Maynard Eziashi
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Occupation
- Actor, Restaurateur
- Alma Mater
- The Sacred Heart RC Secondary school, Camberwell New Green, London
Biography
EARLY LIFE
Maynard Eziashi was born in 1965 in London, England. He attended The Sacred Heart RC Secondary school in Camberwell New Green, London.
CAREER
Eziashi has been active in the international movie business since 1986. In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his starring role in Mister Johnson (1990). He portrayed Zweli, the son of Danny Glover's character in Bopha! (1993) and also worked with Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Eziashi has also starred in Twenty-One (1991), A Good Man in Africa (1994), and When Brendan Met Trudy (2001). He reunited with Morgan Freeman and Mister Johnson director Bruce Beresford in The Contract (2006). In 2012, Eziashi took part in a film titled, Streets of Calabar, shot in Nigeria. He also revealed he would be producing two movies, Incomparable Worlds and The Seven Crossroads. From 2013, he participated in the performance of Paul Herzberg's play, The Dead Wait, at The Park Theatre.
PERSONAL LIFE
Eziashi is not well known in Nollywood, but he is well known in Hollywood. Along with acting, Eziashi is also the restaurateur of The Lounge bar and eatery, located in Brixton.
Filmography
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