Eddie Watson

Eddie Watson
Vodafone Music Awards
Born Eddie S. O. Watson Jr.
(1980-05-22) 22 May 1980
Monrovia, Liberia
Occupation Actor Producer
Years active 2010–present

Eddie Samuel Obong Watson Jr. (born May 22, 1980) is a Liberian-born Ghanaian actor and producer. He has received a Ghana Movie Award (GMA), a Liberian Entertainment Award (LEA), three Golden Icon Academy Awards (GIAMA) Nominations and one Nollywood & African Films Critics Awards (NAFCA) Nomination.[1][2] He received his Ghana Movie Award in 2014 for his film EBOLA which he wrote, directed and produced. Eddie Watson is currently working on "She Prayed", a movie he produced and starred in.

Career

Watson's professional acting career started in 2010 with Labour of Love. He later went on the same year to star in the African war movie, Somewhere in Africa, where he had multiple roles. Costar Majid Michel suggested Watson to the director, Frank Rajah, for the role of a new character being introduced in the sequel (4Play Reloaded) of the already popular 4Play by Venus Films.

The following year, Watson had roles in movies A Reason to Kill and Single Six. Single Six earned him his first nominations for LEA and GMA, and he eventually went on to win the LEA Best Actor award the following year. In 2011 the actor also made his first move into Nollywood when he starred alongside Queen Nwokoye in Desperate Heart. With movies like Single & Married in 2012, House of Gold, Letters to My Mother and Purple Rose in 2013 (the latter two earning him nominations outside Ghana), the actor started to cement his place in the Ghana and Africa movies industry. 2014 was a bitter sweet year for Watson. West Africa and Watson's home country, Liberia, was one of the worse affected by the Ebola virus. Watson wrote, produced and directed the short film, EBOLA. The year also brought many nominations for the actor for different roles in films such as Bachelors, Sister at War and Purple Rose. And for the first time he was nominated in two different categories for the Ghana Movies Awards (Best Actor in Lead Role for Bachelors and Best Short Film for EBOLA-which he won).[3] The actor also produced his first major movie, Jack & Jill.

Personal life

Watson married his partner of two years, actress Naomi Woode, in a private ceremony. The couple welcomed their first child, Emirror (Emi) Cassia Watson on February 2, 2015. Watson's daughter from a previous relationship, Elaine, lives with the couple.).[4] eddie gets married

Humanitarian causes

Watson is a frequent visitor and donor to orphanages in Ghana including Nungua Children's Home (New Life Orphanage) and Good Shepherd Orphanage Home. In 2014 he celebrated his birthday at the Nungua Children's Home along with his wife and other celebrities in Ghana.[5]

Filmography

Movies

Television

References

  1. ↑ http://judithaudu.blogspot.com/2014/08/giama-awards-2014-complete-nominee-list.html
  2. ↑ https://9aijabooksandmovies.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/nafca-awards-2013-view-nomination-list/
  3. ↑ http://omgghana.com/video-eddie-watson-releases-ebola-documentary-starring-sarkodie-yvonne-nelson-others/
  4. ↑ http://omgghana.com/yes-actor-eddie-watson-got-married-secretly-check-photos-wife/
  5. ↑ http://www.univers.com.gh/actor-eddie-watson-celebrates-birthday-nungua-orphanage/
  6. ↑ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/artikel.php?ID=319461
  7. ↑ "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson" Watch trailer for upcoming crime anthology". Pulse.com.gh. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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