor
Mawuli Gavor and Efa Iwara on Ndani TV -Mawuli.png
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater Franklin and Marshall College
Occupation(s) Actor, television presenter, model, producer
Awards2018 Best of Nollywood Awards

Mawuli Gavor is a Ghanaian accountant turned actor, model, television presenter, entrepreneur and producer. [1]

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Early life

Gavor was born in Ghana. [2] He studied business and finance at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. [3]

Career

Gavor started out in the entertainment industry as a model while in the US as an undergraduate of business management and finance. Upon returning to Ghana, he began his career as an accountant. He however became a brand ambassador to Martini in 2013 and changed his career path. [1] He transitioned into acting in Nollywood movies and is known for the movie Obsession. He has gone on to act in multiple other productions. [4] [5]

In 2018, he produced two films and was also won the Best of Nollywood award for best kiss in a movie alongside Odera Olivia Orji. [5] [6]

Personal life

Gavor has sparked multiple dating rumors involving Cynthia Nwadiora and Diane Russet, however Gavor is engaged to longtime Indian-Austrian girlfriend, Remya, there are rumors that the two got married quietly but neither of them have come out to speak on it.

He is a fitness enthusiast. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2014 Devil in the Detail SamAlongside Nse Ikpe Etim and Adjetey Anang [4]
2015 A Place Called Happy [8]
2017Obsession [9]
Entangled Alongside Ini Dima Okojie, Sika Osei and Efa Iwara [10]
2018 Chief Daddy Damilare Kofi Mensah [1]
The EveAlongside Adeolu Adefarasin and Beverly Naya [11]
Pay day Orlando [1]
2019 Sugar Rush Dan [4] [12]
Two Weeks in Lagos Ejikeme [13]
She isAlongside Somkele Iyamah-Idalama, Imeh Bishop Umoh and Chiwetalu Agu [14]
2020JosephKwakuAlso co-produced [15]
Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards John [16]
2021Just in timeKobenaAlongside Sarah Hassan and Stycie Wanjiku [17]
Ponzi Alongside Jide Kosoko, Tope Tedela and Timini Egbuson [18]
A lady and her loverAlongside Simi Drey [19]
2021 Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke [20]
2022Man of GodPastor ZACH https://g.co/kgs/Rp4XY5

TV shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
201553 ExtraPresenter [21]
2016 Hush Tesalongside RMD [4]
2018 Rumor Has it FranklinWebseries by Ndani TV [1]
Royal Castle [22]
2019Flat 3BNiyi [23]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2018 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Kiss in a MovieWon [6]

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