Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2001) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States.
Early life and education He hails from Accra in Ghana. Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and lived in Ashiaman, Tema, Accra with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attah, and his siblings up until he left for the United States. Growing up, he had a happy family life. Abraham's parents both have jobs; his father works at the port, and his mother works in a market. Abraham has five siblings in total.
Attah graduated from Tufts University in 2026.Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah graduates from U.S. University
Career He made his feature film debut in Beasts of No Nation (2015). For his leading role of child soldier Agu, he was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.
In 2017, he appeared in the Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2015 Beasts of No Nation AguWon—Black Film Critics Circle Rising Star AwardWon—Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role and Discovery of the YearWon—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadWon—National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (shared with Jacob Tremblay)Won—Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor AwardNominated—Gold Derby Film Award for Best Breakthrough PerformerNominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleNominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young PerformerNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best ActorNominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth performanceNominated—Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer 2015 Out of the Village Mebro Short film 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Abe Brown 2020 Tazmanian Devil Dayo Ayodele 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Abe Brown Extended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene
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