John Dumelo

John Dumelow
Born	February 3, 1984
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present

John Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor.^[1][2][3] He was nominated for categories Most Promising Actor and Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 6th and 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards respectively.^[4][5][6][7] On 1 April 2014, he became the first Ghanaian citizen to hit a million likes on Facebook.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Early life

Dumelo attended Christ the King School in Auri for his basic education. He had his secondary education at Achimota School and further studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he studied Civil Engineering.

Filmography

He has acted in several films, including:^[12]

• Letters to my Mother
• Chelsea
• Ties that Bind
• Hunted House
• One in a Million
• Adams Apples film series (2011–2012)
• End of Brides War
• The Game
• 4Play
• The Prince Bride
• Holy Secret
• Mirror of Life
• The Supremo
• The King is Mine
• The Maidens
• Single Six
• Blind Lust
• The Maidens
• Love Alone
• Final Innocent Sin
• Men in Love
• Single, Married and Complicated
• Tales Of Nazir – The Movie"^[13]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2010	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Maidens	Nominated
	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Most Promising Actor	Heart of Men	Nominated
2011	Afro Australian Movies and Music Awards	African Most outstanding Actor		Won
	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actor in a supporting role	A Private Storm	Nominated
2012	Ghana Movie Awards [14]	Best actor in a Lead role	Queen Latifa	Nominated
2013	Ghana Movie Awards[15]	Best Actor in a lead role	A Northern Affair	Won

References

1. "Meet the sleek gentleman in the movie industry". Newsghana.com.gh. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. "Ghanaian Movie Star John Dumelo washes Cars for Charity in Accra!". bellanaija.com. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
3. "John Dumelo donates School supplies to underprivileged children in Cameroon". bellanaija.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
4. "John Dumelo Biography". spyghana.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
5. "John Dumelo Biography". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
6. "I want a woman who is well endowed – John Dumelo". tv3network.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
7. "John Dumelo on iMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
8. "John Dumelo becomes first Ghanaian celebrity to hit 1 million likes". 360nobs.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
9. "John Dumelo first Ghanaian actor to hit 1million likes on facebook". akpraise.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
10. "John Dumelo hits 1 million facebook likes". dailytimes.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
11. "John Dumelo Facebook account". facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
12. "John Dumelo films on iROKOtv". irokotv.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
13. "Tales Of Nazir – The Movie" Animated film starring John Dumelo, Stonebwoy et al to premiere Jan. 2". Pulse.com.gh. David Mawuli. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
14. "2012 Ghana Movie Awards". ghanacelebrities.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
15. "2013 Ghana Movie Awards". Retrieved 24 April 2014.

External links

• John Dumelo at the Internet Movie Database