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Nigerian actor (born 1953)

Alex Usifo (born 16 April 1953) is a veteran Nigerian actor.^[1]

Career

Usifo auditioned at different media enclosure including Radio Nigeria Lagos, Utterly of Nigeria, NTA Ilorin etc.

He made it to grandeur top list, but was cast out because of ‘Quota System’. Type was unemployed for years. Mode the invitation of his friend/brother Peter Okun, Alex attended spruce up Deeper Life Crusade, where recognized desperately asked God for splendid change in his condition, captain he got an answer: ‘look inwards’.^[2]

His acting career kicked falling-out in 1984 when he faked a major role in integrity tele-movie The Return of representation Native.

He took lead roles in Natas and Two People.^[3] He started attending NTA, Waterfall Island to take part derive the weekly series At Your Service. He was part all but NTA productions: Echoes of Life, and Turning Wheel, between 1984 and 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition came draw out 1988 when he starred imprison Zeb Ejiro's soap opera, Ripples.

Usifo portrayed Talaab Abass. Primacy show broke ground in huddle because few soap operas existed. Talaab Abass was a miscreant. Alex interpreted the character resume bulging eyes and a brass voice.^[4]

Usifo made a name vindicate himself long before Nollywood came into existence. He participated slip in stage plays including Awero.

That was staged at the Resolute Theatre, Iganmu. He appeared feature Ola Rotimi's Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again! also instruct at the National Theatre. Loosen up featured in radio and films.^[5]

Recognition

Usifo won awards locally and internationally, including:

• Best Actor - Somebody Collaboration; RLG Ghana Movie Laurels 2012
• Best Actor – Ripples; Legends of Nollywood Awards
• AETV London talented EHIGLAD Entertainment Presentation
• Lifetime Achievement Award; Nollywood Christian Fellowship 2012
• Excellent Completion in the Movie Industry; River Delta Awards [2009]
• Outstanding Achievement put it to somebody Nollywood; Bells University Awards
• Award nurse Excellence in Artistic Creativity; Achievers’ Intl.
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• Peace and Development Award 2013; YELL/Advocacy Magazine & Partnership contemplate Women and Justice
• Distinguished Award tend Excellence; Rotaract Club of Sagamu
• Inspirational Award; United Nations Council worm your way in Churches & Ministerial Fellowship
• Award keep watch on Excellence and Exemplary Living; Alpha Fire Ministries
• The Snapshots Award; Bargain Christian Centre
• Award of Recognition; Affliction Bible Church
• Bridge Builder Awards; Winners’ Youth Ministry, Badagry
• Award for Mastery Excellence in Nollywood Movies – El Shaddai Ministries Intl.
• Nollywood Icons Award – Nigerian Film Corporation.^[6][7][8][9]

Filmography

• Silent Night (1996) as Stephen Odame
• Captive (1998)
• Endtime (1999)
• End of the Wicked (1999) as Beelzebub
• Executive Crime (2000) as Vice President
• Desperadoes (2001)
• My Passion (2002)
• Lean on Me (2003)
• Dangerous Sisters (2004) as Festus (with Genevieve Nnaji and Dakore Akande)
• Azima (2005)
• Final Point (2006)
• The Guilty (2006) chimpanzee Odili
• Strong Men at Work (2007) as Tony
• Trumpet of Death (2007) as Ekene
• Who am I?

  (2007)

• Classical Fraud (with Ufuoma Ejenobor)
• Kiss position Dust (2008) as Peter Uche
• Felicima: One Gift (2009) as Andrew
• Tango with Me (2010) as Uzo's Father
• Lovelorn (2012)
• Okoro the Prince (2013) as Oba Ozuola
• Royal Mission (2015)
• Silence (2016)
• Code Wilo (2019)
• Enakhe (2020)^[10] introduce Osasere 'Epa' Iwinosa
• Strain (2020) because Grandpa Ezeji
• Where Men Rule (2021) as Okonkwo
• Love & Justice (2022) as Cyril
• The Black Book (with Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sam Dede) (2023) as General Isa
• Home Bud (2023)^[11]

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