| Nkanya Nkwai | |
| Birth Date: | 1982 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Donga-Mantung, Cameroon |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Nkanya Nkwai (born 3 July 1982) is an English-speaking Cameroonian film actor, director and producer.[1] He was recognized in 2014 by the Ecrans Noirs in Yaounde, Cameroon in the movie Viri as best actor, making him the first Anglophone Cameroonian to merit such an award.[2]
He is the producer of the movie Nightfall (Tombee De La Nuit) featuring Nollywood actor Clem Ohameze and Cameroonian star Epule Jeffrey.[3]
Nkanya, was born in Dumbo-Berabe, Donga Mantung Division in Cameroon into a polygamous family. He went to Presbyterian primary School (PS) Dumbo-Berabe and Government High School (GHS) Ako, where he completed at Government Bilingual High School in Nkambe with a G.C.E Advanced Level Certificate and later on enrolled at University of Yaoundé I, a crash programme in South Africa. He moved to LCC International University in Lithuania. As a young man, he lived and grew up in Idenau a suburb of Limbe town, in Cameroon.
His movie debut came in 2008, in the movie Becky Diana.[4] [5] He left Cameroon for further studies abroad. In 2010, he performed a role in The Crucible by LCC International University in Lithuania.[5] [6] After his return to Cameroon, he featured in several movies that include Viri, The African Guest, Nightfall and Life Point.[5] [7] [4]