Chet Anekwe

Chet Anekwe
Born	Chet Anekwe Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation	Actor, writer, director
Years active	2001–present
Website	chetanekwe.com

Chet Anekwe is an actor^[1][2][3][4] and filmmaker who was born in Nigeria and raised in New York City.^[5] His work spans Hollywood,^[6] Nollywood^[7] and the New York Theater.^[8][9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Sheena (TV series)	Karnivan
2004	Shpionskie igry: Nelegal
	Dream Job (TV series)	Himself
2006	Phat Girlz	Flirty Nigerian Man	with Mo'Nique
	30 Days	Kene Alumona (as C.B.A.)	with Genevieve Nnaji
2008	Spy Games: A Private Visit	FBI Agent
	Mama's Great Love (short)	Thompson	Director, writer, Executive Producer
2011	Paparazzi: Eye in the Dark	Davis	with Van Vicker
2011	Tobi
2011	Unwanted Guest	Ike
2013	On Bended Knee	Ebube	with Chioma Chukwuka
2014	Unguarded	Mr. Cool	with Ramsey Nouah, Uche Jombo, Desmond Elliot
	Busted Life	Femi	with Ramsey Nouah, Pascal Atuma
2015	Heaven's Hell	Jeff Aliu	with Nse Ikpe Etim, Bimbo Akintola, OC Ukeje

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1997 Winner Best Support Actor African Globe Awards (NJ), for Medea^{[10][11][12][13]}
• 2006 'VIV' AUDELCO (NYC) Award Winner Best Ensemble for Real Black Men Don't Sit Crossed Legged on the Floor (Collage in blues)^[14]
• 2011 Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA): Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Diaspora, Paparazzi
• 2012 Nollywood Film Critics Award (NAFCA): Best Actor – Diaspora, Unwanted Guest^[15]
• 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA): Best Actor – Diaspora – Bianca^[16]

Nominations

• 1997 AUDELCO (NYC) award nominee, Best Performance in a Musical, Male for Chap Am So (The Amistad Story)^[17]
• 2011 NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD- NEA (NYC) award nominee, Best Actor in a short story or film (TOBI)^[18]
• 2012 African Movie Academy Award – AMAA (Nigeria) award nominee, BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Unwanted Guest)^[19][20]
• 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards – BON (Nigeria) award nominee, Best Supporting Actor in an English film (On Bended Knees)^[21]
• 2014 Nollywood & African Film Critics' Awards (NAFCA) award nominee, Best Actor in Supporting role Diaspora Film (When One Door Closes)^[22]

References

1. New York Times (9 February 2006). "40 Years of Black Male History in 2½ Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
2. modernghana.com. ana.com/moviethread/9321/3/135020 "Chet in Busted Life article" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 8 March 2011.
3. Nollywooduncut. "Workin with Chet in Nollywood".
4. Cynthiamasasiworld.com. "Chet in Paparazzi". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
5. Golden Icons. "Article on Chet Anekwe". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
6. IMDB. "Phat Girlz".
7. Paparazzi Eye in the Dark. "Chet in Nollywood USA film Paparazzi". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
8. New York Times (21 May 1998). "THEATER REVIEW; Caesar's Fate, Played Out in Mali". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
9. ChetAnekwe.com. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
10. Nairaland.com. "Chet Anekwe blog". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
11. ChetAnekwe.com. "Resume". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
12. Eyeinthedark.com. "Cast Biographies". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
13. IMDB. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 8 Marc h 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
14. ChetAnewke.com. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
15. ChetAnewke.com. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
16. GoldenIcons.com. "GIAMA". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
17. IMDB. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
18. NEA. "NEA". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
19. AMAA. "AMAA". Retrieved 17 March 2012.
20. "2012 African Movie Academy Awards nominees' unveiled". Gambia Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
21. AMAA. "AMAA". Retrieved Aud 25 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
22. NAFCA. "NAFCA". Retrieved 25 August 2014.

External links

• Chet Anekwe at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website