Ramsey Nouah

A Nigerian actor and director.[2] He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010 for his performance in the movie The Figurine

EARLY LIFE

Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr. was born in Lagos on 19 December 1970 to a Lebanese father and a Yoruba mother who hails from Owo, Ondo State. He grew up in Surulere, Lagos, where he attended Atara Primary School and Community Grammar School. He received a diploma in Mass Communications at the University of Lagos, after which he pursued a career in filming.

CAREER

Nouah started acting in the early 1990s because he needed money for his General Certificate Education (GCE). His acting career kicked off when he starred as Jeff Akin-Thomas in the Nigerian TV soap opera Fortunes. He has since appeared in numerous films starring as the lead role, and has been called 'Lover-Boy' for his numerous roles in romantic films. He is also considered to be one of the most sought-after actors in Nigeria. In 2015, Nouah secured the rights to the 1992 movie Living in Bondage for a possible remake. In 2018, he announced his remake had become a sequel titled Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, which was released on 8 November 2019. Nouah, who played the new villain, made his directorial debut, and the film won 7 awards at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. He also directed Nollywood classic Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story in 2020.

PERSONAL LIFE

Nouah is married to Emelia Philips-Nouah. The couple has two sons named Quincy Nouah and Joshua Nouah and one daughter named Desiree Nouah.