| Ainea Ojiambo | |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1970 |
| Birth Name: | Ainea Ojiambo |
| Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Ainea Ojiambo (born 20 April 1970), is a Kenyan actor.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films The Constant Gardener, Bullion and Jack Zollo: My Life in Crime.[2] [3]
He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl.
Before entering popular screen, he worked in several stage plays and that is how his acting career began.[4] In 2004, he was invited to play in the Hollywood film The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles.[5] In the film, he played a minor role of a 'Police Driver'. The film was a critical and box office success and earned four Oscar nominations. Then in 2007, he acted in the Kenyan television series Makutano Junction with the role of 'snake'.[6]
After the success of the series, he was later invited to play in two more television serials: Block-D and Noose of Gold. In the soap opera Noose of Gold, Ojiambo played the lead role of 'Ole Mpisha'.[7] The soap was later broadcast for 3 seasons across Africa in the Africa Magic Channel. In 2010, he made his second Hollywood film The First Grader, a biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. In the film, he made a supportive role as an 'Education Official'.
In the following years, he made film appearance in the films, The Rugged Priest, Fundi-Mentals, Nairobi Half Life, Following Jesus, Babuz Babies, Kibera Kid, Closed hands, Stigma, Obohoz, The Rugged Priest, Guerilla Boy, and LoveDoctor.[8] In 2014, he appeared in Ugandan crime drama film Bullion which was nominated[9] to the Oscars with a supportive role.[10]
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | Police Driver | Series | ||
| 2007 | Makutano Junction | Snake | TV series | ||
| 2007 | Toto Millionaire | Supa | Film | ||
| 2009 | Block-D | Chinedum | TV series | ||
| 2010 | Noose of Gold | Ole Mpisha | TV series | ||
| 2010 | The First Grader | Education Official | Film | ||
| 2011 | The Rugged Priest | Ole Shompole | Film | ||
| 2012 | Nairobi Half Life | Officer Mutua | Film | ||
| 2013 | Sumu la Penzi | Victor | TV series | ||
| 2014 | Bullion | Doc | Film | ||
| 2015 | Fundi-Mentals | Doc | Film | ||
| 2020 | Kina | Detective Juma | TV series | ||
| 2020 | 40 Sticks[11] | Politician's Aide | Thriller | ||
| TBD | After the Harvest II | Wilson | Film | ||
| TBD | Kahawa Black | Steven Wamba | Film |