Actors & Actresses

Barkhad Abdi is a Somali-American actor and director who was catapulted to popularity as a result of his excellent performance in the 2013 film Captain Phillips, which was his first film ever. The film is based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, a US cargo ship, by Somali pirates, who afterwards, held the ship’s captain hostage. He played the role of Abduwali Muse, a ship hijacker and the leader of a group of...

Lupita Nyong'o is a Kenyan actress who was born in Mexico, raised in Kenya and educated in the USA. She was born in 1983 to Dorothy Nyong'o and an academician turned politician father, Anyang' Nyong'o, the former Kenyan Minister for Medical Services who was elected in 2013 to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate and subsequently became Governor in 2017. Her flair for acting started manifesting right from when she was a child...

The debate about how deeply rooted should one be in order to be considered African is still going on. There are numerous African-American actors that are blazing the Hollywood trail with many of them bagging awards here and there. However, it is important to note that a number of people lighting the fires in Los Angeles are either first generation Africans or are born of parents with mixed heritage....

Ethiopian drama series are growing in popularity among the majority of the population. As access to technology is steadily increasing, viewers are being exposed to more and more television shows and series. These range from more native versions of Ethiopian Idol to more serious drama series. Avenues in which viewers can watch these shows range from the internet, smartphones, and of course, the television. Many episodes of popular shows can...

Kenya, the land of the bosses, the land of diversity and multiplicity. Here, you will find all kinds of women, but beauty is never an issue, they've got it all. The Kenyan Movie industry is budding with immense beauty, talent and brains. The number of hot Kenyan actresses is simply unimaginable. You just need to turn on the television to confirm this. In fact, some of these Kenyan actresses/stars...

Any TV audience in Africa who has taken time to watch the TV shows described below will definitely agree of how entertaining and addictive they are. They grace the TV screens attracting a huge audience from the vast continent. They vary from the classics when most homes in Africa had Black and white TV sets to the most enticing modern sitcoms watched from smart TVs. Let's take a look at...

African movie industry can be traced back to the early 1970s. Since then, hundreds if not thousands more African movies have been produced mainly in the West African region of Africa. Although these days, we are beginning to see so many African movies emerge from East African countries like Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. This is because the world has evolved and with the advent of great technologies like the...

Africa has a very rich culture and has tried to portray this in most African songs and movies. But when the story is not about the culture, there are many other things to be presented through the media. Africa is a continent that has come through a long way; having been largely shaped and influenced by wars, strife, famine, health challenges and political instability, Africa has a lot to...

The Nigerian movie industry has grown to become one of the largest and prolific entertainment industries in the world today. Asides the number of interesting movies that get churned out daily, Nollywood actors and actresses have continued to excel both locally and internationally, with some getting Oscar nominations. More so, the industry has offered a level ground for both males and females to excel in acting, producing, and directing....