Eddie Nartey (born 6 November 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, director, and film producer. His supporting role in Frank Rajah's ''

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'' earned him a nomination at the

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f, and

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. He was nominated in the best actor category for ''Kiss Me If You Can.'', He got his first opportunity to do his directorial debut entitled ''Could This Be Love'' where he co-wrote the movie with Evelyn, which cast Actors like

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(Lil Win),

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. He collaborated with Juliet Ibrahim on the movie ''Shattered Romance''. He also wrote and directed the movie ''Royal Diadem''. He is related to British Actor / Director Danny Erskine.

Early life

Eddie attended

Korle Gonno Korle Gonno is a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Saint Mary's Secondary. The school is a second cycle institution. The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is a public teaching hos ...

Methodist primary and JSS in Accra for basic education. His secondary education came at Holy Trinity Cathedral Secondary School (HOTCASS). He attended the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

Legon Legon , a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about north-east of the city center in the Ayawaso West Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. ...

where he studied directing and earned a BFA in Fine Arts.

Personal life

His wife died in January 2021 after two years of marriage.

Filmography

He has acted in several films, including: He has directed and produced: * ''Could This Be Love (2014)'' * ''Shattered Romance (2014)'' * ''Royal Diadem (2015)'' * ''She Prayed (2015)'' *Beautiful Ruins (2016) *In April (2016) *Samai *Criss Cross *The Corner TV Series *Conversation *The New Adabraka (2018) *Frema *Woman At War (2021) *Kofi Abebrese (2021) *Okada (2021) *That Night (2022)

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nartey, Eddie 1984 births Living people Ghanaian male film actors Male actors from Accra 20th-century Ghanaian male actors 21st-century Ghanaian male actors Ghanaian film directors Ghanaian male child actors University of Ghana alumni Ga-Adangbe people Ghanaian male actors