Chet Anekwe’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Director and actor
Is Writer
Film director
Actor
Screenwriter
From Nigeria
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Literature
Gender male
Birth

Lagos

Chet Anekwe is an actor and filmmaker who was born in Nigeria and raised in New York City. His work spans Hollywood, Nollywood and the New York Theater.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2001 Sheena (TV series) Karnivan
2004 Shpionskie igry: Nelegal
Dream Job (TV series) Himself
2006 Phat Girlz Flirty Nigerian Man with Mo’Nique
30 Days Kene Alumona (as C.B.A.) with Genevieve Nnaji
2008 Spy Games: A Private Visit FBI Agent
Mama’s Great Love (short) Thompson Director, writer, Executive Producer
2011 Paparazzi: Eye in the Dark Davis with Van Vicker
2011 Tobi
2011 Unwanted Guest Ike
2013 On Bended Knee Ebube with Chioma Chukwuka
2014 Unguarded Mr. Cool with Ramsey Nouah, Uche Jombo, Desmond Elliot
Busted Life Femi with Ramsey Nouah, Pascal Atuma
2015 Heaven’s Hell Jeff Aliu with Nse Ikpe Etim, Bimbo Akintola, OC Ukeje

Awards and nominations

Awards

  • 1997 Winner Best Support Actor African Globe Awards (NJ), for Medea
  • 2006 ‘VIV’ AUDELCO (NYC) Award Winner Best Ensemble for Real Black Men Don’t Sit Crossed Legged on the Floor (Collage in blues)
  • 2011 Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA): Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Diaspora, Paparazzi
  • 2012 Nollywood Film Critics Award (NAFCA): Best Actor – Diaspora, Unwanted Guest
  • 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA): Best Actor – Diaspora – Bianca

Nominations

  • 1997 AUDELCO (NYC) award nominee, Best Performance in a Musical, Male for Chap Am So (The Amistad Story)
  • 2011 NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD- NEA (NYC) award nominee, Best Actor in a short story or film (TOBI)
  • 2012 African Movie Academy Award – AMAA (Nigeria) award nominee, BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Unwanted Guest)
  • 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards – BON (Nigeria) award nominee, Best Supporting Actor in an English film (On Bended Knees)
  • 2014 Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA) award nominee, Best Actor in Supporting role Diaspora Film (When One Door Closes)
  • Nairaland.com. “Chet Anekwe blog”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • ChetAnekwe.com. “Resume”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • Eyeinthedark.com. “Cast Biographies”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • IMDB. “Chet Bio”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • ChetAnewke.com. “Chet Bio”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • ChetAnewke.com. “Chet Bio”. Retrieved 23 October 2012. 
  • GoldenIcons.com. “GIAMA”. Retrieved 23 October 2012. 
  • IMDB. “Chet Bio”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • NEA. “NEA”. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
  • AMAA. “AMAA”. Retrieved 17 March 2012. 
  • “2012 African Movie Academy Awards nominees’ unveiled”. Gambia Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  • AMAA. “AMAA”. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014. 
  • NAFCA. “NAFCA”. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014. 
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