Ainea Ojiambo (born 20 April 1970), is a Kenyan actor. He is best known for the roles in the films The Constant Gardener, Bullion and Jack Zollo: My Life in Crime.
Personal life He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl.
Career Before entering popular screen, he worked in several stage plays and that is how his acting career began. In 2004, he was invited to play in the Hollywood film The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles. In the film, he played a minor role of a 'Police Driver'. The film was a critical and box office success and earned four Oscar nominations. Then in 2007, he acted in the Kenyan television series Makutano Junction with the role of 'snake'.
After the success of the series, he was later invited to play in two more television serials: Block-D and Noose of Gold. In the soap opera Noose of Gold, Ojiambo played the lead role of 'Ole Mpisha'. The soap was later broadcast for 3 seasons across Africa in the Africa Magic Channel. In 2010, he made his second Hollywood film The First Grader, a biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. In the film, he made a supportive role as an 'Education Official'.
In the following years, he made film appearance in the films, The Rugged Priest, Fundi-Mentals, Nairobi Half Life, Following Jesus, Babuz Babies, Kibera Kid, Closed hands, Stigma, Obohoz, The Rugged Priest, Guerilla Boy, and LoveDoctor. In 2014, he appeared in Ugandan crime drama film Bullion which was nominated to the Oscars with a supportive role.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2005 The Constant Gardener Police Driver Cast, TV series 2007 Makutano Junction Snake Cast TV series ( 11episodes) 2007 Toto Millionaire Supa Cast, Film 2009 Block-D Chinedum Cast, TV series 2010 Noose of Gold Ole Mpisha Cast, TV series ( 100 episodes) 2010 The First Grader Education Official Cast, Film 2011 The Rugged Priest Ole Shompole Cast, Film 2012 Nairobi Half Life Officer Mutua Cast, Film 2013 Sumu la Penzi Victor TV series 2014 Bullion David Cast, Film 2015 Fundi-Mentals Doc Cast, Film 2020 Kina Detective Juma Cast, TV series202040 SticksPolitician's AideCast, Thriller TBD After the Harvest II Wilson Cast, Film TBD Kahawa Black Steven Wamba Cast, Film 2011 - 2012DemigodsCast, TV series2011ShatteredCast, Film2015Jongo Love: The MovieGodpapaCast, Film2016The CEOHakeemCast, Film2017 - 2019Jela 5 StarGostCast, TV series2021TekeCast, TV series2022LoopJohnCast, short film2022IgizaMusaCast, TV series (6 episodes)2022The PitPrison Officer #1Cast, Film2022SleepMr. WafulaCast, Film2022County 49Okusimba SibiCast, TV series ( 13 episodes)2023DaydreamersPolice OfficerCast, Film2024White WidowWilsonCast, Film2024My SamuelSamuelcast, Short film
Awards and nominations +YearAwarding OrganisationCategoryNomineeResultRef2010Kalasha International Film and TV AwardsBest Supporting Actor FilmAinea Ojiambo2022Kalasha International Film and TV AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a DramaAinea Ojiambo
See also My Life with a Criminal: Milly's Story My Life in Crime
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