Zack Orji Explained
Zachee Ama Orji (born 1960) is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker[1] [2] known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money. Aside from acting, Orji is a preacher.[3]
Early history
Zachee Ama Orji was born in Libreville, Gabon. He grew up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo where he learnt how to speak both English and French fluently.[4] Orji is a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in Enugu State. His first movie was in 1991 and was entitled Unforgiven Sin. In an interview with Nollywood Post, Zack Orji shared how he got the lead role in the movie without auditioning.[5] Since then, Orji has starred in different movies and is now a Nollywood legend. He is also a singer and preacher of God's word[2] since he found Christ.
Zack Orji is married to Ngozi Orji, has three children,[6] and lives in Nigeria.
In 2000, Zack Orji made his directorial debut with the movie titled WEB starring himself and Ghanaian actress, Kalsoume Sinare. The movie won best collaborative film in the Ghana awards of 2001.
In 2022, Zack made it known that he is supporting Tinubu for president in the 2023 presidential election.[7] [8]
Filmography
- Unforgiven Sin (1991)
- Living in Bondage (1992)
- Iva (1993)
- Living in Bondage 2 (1993)
- Glamour Girls[9] (1994) as Fred
- Nneka the Pretty Serpent (1994)
- Rattle Snake (1995)
- True Confession (1995)
- Brotherhood of the Darkness (1995) as Pastor Josiah
- Blood on My Hands (1996)[10]
- Deadly Passion (1996)
- Glamour Girls 2 (1996)
- Silent Night (1996)
- Love in Vendetta (1996)
- Abandon (1997)
- Blood Money (1997) as Mike Mouka
- Blood Vapour (1997)
- Desperate & Dangerous (1997)
- Dead End (1997?)
- Deadly Affair II (1997)
- Garbage (1997)
- Golden Fleece (1997)
- Diamond Ring 2 (1998)
- Evil Men (1998)
- Karishika (1998)
- Sakobi 2: The Final Battle (1998)
- Witches (1998) as Desmond
- Day of Reckoning (1999)
- Endtime (1999)
- The Bastard (1999)
- Asimo (1999) as Pastor Tito
- The Visitor (1999) as Frank
- Lost Hope (2000) as Maxwell
- Fire Dancer (2001) as Daniel
- Hatred (2001) as Gideon
- Late Arrival (2001)
- Mothering Sunday (2001) as Humphrey
- Mothers Cry (2001)
- Fire Dancer (2001) as Daniel
- Last Warning (2002) as Obidike
- Submission (2002)
- Days of Glory (2002?)
- Oga and His Boys (2003) as Ejike
- Bonds of Tradition (2004) (also director)
- Games Women Play (2005) as Damian
- Women's Cot (2005)
- Chameleon (2006)
- Light Out (2006)
- The Blues Kingdom (2007) (director only)
- Land of Shadow (2010) (also director)
- Head Gone (2015?)
- Brothers of Faith (2016?)
- Three Wise Men (2017)
- Code Wilo (2019)
- Our Jesus Story (2020)
- Sweet Face (2020) as Old Tobi
- Big Town[11] (2021)
- Love Castle (2021) as Chizutere's Father
- Blood Sisters (2022) as David
- Half Of a Yellow Sun (2013) as Chief Ozobia
- The Other Man (2022)[12]
- The Other Wife (2022)[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Adebayo . Tireni . 21 October 2017 . Veteran actor, Zack Orji reveals his battle with cigarettes and Indian hemp . 12 March 2022 . Kemi Filani News . en-GB.
- Web site: 29 February 2020 . Zack Orji: My life as an actor, singer and preacher of God's word . 18 July 2022 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
- Web site: 29 February 2020 . Zack Orji: My life as an actor, singer and preacher of God's word . 25 July 2022 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
- Web site: FALED PRODUCTION LIMITED Zack Orji . 3 January 2018 . www.faledproductionlimited.com.
- Web site: Streaming is the next level for Nollywood – Zack Orji . 18 October 2019 . Nollywood Post.
- Web site: Orji . Sunday . 30 October 2016 . I prefer singing to acting –Ngozi, Zack Orji's wife . 18 July 2022 . The Sun Nigeria . en-us.
- Web site: Oyero . Ezekiel . 31 July 2022 . 2023: Zack Orji declares support for Tinubu . 2 August 2022 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
- Web site: 1 August 2022 . 2023: Zack Orji, wife divided along political lines as she declares support for Peter Obi . 2 August 2022 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
- Web site: 21 May 2022 . Character I Played In Blood Sisters A Dream Role – Genoveva Umeh . 18 July 2022 . Independent Newspaper Nigeria . en-GB.
- Web site: Blood on my hands . 2023-10-17 . WorldCat.
- Web site: Zack Orji . 2 September 2021 . IMDb.
- Web site: Zack Orji Actor, Director, Writer . 2024-06-17 . IMDb . en-US.
- Web site: Zack Orji Actor, Director, Writer . 2024-06-17 . IMDb . en-US.