Alexx Ekubo

Alexx Ekubo
Alexx Ekubo
Born	Alex Ekubo-Okwaraeke (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986 (age 38) Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigeria
Education	Law, University of Calabar
Alma mater	University of Calabar
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, Stylist
Years active	2005–present

Alex Ekubo-Okwaraeke was born 10 April 1986 in port Harcourt.

He isa native from Arochukwu Abia State.[1] He is a Nigerian actor and model.[2][3] He was first runner up at the 2010 Mr Nigeria contest. He won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award at the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the Weekend Getaway.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Ekubo is a native of Arochukwu, Abia State in the south-eastern region of Nigeria. He attended the Federal Government College Daura, Katsina State in the northern region of Nigeria. He studied law at the University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria, and later got a diploma in law from Calabar Polytechnic.[7][8][9]

On 10 May 2021, Alex Ekubo and his fiancee Fancy Acholonu announced their wedding dates on Instagram. Their traditional wedding was supposed to be held on Saturday 20 November in Imo State, while the white wedding was to be held on the Saturday that followed, 27 November, in Lagos State.[10] In August 2021, Alex's fiancée called off their engagement with Fancy Acholonu releasing a statement that their relationship has ended.[11] He bought his own luxury house recently.[12]

Career

Ekubo's film debut was a minor role in Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen's Sinners in the House (2005); his first major role was in Ladies Men several years later.[13] He is well known as Johnny after appearing in Yemi Alade's song JOHNNY. He is also known for his roles in other movies as well as television shows. [14]

Television

• Secrets & Scandals
• Hope Bay
• Happy Family
• Tinsel
• AY's Crib (2013-2015) as JJ
• Married to the Game (2014-2015) as Vincent Coker

Filmography

• Ladies Gang (2011) as Jude
• Aina (2011) as Handsome Man
• Weekend Getaway (2012) as Andre Dikeh
• True Citizens (2012)
• In the Cupboard (2012) as Tega
• Dream Walker (2013) as Dream Man
• Keeping my Man (2013) as Rasheed
• Lagos Cougars (2013) as Chigo
• Champagne (2014) as Tare Hopewell
• Single, Married and Complicated (2014)
• Ifedolapo (2014)[15] as Richard
• Gold Diggin (2014) (with Yvonne Nelson and Rukky Sanda) as Chris
• Undercover Lover (2015) as Collins
• All that Glitters (2015)
• The First Lady (2015) (with Omoni Oboli) as Obama
• Gbomo Gbomo Express (2015) as Hubby
• Death Toll (2015)[16]
• Entreat (2016) as Michael Olawale
• The Other Side of the Coin (2016)
• Diary of a Lagos Girl (2016) as Ife
• Wife Material (2017)[17] as Tony
• A Man for the Weekend (2017) (with Syndy Emade) as Bryan
• Catcher (2017) as Tony Bello
• 3 is a Crowd (2017)[18][19] as Derek
• Hot Girl Next Door (2018) as Ken
• Switch (2018) as Leo
• Power of 1 (2018) as LeJit
• The American King: As told by an African Priestess (2019)
• Bling Lagosians (2019) as Nnamdi
• Zero Hour (2019) as Zamani Davou
• Your Excellency (2019) as Kachi
• 72 hours (2019)
• Soft Work (2020) as Dare Olusegun
• Son of Mercy (2020) as Efe
• Bitter Rain (2021) as TY
• The Real Us (2021) as Nnamdi
• Tiger Tails (2022) as Udoka
• The American King (2022)
• Alamajiri(2022)
• The Blood Covenant (2022) as Obi
• Áfàméfùnà: An Nwa Boi Story (2023)
• Peace Be Still (2023)
• A Sunday Affair (2023) as Femi
• Rush Hour (2024) as Abuchi
• Smiling Masks (2024)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
2012	Best of Nollywood Awards	Most Promising Actor	In The Cupboard	Won
2013	Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Weekend Getaway	Won
	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won
2014	Screen Nation Awards	Favourite Male Emerging Screen Talent (African)	Himself	Won	[20]
2017	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Inikpi	Nominated	[21]
2020	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English)	The Bling Lagosians	Won	[22]
		Best Kiss in a Movie		Nominated	[23]
2021	Net Honours	Most Popular Actor		Won	[24]

See also

• List of Nigerian actors

References

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2. "I don't have anything to prove to anyone". bellanaija.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
3. Kayode, Dami (27 August 2021). "'I feel bad for him' - Reactions as Alexx Ekubo step out amidst breakup drama". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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11. Okoye, Ifeoma (28 August 2021). "Fans Reacts To Alex EKubo's Video Amid Failed Engagement: "He Looks Lost"". SurgeZirc Nigeria. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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13. "I love to Smell Good". dailyindependent.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
14. Joe, Man (15 September 2023). "Alexx Ekubo Biography, Age, Career, Movies and Net Worth". GistReel. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
15. "Tope Osoba gives Alex Ekubo first Yoruba movie role". The Vanguard. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
16. "'Death Toll': Alexx Ekubo, IK Ogbonna, Mike Godson star in new movie". 199News. Ayebusiwa Victor. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
17. "Wife Material - iBAKATV | Home for Nollywood Movies". ibakatv.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
18. "3 IS A CROWD now playing on iROKOtv!". irokotv blog. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
19. "3 IS A CROWD". Talk African Movies. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
20. "Alex Ekubo wins SNA". dailytimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
21. "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
22. Augoye, Jayne (7 December 2020). "BON Awards: Laura Fidel, Kunle Remi win Best Kiss (Full List of Winners)". Retrieved 13 June 2021.
23. Augoye, Jayne (2 December 2020). "2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category". Retrieved 11 October 2021.
24. "Net Honours - The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

External links

• Alexx Ekubo at IMDb