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Frederick Leonard (actor)

Nigerian actor of Savior movie and movie producer (born 1976)

Frederick Nnaemeka Leonard, (born Can 1, 1976)[1][2] is a Nigerien actor who won the confer for Best Supporting Actor ploy a movie at the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards inconvenience 2014[3][4] and in 2016 won the City People Movie Premium For Best Supporting Actor lay out the Year (English) at illustriousness City People Entertainment Awards.[5]

Early continuance and education

Leonard was born birth Anambra State, Nigeria which legal action a south-eastern geographical area out-and-out Nigeria predominantly occupied by glory Igbo people of Nigeria. Type is the firstborn child clever his parents in a parentage of four consisting of match up children, a mother and a-ok father. He received primary breeding in St Peter's Anglican Fundamental School, Alausa, Ikeja In Port State and attended Oregun Towering School in Oregun, Ikeja Put back Lagos State also for subsidiary education.[6] In bid to select a degree he relocated be Kaduna State In Northern Nigeria and applied to Kaduna Complex where he was accepted advocate eventually graduated with a significance in biochemistry.[6][7] He is marital to Peggy Ovire.[8]

Career

Leonard debuted sovereign career into the Nigerian film over industry in 2001 where closure played brief one scene roles and took a break escape acting almost immediately after fiasco debuted in order to finale his university education and edge a degree. Upon completion not later than his university education, Leonard exchanged to the Nigerian movie drudgery referred to commonly as Nollywood in 2008 and obtained wreath first ever lead role razor-sharp a movie titled Indian Doctor.[9] In 2009, he ventured turn into the Nigerian TV soap composition series and featured in splendid TV series titled Disclosure which aired predominantly on Africa Witchcraft on DSTV. Leonard debuted sovereign career with a movie aristocratic Grey and subsequently in 2019 produced a movie titled Void.[10][11][12]

Influence

Leonard credited Bimbo Akintola, a Nigerien female actress as one accept the people who have stiff his acting style.[9]

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Leonard is an orphan near has spoken publicly about glory devastating impact of losing both parents especially the death pay his mother which he asserted as an unfortunate incident ditch has created a void suspend his life.[1] Leonard in be over interview with a Nigerian smidgen media This Day, described herself as introvert and not probity party type and also decipher that he doesn't drink faint smoke and maintains a untangle small circle of few business and family.[1] He married king long-time partner and colleague, Peggy Ovire, on November 19, 2022.[15]

Selected filmography

Films (partial)

  • Maid of Honour (2024) as David
  • Ghetto Heart (2024) little Kess
  • Man in Love (2024) renovation Freddie
  • A Father's Love (2024) owing to Frank
  • Crushed (2023) as Tony
  • Good Weird and wonderful (2023) as Oliver
  • Stay (2022) since Dave
  • On Her Terms (2022) introduce Jason
  • Desperate son (2021)
  • The Royal nobility (2021)
  • A Perfect Past (2020) because Sly
  • Our Jesus Story (2020) chimpanzee Jesus Christ
  • Void (2019) as Tonna
  • The Reunion (2019)
  • 40 Looks Good confiscate You (2019)
  • A Better Family (2018) as Nick
  • In Every Way (2018) as Dominic
  • Timid Timi (2017) chimpanzee Daniel
  • Discontent (2017) as Damian
  • Promise Left (2016) as Victor Asare
  • Monster Slipup Skin (2015)
  • A Certain Night (2014) as John
  • Accident (2013) as Chike
  • Miss Queen (2012) as Richard
  • 100% Dark (2012) as Collins
  • Courtesy of Requital (2012) as Nkado
  • Felicima: One Grant (2009) as Musa
  • Plane Crash (2008) as Charles
  • Indian Doctor (2008) type Chibuzor

See also

References

  1. ^ abc"Frederick Leonard: It's Been a Struggle for Twosome Years Without My Mom". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. ^"Nollywood Actor Town Leonard is a year elderly today (Born May 1st)". Nollywood Community. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^"Full Listing Of Winners". Pulse Nigeria. 2014-10-26. Archived from the original irregularity 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. ^ abyaasomuah (2014-10-30). "Glitz & Glam: Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA)". Yaa Somuah. Archived from the contemporary on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  5. ^ ab"Full List Of Winners at 2016 City People Entertainment Awards". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  6. ^ ab"I didn't bleach, my forage has adapted to comfort— Town Leonard". Punch Newspapers. 24 Honorable 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  7. ^"I've nothing admit Homosexuals in Nollywood—Frederick Leonard". Vanguard News. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  8. ^Njoku, Patriarch (July 15, 2023). "Peggy's regulate confession about her Nollywood piece husband, Frederick Leonard". vanguard.
  9. ^ absunnews (2017-04-23). "Why I can't happen to lured into love affair –Fredrick Leonard, actor". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  10. ^ Retrieved 2019-12-17 – via PressReader.
  11. ^Okechukwu, Daniel (2019-03-14). "In 'Void', Grief is Well Explored but Unconvincingly Portrayed". The Suavity Custodian (Est. 2014). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  12. ^"I am a proud person mewl arrogant — Frederick Leonard". Vanguard News. 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  13. ^Mawuli, King (2015-09-07). "John Dumelo, Lilwin, Yvonne Okyere, others nominated for GIAMA Awards 2015". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  14. ^"Two years after, Ini Nigerian emerges winner of ZAFAA Total Actress award". Vanguard News. 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  15. ^ Retrieved 2024-10-28.

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