Abraham Attah
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Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a
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actor, living in the United States.


Early life

He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and lived in Ashiaman, Tema, Accra with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attah, and his siblings up until he left for the United States. He had a happy family life. Abraham's parents both have jobs; his father works at the port, and his mother works in a market. Abraham has five siblings in total.


Career

He made his feature film debut in '' Beasts of No Nation'' (2015). For his leading role of
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Agu, he was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the
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. In 2017, he appeared in the
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film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming''.


Filmography


Film


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Attah, Abraham 2002 births 21st-century Ghanaian male actors Ghanaian male child actors Ghanaian expatriates in the United States Ghanaian male film actors Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead winners Living people Marcello Mastroianni Award winners Ga-Adangbe people Actors from Accra Ghanaian male actors