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- Celeste O'Connor was born on December 2, 1998 in Nairobi, Kenya and raised in Baltimore, MD. They attend college, studying Public Health and Pre-Medicine. Celeste began their career as an actress with their first major role in an independent film, Selah and the Spades (2019) directed by Tayarisha Poe. Celeste recently wrapped Freaky (2020) directed by Chris Landon and starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton.
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Deep Roy was born on 26 January 1949 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and producer, known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The NeverEnding Story (1984).- Actor
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Edi Gathegi was born on 10 March 1979 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and producer, known for StartUp (2016), Princess of the Row (2019) and For All Mankind (2019).- Actress
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Striking, dark-haired beauty Zena Moyra Marshall was born of French (from her mother's side) and English/Irish (her father's) ancestry in Nairobi, Kenya. After the early death of her father, her mother remarried and moved the family to Leicestershire. Zena received her education from St Mary's Roman Catholic School in Ascot. Her interest in the acting profession matured after a wartime theatrical tour with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), while still in her teens. After completing her training at RADA, her exotic looks led to a contract with the Rank Organisation where she was groomed by the so-called 'charm school' as a sultry temptress and second lead in costume films, romantic melodramas and thrillers.
Marshall made her screen debut in the stagey, moribund epic Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) with a bit-part as a handmaiden. Interestingly this film was also a screen bow for future James Bond star Roger Moore, uncredited as a Roman soldier. Marshall's subsequent career was anything but meteoric. For several years she was given only minor supporting roles in productions by Rank affiliates, such as GFD/Two Cities and Gainsborough, including Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948), Snowbound (1948) and So Long at the Fair (1950). A brief sojourn in Hollywood resulted in a lacklustre Allied Artists musical, Let's Be Happy (1957), in which she played an amorous redhead, rivalling star Vera-Ellen for the affections of crooner Tony Martin. During the 1950s she managed to rekindle her theatrical career and, by the end of the decade, went on tour through Germany and the Netherlands with "The Late Edwina Black". Marshall was one of the first actresses to be featured in a British television commercial (for shampoo) on early ITV. Television did, in the end, become her favoured medium; she had some of her better on-screen moments in three episodes of Danger Man (1960), opposite Patrick McGoohan, between 1961 and 1964.
Zena Marshall's main claim to fame rests on her portrayal of the Eurasian double agent, Miss Taro, in the first ever Bond film, Dr. No (1962). Her character was, incidentally, the first woman seduced by Bond, prior to his encounter with Ursula Andress in the part of Honey Ryder. Another noted beauty, the reigning Miss Jamaica, Marguerite LeWars, was originally slated to screen test for Miss Taro. However, LeWars declined for reasons of 'personal modesty' and is merely glimpsed in the film in a bit part as an unnamed photographer. Marshall herself was at first unhappy with the script, but Terence Young, who had previously worked with her on the poorly-received costume biopic The Bad Lord Byron (1949), lightened some of the dialogue with humour. In the end, the bedroom scene with Sean Connery took three days to shoot, because Marshall struggled with the idea of having to spit in her co-star's face, after Bond has her character turned over to the superintendent of police. Miss Taro remains one of the most iconic of Bond villainesses.
Marshall's last roles of note were as an Italian countess in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), and as a secretary fighting alien enemies (alongside Charles Hawtrey, incongruously cast as an accountant) in the insipid sci-fi outing The Terrornauts (1967). After that, she retired from the screen and settled into domestic life with her third husband, the writer/producer Ivan Foxwell.- Actress
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Francesca Hayward is a Principal ballerina at The Royal Ballet, having trained at the Royal Ballet School. She has performed a number of major roles for the company, including Clara in The Nutcracker, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and the title role in Giselle. She was inspired to start ballet lessons when she watched a video of The Nutcracker at the age of 2: a BBC documentary followed her in rehearsals for her debut as the Sugar Plum Fairy in 2016.
She took a sabbatical from the Royal Ballet in 2018 to join film Cats, along with her colleague, Steven McRae.- Actor
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In 2004, Kiran was back in New Zealand filming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) playing a character called Ginarrbrik.
He also writes poetry; his work has been published in Britain and America.
Kiran is a "Guinness World Record" holder as the "shortest professional stuntman currently working in film" since October 2003.- Writer
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Gurinder Chadha was born in Kenya, and grew up in Southall, London, England. She began her career as a news reporter with BBC Radio, directed several award winning documentaries for the BBC, and began an alliance with the British Film Institute (BFI) and Channel Four. In 2001, Chadha set up her own production company: Bend It Films.- Actor
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Born in Nairobi, Kenya, and raised in Mexico City, Arap considers himself a global citizen. His acting career began at a young age, in Mexico, where he participated in various TV dramas and started training as an actor. However, it was not until after he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies in McQuarie University in Sydney, that he decided to pursue a career as an actor. He soon landed starring roles in various Telemundo productions, such as Doña Barbara, Los Victorinos, La Diosa Coronada, and more recently, Eva La Trailera opposite Latina super star Edith Gonzalez. After working in Miami, Los Angeles and Colombia, Bethke returned to Mexico to shoot 8vo Mandamiento an acclaimed political thriller with Argos Productions. This series rekindled his career in Mexico, where he then starred in dramas and comedies alike, such as Amor Cautivo and Corazon en Condominio, in prime time for Azteca TV. Based on his critically acclaimed performances in television and theatre, in 2015 Gary Alazraki (Nosotros Los Nobles) engaged him to play the role of "JP Iglesias" in the hugely successful Club de Cuervos, for Netflix. This was the streamers first show produced in Latin America, which wrapped its 4th and final season. In 2017 Bethke starred in the critically acclaimed and hugely popular La Piloto, produced by The Lemon Studios both for Televisa in Mexico and Univision in the U.S. where he plays a mainstream action antihero. This project proved to be a commercial success around the world. It is currently in its third run on Netflix. Arap's first film, which he costarred with Diego Luna was Un Dulce Olor a Muerte. He also costarred in the romantic comedy Enamorandome de Abril, and appeared in Instructions Not Included, written, directed and starred by Eugenio Derbez, which made over 100 million in box office worldwide distributed by Lionsgate. This year, Sin Origen a sci-fi thriller will come out in theaters across Latin America. As a director, Arap wrote, produced and directed Amateur a short film based on Jorge Franco's thriller, doing well in film festivals across the Latam circuit. As an activist, Arap has supported causes that he is passionate about, including Al Gores' The Climate Project, and as a spokesperson for He For She a solidarity campaign for gender equality, initiated by the United Nations.- Actress
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Veena Sood is an award-winning actress - of Indian descent, recognized for her versatility in both comedy and drama. During her time at University Veena co-founded Canada's Loose Moose Theatre Company with Improv master Keith Johnstone. Over the years Veena has appeared in numerous plays, films, television series, and continues to perform her improvisation shows. Veena grew up in the Canadian Rockies where she developed a passion for outdoor pursuits & nature expeditions. She was even a competitive rodeo participant when she was younger. She continues to live in the mountains in western Canada - and continues her passion for nature by traveling the world on adventurous expeditions.- Actor
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Ptolemy Slocum was born on 20 November 1975 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and director, known for Westworld (2016), Barbie (2023) and Vice (2018).- Kulvinder Ghir's diversity in the entertainment industry has seen him perform on TV, film and theatre. His transition into comedy wasn't easy. As a young man, worried how his parents would react to his passion, he would secretly go off to comedy clubs to perform. Conquering tough audiences gave him the confidence to then move into the wide world of radio, film and television.
One quarter of the highly successful 'Goodness Gracious Me' team, he has also starred in 'Casualty' and 'The Bill'. He can currently be seen the Casualty spin off series 'Holby City'. Kulvinder is most well know for his GGM character, 'Chunky Lafunga' a stereotype of a slimey Bollywood hunk, complete with hairy chest and medallion. Other characters include "Bhangra Man", "Dennis Cooper" and "Mr. Ishaq". - Tenniel Evans briefly attended the British Army officer training centre Sandhurst (1945-1946). He studied German and economics at St. Andrews University (1946-1949). He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1949-1951) and acted on stage from 1951, although he also had an in-between job as a private school teacher near Northampton. His regular stage work included West End performances as well as the Royal Court Theatre Company, Savoy Theatre and Globe Theatre. He was part of the cast of the hugely popular 1960s radio comedy "The Navy Lark". He appeared in television from 1960. Evans is fondly remembered by cult television fans as Major Daly, acting opposite his friend Jon Pertwee, in Carnival of Monsters: Episode One (1973) and as Kevin's (Michael Palin's) puritanical father in The Curse of the Claw (1977).
- Barkhad Abdirahman, is a young aspiring actor that can be seen in a number of films. From he's debut role in Captain Philips, a 2013 Sony production. to his recently Oscar nominated film Watu Wote: All of us. Barkhad lived most of his life in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, in the south side of Minneapolis. Emerging from a predominantly low-income East African immigrant community, Barkhad was actively exposed to an environment that is rich and abundant in many forms of arts across a spectrum of many cultures. The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood houses the highest concentration of Somalis. The Somali Diaspora's manifestation in the arts of poetry has given them the name the nation of poets. A Stray, an independent film shot in the heart of Cedar-Riverside, starting Barkhad himself, gives viewers a glimpse of his actual background.
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Mary Sellers was born on 3 September 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an actress and director, known for StageFright (1987), Loon Lake (2012) and The Orchard (2018).- Actor
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Richard Dawkins was born on 26 March 1941 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and writer, known for Doctor Who (2005), Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) and Intersect (2020). He has been married to Lalla Ward since September 1992. He was previously married to Marian Dawkins and Eve Barham.- William Mervyn was born on 3 January 1912 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was an actor, known for The Ruling Class (1972), Silas Marner (1964) and The Eustace Diamonds (1959). He was married to Anne Margaret Payne-Cook. He died on 6 August 1976 in London, England, UK.
- Maureen Connell was born on 2 August 1931 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an actress, known for Kill Her Gently (1957), Lucky Jim (1957) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955).
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Benjamin A. Onyango was born on 18 May 1960 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and writer, known for Tears of the Sun (2003), God's Not Dead (2014) and Beautifully Broken (2018).- Writer
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Philippa Gregory was born on 9 January 1954 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is a writer and producer, known for The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), The White Queen (2013) and A Respectable Trade (1998). She is married to Anthony Mason. She was previously married to Paul Carter and Peter Chislett.- Director
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Wanuri's first feature film From A Whisper, based on the real events surrounding the 1998 twin bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania won Best Narrative Feature in 2010 at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, as well as five awards at the African Movie Academy Award, including Best Director and Best Screenplay.
In 2009 Wanuri produced TV documentary For Our Land about Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai for MNET, a pan African cable station. In 2010, her short science fiction Pumzi premiered at Sundance film festival and went on to win best short film at Cannes Independent Film Festival and the silver at Carthage Film Festival (Tunisia). Pumzi also earned Wanuri the 'Citta di Venezia 2010' award in Venice, Italy. Her second feature film Rafiki based on the short story "Jambula Tree" premiered at Cannes 2018 and was nominated for the Queer Palm.
Wanuri is the creator of the Afrobubblegum genre, fun, fierce and frivolous black content that celebrates joy and hope. Wanuri is a TED fellow and a World Economic Forum cultural leader.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Simon King was born on 27 December 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Blue Planet (2001), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) and Predators (2000). He is married to Marguerite Smits van Oyen. They have one child.- Claudia Marsani was born in February 1959 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an actress, known for Conversation Piece (1974), The Probability Factor (1976) and Vai Gorilla (1975).
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Ali Velshi was born on 29 October 1969 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and writer, known for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Around the World in 90 Seconds (2006) and CNN Breaking News: Terror Attempt on U.S. Airliner (2009).- Music Artist
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Roger Whittaker came to renown as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, as well as possibly the best whistler in the business. His music, a mix of folk and pop songs, has sometimes been described as 'middle of the road'. Whittaker was at his peak in the late 1960s and 70s, his record sales eventually totaling nearly 50 million worldwide.
Born to British parents Edward (a grocer) and Vi Whittaker (a teacher) in Nairobi, Roger went to school in Kenya and later underwent two years of national service, seeing action during the infamous Mau Mau uprising. After being demobbed in 1956, he studied medicine in Cape Town for 18 months and briefly worked as a teacher, while sidelining as a singer in local clubs. In 1959, he moved to Britain to study zoology and marine biology at the University of Bangor in Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. In between studies, he wrote several songs, one of which he sent as a demo track to a music producer. This led to recording of his first single 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. He then had a minor hit with 'Steel Man', the first to feature on British charts.
Whittaker represented Britain as the winning contestant at the 1967 Knokke music festival in Belgium. His own composition of 'Mexican Whistler' and his interpretation of 'If I Were a Rich Man' went to Nr. 3 on European charts. Two years later, Whittaker had his biggest hits yet with his whistled version of 'The Skye Boat Song' (released again in 1986 as a duet with TV entertainer Des O'Connor and becoming a UK top ten) and 'Durham Town' (aka 'The Leavin'). His most popular number in the U.S. was 'The Last Farewell', recorded in 1971. It went on to sell 11 million copies worldwide. Another hit that year was 'New World in the Morning'.
For 25 years, Whittaker went on sellout tours of Europe and North America. He had a particularly strong following in Germany -- a country he toured on several occasions - mainly due to his singing in German (though recording phonetically, as he did not speak the language). He also maintained ties to Africa, promoting wildlife conservation during a 1987 tour with his rendition of 'Save the Rhino'.
In 1989, Whittaker was awarded the prestigious Gold Badge of Merit from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. He retired from performing in 2012, settling in France with his wife of 59 years, Natalie O'Brien. He died there on September 13 2023, aged 87.- Charles Mnene is a British film, television and stage actor.
Mnene's first television appearances include guest roles in The Bill, Holby City, Doctors and the drama Ahead of the Class, with Julie Walters, plus several films and stage productions.
His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005. He also landed the role of Demetrios in Martha Fiennes' feature film Chromophobia. In 2006, Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA award winning drama Shoot the Messenger, alongside David Oyelowo. And in 2008 featured in Fallout, written by Roy Williams.
He has continued to appear in films, stage and television work, including Richard Jobson's New Town Killers, and appeared in writer-director Paul Wilkins' 7 Lives, and John Akomfrah's Games Men Play. - Bettina Hoppe was born on 21 May 1974 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an actress, known for Baader (2002), Mogadischu (2008) and Sixty Minutes (2024).
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Mark Peploe was born on 3 March 1943 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Emperor (1987), Afraid of the Dark (1991) and Victory (1996). He is married to Louise Stjernsward. They have one child.- Born in Eastleigh, Joe grew up in Nairobi and attended primary and secondary school in Kasarani. Thereafter, he studied accounting at Visions Professional Institute (2002 -2006) and found a job in that field at the Aga Khan University Hospital where he worked for four years. Until that point, his life was pretty ordinary. Then, while reminiscing about his high school days, he recalled that he had acted in several plays. Indeed, he had pursued his passion for acting at college, and had even joined a youth group that staged plays at several festivals. At one point, he had even produced a low-budget play together with a few of his friends, and it garnered a lot of interest from people. That was when he decided that he wanted to be an actor and producer. He got serious about it. In 2008, he started attending auditions. He got his first role that same year in a play by a traveling theatre group. This marked his official entry into acting, and his exit from accounting. So far, he has watched only two such plays, one by John Gachuhi ,and the other by Maggie Karanja. The enthusiasm with which he talks betrays his interest in live performances. Eventually, Joe chose to act on television. His first audition landed him his first role. He played a supporting role in the series Guy Center, which gave a much-needed boost to his CV in the TV industry. However, this stroke of luck was not enough to land him another role for the next two years. And this was in spite of his determination, which saw him attend auditions weekend after weekend. Eventually, he got a spot in the second season of Changes. By that time he had started learning how to keep calm during auditions. Pivotal role Finally, in 2013, when Hollywood came hunting for African talent, Joe was more than ready. The creators of The Fifth Estate were looking for two actors who would play pivotal roles in a movie about the Wikileaks movement. The two roles were those of Oscar Kamau King'ara and John Oulu, both human rights activists involved in investigating several civilian murders by the police during the 2008 crackdown on the outlawed Mungiki. Oscar's part went to Peter King while Joe acted as John Oulu. The casting for the film was handled by a Kenyan agency, Blue Sky. He had to travel to Belgium to shoot a scene that was supposed to depict Kibera. What's amazing is that the set in the movie, though shot in Belgium, looks exactly and completely like Kibera. One would not suspect it was done abroad. It would take a lot of convincing for one to believe that it was done by set designers. As for the African cast, Congolese living in Belgium were cast as Kibera residents for the scene. Joe Kinyua and Peter King were the only Kenyans. When Joe auditioned for his role, he knew nothing of the international appeal the film would draw. Many have pointed out that it is a politically-motivated movie. It even led to a bitter exchange between Cumberbatch and the man he portrays in the film
- Julian Assange, with the latter saying that the film intended to
- Cedric De Souza was born in Nairobi, Kenya and is the son of Tony (ex-Calangute) & Bridget (ex-Navelim) De Souza. He was educated at Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, UK after which he returned to Nairobi where he worked at the Donovan Maule Theatre. In 2006, it he was living in Vancouver, BC, Canada and his parents were living in Toronto, ON, Canada.
Cedric's screen career began as early as 2002 in a made-for-television film. He made recurring appearances on series including Cold Squad (1998), Human Cargo (2004), Earthsea (2004) and Da Vinci's Inquest (1998). Although most of his work has been featured throughout numerous television series, he has appeared in film. His most high profile film appearance was in 2004 when he shared screen time with action star Vin Diesel in the sci-fi fantasy action film The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). In the 2010's he made a recurring appearance on the highly-popular television series Once Upon a Time (2011) as the fairy tale Sultan from the "Aladdin" story. - Damian Grammaticas was born in June 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- John F. Landry was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He is known for The Hanged Man (1975), Turtle's Progress (1979) and Z Cars (1962).
- Christian Darrel Scott is a Canadian actor born on May 20, 2007. He made his first movie appearance as Marcus in Good Boys (2019). Christian started acting for commercials at the age of four. His first major appearance was a Benjamin Moore Commercial "Messy Fingers." In 2014, he took a break from acting to attend school in Nairob,i Kenya. In early 2018, he returned to acting and has since appeared on several commercials including Verizon, Bydureon, and Crayola.
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Audrey is a Gen Y producer and writer who was born in Kenya and grew up in Seattle, Washington. Some of her films include Regional Emmy Nominated documentary - Photovoltaic- a film about solar energy (PBS). Audrey has always seen film as a vehicle to bring change to the world by creating accessible thought provoking content. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles and has served on shows such as Under The Banner of Heaven (FX / Hulu), SWAGGER (Apple Tv), Top Chef (Bravo), Cherish The Day (OWN), and more. Audrey was recently selected as a Producers Guild of America (PGA ) Create Fellow and Showrunner Mentorship Fellow . She is working with a selection of award-winning writers and directors in developing quality content for film and television.- Actress
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Sabra Malkinson was born on 10 December 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an actress, known for Hot Tamale (2006), Just Sex (2001) and Playground Girls (2001). She has been married to Christopher Goodman since 3 July 2005.- Actress
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Aletta Bezuidenhout was born on 17 May 1949 in Nairobi, Kenya. She was an actress, known for Aan/Af (2022), Spoon (2010) and Committed (1991). She was married to Anthony Perris, Tertius Meintjes and Colin Shamley. She died on 13 February 2024 in South Africa.- Camera and Electrical Department
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John Marzano was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He is known for No Time to Die (2021), Wonka (2023) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024).- Mercy Muroki was born on 19 July 1995 in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Sehar Manji was born on 29 May 1989 in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an actress, known for Ghosts (2021), Transplant (2020) and Pillow Talk (2022).
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Malik Lemuel Mbelle was born on 29 July 2000 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and writer, known for Present Chronicles Love Gone Sour (2021), Pepeta (2022) and Drunk Dead (2012).- Director
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Mbithi directs films, music videos, and commercials. His first feature film Kati Kati, produced by German director Tom Tykwer and One Fine Day Films, has been screened at 40 festivals globally and went on to win several international awards, including the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award in the Discovery Programme at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). FIPRESCI described Mbithi's work as 'an exciting and unique new voice in cinema'. Kati Kati was announced by the Kenyan Film Commission as the official Kenyan submission for the Best Foreign Film Award to the 90th Academy Awards. Mbithi began his career in advertising, and has directed ads for some of Kenya's most prominent brands. His direction of music videos has earned him recognition from local and international press such as the New York Times, Fader, and Huffington Post and was also highlighted by Google during the launch of YouTube Kenya. Mbithi has also been a part of the highly acclaimed experimental art collective 'Just a Band' and has currently signed on to direct, The Czar, a political thriller based on Michela Wrong's best-seller, 'It's Our Turn To Eat'. More recently, he was part of the writers room for Ink Factory for an international thriller series based between the UK and Kenya and his short film, Baba, had its world premiere at TIFF 2022 and screened at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam. He is currently developing several original feature film and series concepts.- Actor
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David Fellowes was born in 1944 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and writer, known for The Illusionist (2006), Victory Day (2011) and The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding (2006).- Actor
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James Ongige known professionally as Quafff, is a Kenyan rapper, actor, filmmaker and sound engineer.
Quafff was born on September 4, 2003, in Nairobi, Kenya to Gladys Moraa, a business woman and Willy Ongige, a musician. He grew up in Kangemi, Nairobi and was raised Catholic. He attended New Kihumbuini Primary School and Nduru Boys' High School in Kisii, Kenya.
He began his music career as 'Rapking' with his debut single 'Outta 23' in 2019 before changing his stage name to Quafff in 2021.- Writer
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Brian Munene Gitahi is a respected writer, director, thespian and sound designer. He started acting professionally in 2007 and is a devoted member of the Phoenix Players since 2010. He is a self-taught play, screen writer and sound designer. His love of film was escalated when he played a minor role the critically acclaimed film 'Nairobi Half Life' in 2010. Some of his accolades include writing eight seasons of the comedy television show, 'Classmates' for KBC which was nominated twice for best comedy at the Kalasha Film festival 2013 and 2014. He was also nominated for a Sanaa Award in 2014 under 'best playwright' for the play 'Roots of shame, seeds of pain'. He also wrote and produced the short film, 'My Fatih', which was nominated under the 'best editing and cinematographer' category at the Kalasha Awards 2014, it won best East African short film at the inaugural Mashariki Africa film Festival and earned him the best script writer 2015 at the Riverwood Academy Awards. 'Between the Lines' another short film that he co-wrote and produced was nominated for best short film at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewer's choice awards. He was nominated for five awards in the 2015 Kalasha International Film festival but only won best sound designer from the list. Late 2016, he as the team leader of Kibanda Pictures embarked on the 48 hour fil project where their short film 'Bait' won both Judges choice and Audience choice award together with four other awards. In 2016 he won best scriptwriter at the Riverwood Academy Awards for the short film 'Bait' which also took home best actress and best short film. In May of the same year, 'Bait' was among fifteen other short films at 'Filmapalooza' that were selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. Together his close friend and colleague Likarion Wainaina, they attended the festival and gathered a wealth of knowledge from the various workshops they attended. Mid 2016 he was part of the story advisory team for 'Watu Wote' a short film by the Hamburg Media School that focused on the Mandera bus attack in Kenya by the Al Shabaab terror gang. Late 2016 Brian took part in the 48 hour film project with his short film 'working Title' which won best audience choice award and was among the top ten shortlist in 2016's Machawood short film festival with his film 'Day Dream'.
Brian is currently the Creative and Production Director and Lightbox Africa, a film production company based in Kenya, where he has written and directed a number of infomercials and documentaries for the NGO world and local media companies from 2014 to date. He is also the co-founder and co-owner of Kibanda pictures.- Martin Kevan was born on 19 March 1947 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was an actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Big Wolf on Campus (1999) and The Great Gatsby (2000). He died on 1 May 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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DJ Kanji is an International DJ, record producer and Africa's Number one mix-tape guru with a growing reputation for his mix-tapes.
Born in Nairobi Kenya on 10th April 1992, Ericson Kanji Mangoli, popularly know as DJ Kanji grew up in the neighboring Country of Uganda, where his biological parents come from.
Kanji began his deejaying career way back in 2015 as a professional DJ, Kanji also used to mix using his computer while still in school.
As a kid, who grew up in a musical background, Kanji was inspired by UK based DJ Angelo, DJ TLM and the late DJ Avicii, who inspired and played a role in his career.
And after completing his education in Uganda, he moved to Nairobi Kenya to chase his dream as a DJ and he the taught himself how to DJ using YouTube video tutorials. He has so far managed to conquer the mixing idea and also taught some DJ's how to master the mixing technique.
He has been in the ears of music lovers and party goers across Africa for some time playing Afrobeats, reggae, lovers rock, and dancehall.
DJ Kanji is a name that no longer needs an introduction mainly to people who listen to his Mixes and party goers who have attended to his live Events/Shows across Africa and beyond.
He is synonymous with the best of his audio and Video Mix-Tapes in Afrobeat, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Old Skool, House, Rock, EDM, Techno music, and continues to inspire a generation of up-and-coming young Deejays.
DJ Kanji has also established himself in the entertainment industry as the CEO of his own brand and as one of the best Upcoming Deejay's in Africa and those who have Listened to his Mix-Tapes or even attended one of his gigs can simply testify.
He has so far scooped award nominations as the Breakthrough DJ of the year in 2016 Stylus DJ awards and also was the only DJ in Africa who was nominated in the 2018 Mixcloud Online Radio Awards and aiming higher for the biggest price.
Many music lovers call him the World famous DJ Kanji, with the largest online growing audience across Africa, Europe, USA and the rest of the world.
He is the real deal when it comes to killing the party with professional minded mature understanding and innovative, creative style of playing music for the audience.- Louis Scott is an Thai singer and actor. He is half-Thai, half-Scottish. He was first known and as a singer in 1994 when he was singing together with Jonny Anwa. He was already famous being only 12 years old. Later he entered the Thai movie industry and played several different characters in Thai soap operas.
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Carr Hartley was born in 1909 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was an actor, known for Men Against the Sun (1953), Zanzabuku (1956) and Below the Sahara (1953). He died on 7 December 1992 in Durban, South Africa.- Actress
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- Casting Director
Nini Wacera is an Actress, Casting Director and Actors Coach She has been a professional actress since 2001. Nini begun her career at the Phoenix Players under the tutelage of James Falkland. She is notable for her role in 2003-2006 Soap Opera 'Wingu La Moto". Where she played the main protagonist 'Susan'. Her most recent performance is in the film Rafiki by Wanuri Kahiu where she played 'Mercy' and in Sense8 where she played 'Justice' a political activist.
Besides her acting, Nini is an accomplished Radio Show Host, having held the highest rated Late Night Capital show on 98.4 Capital Fm for 7 years.
She played leading lady 'Dinka" in 'The Game Plan', a BBC Radio Drama. She hosted Television talk shows: 'Dad's Can Cook' and 'Destination Kenya' as well as co- hosted 'The Spread Podcast' with Kaz.
Nini is widely known as a Casting Director and Actor's Coach. She is the Casting Director responsible for Rafiki, Sense8 Nairobi Casting, Changes 2, Something Necessary and Lusala
Nini now establishes indigenous forests and woodlots and has planted 5,000 trees since 2015. She runs Miti Yetu, a land restoration project management company that specializes in indigenous trees and food forests.- Edmund Morris was born on 27 May 1940 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was a writer, known for The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (2009) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Sylvia Jukes Morris. He died on 24 May 2019 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
- Louis Leakey was born on 7 August 1903 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was married to Mary Leakey. He died on 1 October 1972 in London, England, UK.