Teco Benson

Teco Benson
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupations	Director Producer Screenwriter Actor
Years active	1994 - Present
Known for	Red Hot, Accident, Mission to Nowhere, State of Emergency, Two Brides and a Baby, High Blood Pressure, Explosion
Awards	Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards

Teco Benson is a Nigerian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was nominated for Best Director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008, and won Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards. In 2012, he was decorated by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He started his career as an actor in 1994 before switching to producing and directing. In 2003, he made the first Sierra Leone-made film titled Blood Diamonds. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1996	Compromise (writer and actor only)
1997	Atrocity (writer only)
1997	Water-loo (also actor)
1998	Confusion (writer only)
1998	Dirty Game
1998	Suicide Mission (writer only)
1998	Power to Bind (also writer and producer)
1998	Scores to Settle (writer only)
1998	Magic Money (also writer and producer)
1999	Day of Reckoning
1999	End of the Wicked (also writer)
1999	Holy Crime (also writer and producer)
1999	The Price
1999	Cursed From Beyond
1999	The Bastard (also writer)
2000	Elastic Limit
2000	Grace to Grass (also writer and producer)
2000	Highway to the Grave (also writer)
2000	State of Emergency
2000	Wasted Years
2001	Broad Daylight
2002	Formidable Force
2002	Stupid! (also producer)
2003	Accidental Discharge
2004	Blood Diamonds
2004	Danger Signal (also producer)
2004	War Front
2005	Day of Atonement
2005	Six Demons
2006	Explosion
2006	Silence of the Gods
2008	Mission to Nowhere
2010	The Fake Prophet (also writer)
2010	High Blood Pressure
2011	Two Brides and a Baby
2013	Accident (also writer)
2017	Mr & Mrs, Chapter 2
2000	Executive Crime
1999	Eye for Eye
	False Alarm
	Felony
	Iku doro
	Mfana Ibagha
	Red Hot
	The Senator
	Terror

See also

• List of Nigerian actors
• List of Nigerian film producers
• List of Nigerian film directors

References

1. "Full List of 2012 National Honour Recipients". Channels Television. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Teco Benson and Peace Anyiam Osigwe to get National honours". TheNetNg. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
3. "Anyiam-Osigwe ,Teco Benson for National Honour". Daily Independent Nigeria. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
4. "Teco Benson on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
5. "Nollywood Personalities: Teco Benson". Africafilms.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
6. "Teco Benson Biography". Happenings9ja. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
7. "Teco Benson". Africa Film Festival Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
8. "Teco Benson Filmography on iROKOtv". iROKO Partners Ltd. Retrieved 16 March 2014.