Paul Chibuzo Utomi-Biyang (born 6 October 1981) is a Nigerian actor, film director, producer, writer, voice-over artist and model.
Early life and education Utomi was born to Mr and Mrs Utomi-Biyang in Madrid, Spain. His family moved back to Lagos, Nigeria, when he was one year old. He attended Comfort Nursery and Primary School in Lagos and proceeded to Legacy High School in Akowonjo, Lagos, where he completed his secondary education. He studied economics at Lagos State University, after which he studied acting and directing at the Centre for Film and Video Excellence in 2011.
Career Acting Before acting, he wrote for a sports publication called The Game Magazine and presented several episodes of AM Express Sports on NTA Network.
He joined the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) professionally and began his professional acting career, making his first appearance playing the lead character in the TV series Tarima, which aired circa 2012. The following year, he starred in the TV series Lekki Wives, in which he played the character, Jude.
Directing and producing In 2017, he co-produced a drama thriller film titled What Lies Within, which won "Best Feature Film" and "Best Overall Picture" at the Abuja International Zuma Film Festival 2017, along with four accolades won at the Best of Nollywood Awards the same year.
His debut feature film as a director, Country Hard, gained recognition when it was selected to showcase at the 10th edition of AFRIFF in 2021.
Utomi's third feature film as a director is the action fantasy film The Reckoner, released in 2021, in which Baaj Adebule plays the lead role.
Filmography
+TitleGenreRoleYearReference Lekki WivesTV seriesActor2013ShugaTV seriesActor 2013Gidi UpWeb seriesActor2014ApostatesShort filmActor2014O-TownCrime filmActor2015In My Father's HouseShort filmActor2015B NegativeShort filmActor2015LeewayShort filmActor2016HeavenShort filmActor2016What Lies WithinShort filmActor, writer, co-producer2017DognappedComedyActor2017Living Close to YouTV seriesActor2018HushTV seriesActor2018E.V.ETV seriesActor2018CrossroadsShort filmActor2020This Lady Called LifeFeature filmActor2020TinselTV seriesActor2020Juju stories: Yam (Love Portion)FilmActor2021Country HardFilm Actor2021Finding HubbyDrama filmActor2021Clinically SpeakingFilmActor2022One Too ManyFilmActor2022Iyanu: Dawn of ThunderAnimated seriesActor2023Love and LightTV seriesActor2023The Leaders of TomorrowTV series Actor2023The Two AishasFilmActor2023RelationshitsFilmWriter, director, producer2015Country HardCrime drama filmWriter, director, producer2021The ReckonerFilmDirector2021Mumu MANFilmDirector2023Omo AwoFilmDirector2023Say Who DieFilmDirector2025
Awards and nominations YearAward ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef2017The African Film Festival (TAFF)Best Actor AwardFamily2017Best of Nollywood AwardsBest Actor in a Leading Role (English)What Lies Within2017Best of Nollywood AwardsMovie of the Year Category What Lies Within2017Best of Nollywood AwardsBest Screenplay CategoryWhat Lies Within
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