Gilbert Lukalia is a Kenyan actor and film director.
Career Lukalia grew up in a military family and began his early career as a stage actor at the Kenya National Theatre. He has also worked in multiple positions in the film industry: as an assistant director and producer He is currently working at the Nairobi based Dream House Productions, which produces theatre plays, music events, TV-series and films both for Tv and big screen
He has acted and directed award-winning feature films and TV series in Kenya including Mission to Rescue, Shattered, Pray and Prey, Lost in Africa and the First Grader.
Mission to Rescue was in 2021 selected as Kenya's submission at the 94th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
He has also directed some international films such as The Marshal of Finland. The film's world premiere was at The Helsinki International Love & Anarchy Film Festival on 28 September 2012.
He also directed Strength of A Woman in 2014 where it received nominations at the 2014 Kalasha Awards and won five awards. It won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Lighting and Best Original Score. It had stars renowned Kenyan actors with Rose K. Njoroge taking the lead role and Laura Leila Wingate, Ashford Kirimi, Sandra Dhacha taking up supporting roles which they expertly and vividly depict.
Filmography As Director + Year Title Category2011 Shattered Drama2012The Marshal of FinlandDrama2012 Drunk Dead Drama2013 Exposure Drama2014 Double TroubleDrama2014 Malaika Nights TV Movie2014 The Hands That Feeds You TV Movie2014 Gun Theory TV Movie2015 Strength of a Woman2014–2015 Pray & Prey TV Series2021 Mission to Rescue Action Thriller2022–2024 Salem TV Series2023 Kiza Drama2024 1992 Short film2025 Reckless TV Series
As actor + Year Title Category2009–2013 Nairobi Law TV Series 2009 The Resurrection Short film2010 Lost in AfricaDrama Thriller 2013 It's Us Drama2014 Strata TV Mini Series2017 Kidnapped Thriller2017 Pendo Short film2019 ChumaShort film2021 Akinyi Short film2021 Mission to Rescue Action Thriller2022 Kam U Stay TV Series2021 1992 Short film
Awards and Nominatations + Year Award Work Category Results 2010 Kalasha International Film and TV Awards Siri Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama 2011 Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama 2012 Shattered Best Director 2014 The Marshal of Finland Best Supporting Actor in a Film 2017 Kidnapped Best Supporting Actor in a Film 2021 African Movie Academy Awards Mission to Rescue Best Director
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