Nigerian film producer, actor and T.V presenter (born 1986) Dr Uzee Usman Adeyemi A photograph by Uzee Usman Born| Uzee Usman Adeyemi (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986 (age 35) Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria Alma mater| * University of Abuja * University of Jos Occupation| film producer, actor, television presenter Years active| 2003–present Dr Uzee Usman Adeyemi (born November 11, 1986),[1] is a Nigerian actor and film producer[2] known for his film Voiceless, Mustapha and Oga Abuja.[3] His ability for fusing Nollywood[4] and Kannywood won him several awards and recognitions including Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2016 National Heritage Award.[5][6] ## Contents * 1 Early life * 2 Career * 3 Awards * 4 Filmography * 5 See also * 6 References * 7 External links ## Early life[edit] Uzee Usman Adeyemi hails from Kwara State born & grew up in Kaduna, Kaduna State. He holds two degrees in Political Science and English Language from the University of Abuja and University of Jos respectively before he proceeded to study Special Effects in South Africa.[7][8] ## Career[edit] Dr Uzee Usman began his career in 2003 as a make-up artist.[9] In 2013, he delved into film-making and has produced award winning films, both in Kannywood and Nollywood[10] including Oga Abuja, which won Best Hausa Movie of the Year at the 2013 City People Entertainment Awards;[11] and Maja which won Best Film of the Year (Kannywood) at the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards and was nominated in the Best Picture category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[12] In 2021, He was awarded a Honorary Doctorate Degree by iheris University Togo.[13] ## Awards[edit] Awards received by Uzee Usman. Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref | | | | | 2008 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Make up | London Boy | Won | [14] 2013 | City People Entertainment Awards | Best Movie of the Year - Kannywood | Oga Abuja | Won | 2014 | Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Movie of the Year | Oga Abuja | Won | 2014 | City People Entertainment Awards | Best Movie of the Year - Kannywood | Maja | Won | 2016 | African Hollywood Awards | Best Film Producer | Oga Abuja | Won | [15] 2022 | Nollywood Travel Film Festival Athens (Greece) | Best Film International - ‘’Nollywood | Eagle Wings | Won | 2022 | Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actor | Voiceless | Nominated | [16] 2022 | Northern Nigeria Peace Award | Honourary Award | Self | Won | [17] ## Filmography[edit] List of films by Uzee Usman Year | Title | Role | Genre | | | 2015 | Oga Abuja | Produced | Drama 2015 | Maja | Produced | Drama 2016 | Dark Closet | Produced | Drama 2016 | Power of Tomorrow | Produced | Drama 2016 | Hassana da Hussaina | Produced | Drama 2015 | Har da mijina | Actor | Drama 2019 | Muqabala (Season 1&2) | Produced & Actor | Drama 2016 | Red Line | Produced | Drama | Dear Affy | Actor | Drama 2017 | If I am President | Actor & Line Producer | Drama 2018 | Lagos Real Fake Life | Produced | Drama 2018 | Mustapha | Actor | Drama 2019 | 'Almost Perfect | Actor | Drama 2019 | Least Expected | Produced & Actor | Drama 2019 | Maimuna | Produced & Actor | Drama 2018 | Sharo | Actor | Drama 2020 | Good Citizen | Produced | Drama 2020 | ‘’My Melody’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | Voiceless | Actor | Drama[18] 2021 | ‘’Love Actually’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | ‘’Fatal Mistake’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | ‘’All Things Die’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | ‘’Mystery Pond’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | ‘’When Heart Whispers’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | ‘’When Forever Ends’’ | Actor | Drama 2021 | Voiceless | Producer | Drama 2021 | ‘’Oma’s Frangrance’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Loved By You’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Accepting Love By You’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’A Place Called Regret’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Merry Go Wrong’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Raindrop’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Good Doctor’’ | Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Peonage’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Insight’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Enigma’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Drastic Measures’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Rebellion’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Eagle Wings’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2022 | ‘’Living In Abuja’’ (Series) | Produced & Actor | Drama 2023 | ‘’Iman’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama 2023 | ‘’Shina’s Dilemma’’ | Produced & Actor | Drama ## See also[edit] * List of Nigerian film producers * List of Nigerian actors ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Nollywood actor Uzee conferred with doctorate degree". Leadership. November 3, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022. 2. ^ "Uzee Usman: I chose to be link between Nollywood, Kannywood". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. February 19, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022. 3. ^ Lere, Mohammed (July 11, 2013). "Kannywood, Nollywood comedy, 'Oga Abuja,' now on sale". Premium Times. Retrieved February 13, 2018. 4. ^ "Nollywood's Leading Men". thisdaystyle. January 2, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022. 5. ^ "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 6. ^ "Emeka Ike, Uzee Usman, others honoured at the national heritage award – COMPLETE ENTERTAINMENT". tvcontinental.tv. May 7, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 7. ^ "I can stay for three months without sex – Uzee Usman, actor". The Sun Nigeria. December 22, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021. 8. ^ "Actor Usman Uzee Debunks Secret Marriage Rumour". dailytrust. May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022. 9. ^ "Uzee: From makeup artist to film director". April 24, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2020. 10. ^ Lere Mohammed (January 11, 2014). "I brought John Okafor, Nkem Owoh to Kannywood – Usman Uzee". Retrieved February 13, 2018. 11. ^ thenet (July 17, 2013). "Mary Uranta, Yul Edochie, Wizkid, Jackie Appiah, John Dumelo biggest winners at City People Awards". thenet.ng. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 12. ^ "Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2014". Pulse. November 25, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 13. ^ "Togo varsity confers Nollywood actor, Uzee, with doctorate degree". blueprint. November 3, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022. 14. ^ Lere, Mohammed (January 11, 2014). "I brought John Okafor, Nkem Owoh to Kannywood – Usman Uzee | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. Retrieved July 2, 2021. 15. ^ Lere, Mohammed (November 6, 2016). "Hadiza Gabon, Usman Uzee honoured at African Hollywood Awards". Premium Times. Retrieved February 13, 2018. 16. ^ "#Amvca8: Uzee Usman Nominated For Best Actor". kakaakireporters. March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022. 17. ^ "Zulum, Badaru, Uzee, others for Northern Nigeria Peace Award". leadership. Retrieved July 8, 2022. 18. ^ ADA ABRAHAM, s ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM (March 20, 2021). "Piracy Is Sinking Northern Movie Industry – Uzee Usman". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. Retrieved July 2, 2021. ## External links[edit] * Uzee Usman at IMDb This article related to Nigerian film actors is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template