Kenneth Okonkwo is a Nigerian Actor and Producer known for “Living in Bondage” (1992), “Oganigwe” (1999), “Price of Hatred” (2004), “Persecution” (2007), “Kingdom of Men” (2008), “Dumebi the Dirty Girl”, “Wives on Strike” (2016), and “Wives on Strike: The Revolution” (2017). In 2013, Okonkwo received the AMAA Special Recognition of Pillars of Nollywood Honorary Award; in 2015, he received the City People Special Recognition Award. Okonkwo is one of the pioneers of Nollywood.
Born Kenneth Arinzechukwu Okonkwo on November 6, 1968, to Beatrice and Ozioko Francis Okonkwo in Nsukka, Enugu. Okonkwo holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; and a Masters degree in International and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos, Akoka.
Okonkwo, also known as Andy, made his film debut and rose to prominence in the Nollywood classic film, “Living in Bondage”, from where he earned the name Andy, his character name from the film. Prior to his film debut, Okonkwo featured in the rested TV saop, “Ripples”. Okonkwo has starred in leading roles in films such as: “Arusi-Iyi”, “Oganigwe”, “Taboo”, “Betrayal”, “Abused”, “The Suitors”, “To Love A Thief”, “World Apart”, “Treasure”, “My Desire”, “Inheritance”, “A Million Madness”, “Beyond Reason”, “Government House”, “Windfall”, “End of Money”, “My Promise”, “Angel in Hell”, “The Devil in Her”, “Sacred Blood”, “Izaga”, “The Hard Solution”, “The Golden Fish”, “Explosion”, “The Biggest Boy in Town”, “Across the River”, “Titanic Tussle”, “The Last Tradition”, “The Revelation”, “Trinity”, “African Soldier”, “Sins of the Heart”, “The Return of Ogidi”, “Final Tussle”, “King of Kings”, “Soul of A King”, “Weeping Soul”, “Royal King”, “Heart of A Widow”, “Heart of A Saint”, “Kingdom of Darkness”, “Mystery of Destiny”, “Action King”, “Tears of Madness”, “Troubled King”, “Open Secret”, “Head of A Prince”, “Compound Fools”, “Days of Sorrow”, “Enemy Must Obey”, “Bachelor’s Heart”, “Internal War”, “Self Destruction”, “Prince Enochie”, “The Throne is Mine”, “Mother’s Head”, “Body of The King”, “The King is Coming” and “Arangee Mama”.
Okonkwo is married to Ifeoma Okonkwo, and together they have a son, Kenechukwu Isaac Chukwuchirimeze.
