Ekow Blankson

Ekow Blankson
Born(1972-03-16)16 March 1972
Died3 October 2022(2022-10-03) (aged 50)
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Heineken Global Commerce University
Occupation(s)Actor, managing director
Known forCheckmate, In April, The saga, The pool party, Savannah
Children3
AwardsGreat Excellence Movie Awards Golden Start award

Ekow Blankson (16 March 1972 – 3 October 2022[1]) was a Ghanaian actor and the Commercial Manager of GhanaWeb.[2][3][4][5] He also worked on projects for schools, notable among them was a production from Lords Production of GH Schools, he worked with them on a movie titled Breath Vengeance and was nominated Best Adult Male Role in their awards scheme, the GH Student's Movie Awards.

He died on 3 October 2022, at the age of 50 after a short illness.[6][7]

Education

Blankson held a Master's degree in Fine Arts and a Diploma in Theatre Arts (Drama) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He also had a marketing certificate from Heineken Global Commerce University, Amsterdam.[2]

Career

Ekow worked with media companies including TV Africa, Media General Ghana Limited and Multimedia Broadcasting Company as Managing Director, Director of Brands and Corporate Communications and General Manager (Luv FM and Nhyira FM) respectively. He featured in and directed some Ghanaian movies.[8][3][9] Ekow Blankson, until his demise, worked at GhanaWeb as a Commercial Manager.[2]

Filmography

  • Checkmate (2010) as Kiki Newton
  • Borga (2021) as Chief
  • In April (2016) as Prempeh
  • Black Earth Rising (2018) as Tennis court bodyguard
  • Death After Birth (2011)
  • The Intruder[10]
  • Diary of the Black Hustler[10]
  • The Saga
  • Total Exchange[10]
  • A Woman's Desire
  • Frozen Emotion (2006)[10]
  • My Mother's Heart[10]
  • Check Mate[10]
  • Red Carpet (2022)
  • The CEO
  • The Pool Party (2011) as Dr. Donald
  • Rhapsody of Love (2010) as Antwi
  • The Secret burden (2012)
  • Dying of the Light
  • Breath Vengeance
  • Savannah (2021)
  • Famous (2021) as Mr. Essel
  • Illusions (2021)
  • A Woman's Scorn (2020)
  • Accra Medic Series
  • To Have and To Hold Series

Awards

Golden start award awarded by Great Excellence Movie Awards.[11]

Nominations

References

  1. ^ Coverghana.com.gh (2022-10-03). "Ekow Blankson is dead: Cause of death, Age". Coverghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Actor Ekow Blankson joins GhanaWeb as Commercial Manager". www.ghanaweb.com. 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "My acting career broke my home – Ekow Blankson". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  4. ^ "My acting career broke my home – Ekow Blankson". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  5. ^ Adu, Dennis (2018-04-24). "New crop of actors are bunch of jokers – Ekow Blankson". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. ^ "Veteran actor Ekow Blankson has passed on". Joy Online. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Announcement on the death of our Commercial Manager Ekow Blankson". GhanaWeb. 2022-10-03. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  8. ^ "Kumawood movies are like concert party - Ekow Blankson". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  9. ^ ""I Can't Sleep With My Daughter" Ekow Blankson". 30 November 2001.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "I'm damn good actor - Ekow Blankson". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  11. ^ "ADPU's Ekow Blankson wins Golden Star award at Great Excellence Movie Awards". GhanaWeb. 2021-10-31. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  12. ^ a b "Ekow Blankson Bounces Back". DailyGuide Network. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  13. ^ "NELAS official nominations 2022". www.nelasuk.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-13.


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