Raymond Ofula

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Raymond Ofula is a Kenyan actor. [1] He has been in the film industry for over 40 years. [2] and he has featured in both local and international films. [2]

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He has appeared in such films as To Walk with Lions (1999), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003), The White Masai (2005), Winterreise (2006) and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). [3] He has also appeared in the Netflix show Queen Sono . [4] Raymond is also a talent Judge helping shape upcoming talented actors together with other seasoned actors like Naomi Nga'nga in an acting reality tv show by Startimes Kenya dubbed as the next superstar [5] Ofula was married to Anne Ofula until her death in 2008. [6]

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