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Brian Omondi Ogola Genard or simply credited as Brian Ogola, is a Kenyan film, stage and television actor[1] He has been acting professionally since 2012.
Brian Ogola | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brian Omondi Ogola Genard December 8, 1989 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010-present |
Early life
editOgola was born in December 1989 and raised in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. He attended Unity Primary School and later St. Mary’s School, Yala, where he completed his High school education. He became interested in theatre while in high school. He auditioned for shows as he studied at the Technical University of Kenya and at Kenya Institute of Management, where he studied business administration, accounting and sales and marketing. At the same time, he performed in church plays and musicals around the city in 2009.
Career
editIn 2012 under the coaching of David Morin of Slingshot Productions, Ogola won an "actors monologue challenge"[where?]. He made appearances in local tv shows such as Mwangaza, Love 101 on KTN, Block D and Lies That Bind.[citation needed] In 2014, he was cast as a leading man, Abel Simba, in the soap opera Jane and Abel.[2]
In 2015, he was cast as Anto in the movie Kati Kati, which was nominated at the 90th Academy Awards as Best Foreign Language Film.[citation needed] The film won the 2017 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival’s Emerging Filmmaker Award[citation needed] and 2017 Africa Movie Viewer’s Choice Awards for East Africa.[citation needed]
In 2017, he starred in the short film Neophobia, the only African movie chosen for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed] He was nominated for best film supporting actor at the East African Riverwood Awards for his role in the movie.[citation needed] The same year, he appeared in the Too Early for Birds historical plays, based on the blog Owaahh[citation needed] and as Mark in the film 18 Hours written and directed by Njue Kevin.[citation needed] The film won Best Overall Movie in Africa in the 6th Annual Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards 2018 (AMVCAs).[3]
In 2018, Ogola played Mutua in the action crime movie Poacher.[citation needed] The film was selected as a finalist at the Hollywood #Just4Shorts festival[citation needed] and was also selected to screen at the World of Film International Festival Glasgow'2018.[citation needed] The same year he was cast in the film Lusala.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Project | Role | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Love101 | |||
| 2013 | Poison Ivy | Chris | Theatrical performance | [4] |
| 2013-14 | Lies that Bind | Ben Juma #2 | Series regular; Replaced Maqbul Mohammed during the series' run | [5] |
| 2014–present | Jane and Abel | Abel Simba | Protagonist | [6] |
film
edit| year | project | role | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lusala | ||
| 2018 | Poacher | Mutua | |
| 2017 | 18 Hours | Mark | |
| 2017 | Neophobia | ||
| 2016 | Kati Kati | Anto |
References
edit- ^ "Brian Ogola and woos". actors.co.ke. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Brian Ogola; The good son breakin' bad". spielworksmedia.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Awards 2018
- ^ "A meddling family". theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Lies that bind". spielworksmedia.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Reasons to watch Lies that Bind". spielworksmedia.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
External links
edit- Brian Ogola at Actor.co.ke