Clem Ohameze is a veteran Nigerian actor with three decades in acting. Clem Ohameze started professional acting in 1995. But his breakthrough role was in 1999 when he featured in a big-budget movie titled ''ENDTIME''. He has acted in over 500 movies in his 20-year career spanning 1995 to date and is set to feature in many more movies in the coming months.

Background

Clem Ohameze was born on 27 June 1965 in

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, Nigeria. He attended Holy Family College/ Baptist High School for his secondary education. He moved on to study at the Institute of Management Technology,

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, Nigeria where he secured an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication and then

University of Port Harcourt The University of Port Harcourt is a public research university located in Aluu and Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. It was established in 1975 as University College, Port Harcourt and was given university status in 1977. The Univ ...

where he graduated with a BSc. in Sociology and

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in 1989. He also studied at the Buckingham University, London in 2010 and obtained a Masters in Preventive and Social Medicine.

Personal life

Clem Ohameze is married to Chinwe Esther, and they have two children.

Movie career

Ohameze is a member of the

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. He briefly broke away from acting between 2006 and 2010 to pursue other interests including politics. He has since returned to his movie career after the break. In 2010, Ohameze starred in the award-winning movie '' Ije: The Journey'' alongside

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and

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. In 2015, Ohameze starred in the movie

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as President.

Political involvement

Ohameze stood for election to represent Ohaji-Egbema-Oguta Federal Constituency in Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007. He however abandoned the pursuit over allegations of threat to his life. His car was attacked, his cousin was shot and killed during the incident. Ohameze relocated to London, United Kingdom. He intended to contest for an elective position in the 2015 general elections.

Awards

Throughout his career he has received various awards some are: * Best Actor in a leading role - African Movie Award * Best Supporting Actor - Nigerian Entertainment Award * Lifetime Achievement Award - Nollywood Movie Award

Filmography

* Endtime (1999) as Pastor Weaver * Oganigwe (1999) * Asimo (1999) * The Visitor (1999) * The Last Burial (2000) * A Cry For Help (2002) * Endtime 2 (2003) as Pastor Weaver * Billionaire's Club (2003) as Okwute * Bad Boys (2003) * The Maid (2004) as Mr. Williams * Dogs Meeting (2004) * Escape (2004) * Nothing Nothing (2005) as Emenike * Wedding Gift (2005) * Friends And Lovers (2005) * The Bank Manager (2005) as Chief Evans * Wild Dog (2005) * Queen Of My Heart (2005) * The Prince (2005) * First Commandant (2005) * Knight of The Night (2005) * My Sister My Love (2006) as Dr. Francis * Thanksgiving (2006) as George * Heaven's Grace (2006) * The World Of Riches (2006) as Bob * Strange Love (2006) * The Final Days (2006) * Ije: The Journey (2010) as Papa Opara * Stigma (2013) as Pastor * Native Fowl (2014) as Obinna *

(2015) as President * Tales of Zozo (2021) as Gerald * '' The Anomalous'' (2021) as Dr Chukwudi Ikenna

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohameze, Clem Male actors from Port Harcourt 1965 births Living people Nigerian male film actors University of Port Harcourt alumni Alumni of the University of Buckingham Nigerian actor-politicians 20th-century Nigerian male actors Nigerian male television actors 21st-century Nigerian actors Igbo actors People from Rivers State