Abraham Attah Explained

Abraham Attah
Birth Date:2001 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Ghana
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2015–present
Awards:Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival

Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2001) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States.[1] [2]

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. [3] 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 child soldier Agu, he was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[4]

In 2017, he appeared in the Marvel Studios film .[5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Beasts of No NationAguFilm debut
Black Film Critics Circle		Won—Black Film Critics Circle Rising Star Award[6]
Won—Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role and Discovery of the Year[7]
Won—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[8]
Won—National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (shared with Jacob Tremblay)[9]
Won—Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award
Nominated—Gold Derby Film Award for Best Breakthrough Performer[10]
Nominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[11]
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[12]
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best Actor[13]
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth performance[14]
Nominated—Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer[15]
2015Out of the VillageMebroShort film
2017Abe Brown
2020Tazmanian DevilDayo Ayodele
2021Abe BrownExtended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The director of Netflix's next movie plucked his lead actor from the streets of Ghana. Business Insider. Guerrasio. Jason. 27 April 2015. 13 September 2015. August 15, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240815122903/https://www.businessinsider.com/netflixs-beasts-of-no-nation-lead-actor-was-ghana-street-vendor-2015-4?r=US&IR=T. live.
  2. Web site: Abraham Attah . live . November 26, 2024 . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203123606/https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/person/Abraham-Attah-2167 .
  3. Web site: Abraham Attah Biography and Family . January 11, 2020 . December 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201222172312/https://yen.com.gh/103491-abraham-attah-biography-family.html . live .
  4. News: Venice: 'From Afar' winning Golden Lion is a welcome surprise. The Daily Telegraph. Collin. Robbie. 12 September 2015. 13 September 2015. September 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914010707/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/movie-news/venice-2015-from-afar-golden-lion-winner/. live.
  5. Web site: Abraham Attah Joins the Spider-Man: Homecoming Cast. June 22, 2016. March 20, 2020. June 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623165715/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/697553-beasts-of-no-nation-star-abraham-attah-joins-spider-man-homecoming#/slide/1. live.
  6. Web site: Black Film Critics Circle Name 'Creed' Top Film of the Year. Variety. Sage. Alyssa. 21 December 2015. 19 January 2016. June 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622094244/http://variety.com/2015/film/awards/black-film-critics-circle-winners-creed-1201666353/. live.
  7. Web site: Ghana Movie Awards 2015 Winners – See Full List. GlammyNews.com. Sarpon. Yaw. 31 December 2015. 19 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131104000/http://glammynews.com/2015/12/31/ghana-movie-awards-2015-winners-see-full-list/#/. January 31, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners Announced. filmindependent.org. Khan. Alia. 27 February 2016. 27 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302232713/http://www.filmindependent.org/press/press-releases/2016-film-independent-spirit-awards-winners-announced/. March 2, 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: National Board of Review Announces 2015 Award Winners. National Board of Review. Lawrence. Jordan. 1 December 2015. 19 January 2016. December 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220090756/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2015/12/national-board-of-review-announces-2015-award-winners/. live.
  10. Web site: Gold Derby Film Awards nominations: 'Mad Max' leads with 12, 'Carol' gets 10, 'The Revenant' 9 - GoldDerby . Montgomery . Daniel . January 26, 2016 . January 24, 2020 . February 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227232433/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2016/gold-derby-film-awards-mad-max-fury-road-carol-the-revenant-913572406/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2015 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominations – 'Mad Max' Leads While Mara Is A Lead. AwardsCircuit.com. Davis. Clayton. 19 January 2016. 19 January 2016. January 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160122023042/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/01/19/101801/. dead.
  12. Web site: Abraham Attah loses to Micheal B. Jordan @ NAACP Image Awards. 6 February 2016. January 24, 2020. March 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312025308/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Abraham-Attah-loses-to-Micheal-B-Jordan-NAACP-Image-Awards-413481. live.
  13. Web site: St. Louis Film Critics Nominations – Kristen Stewart and Abraham Attah Make the Cut. AwardsCircuit.com. Davis. Clayton. 14 December 2015. 19 January 2016. January 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118194955/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2015/12/14/100381/. dead.
  14. Web site: Gordon . Tim . December 7, 2015 . 2015 WAFCA Award Winners - The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) . January 24, 2020 . April 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425171120/http://www.wafca.com/awards/2015.htm . dead .
  15. Web site: Jameson Empire Awards 2016: Star Wars and Mad Max lead the nominations . March 20, 2020 . March 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014837/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-mad-max-empire-awards-2016-nominations-2/ . live .
  16. Web site: Hood . Cooper . September 2, 2022 . Everything Added In Spider-Man: No Way Home's "More Fun Stuff" Version . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902224739/https://screenrant.com/spiderman-no-way-home-extended-cut-differences-additions/ . September 2, 2022 . September 2, 2022 . Screen Rant.

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