Abraham Attah

Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States.^[1][2]

Abraham Attah
Attah at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival with his Marcello Mastroianni Award in 2015
Born	(2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 24) Ghana
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present
Awards	Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival

Early life

He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and lived in Ashiaman, Tema, Accra with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attah, and his siblings up until he left for the United States. ^[3] He had a happy family life. Abraham's parents both have jobs; his father works at the port, and his mother works in a market. Abraham has five siblings in total.

Career

He made his feature film debut in Beasts of No Nation (2015).^[2] For his leading role of child soldier Agu, he was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.^[4]

In 2017, he appeared in the Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Homecoming.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Beasts of No Nation	Agu	Won—Black Film Critics Circle Rising Star Award[6] Won—Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role and Discovery of the Year[7] Won—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[8] Won—National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (shared with Jacob Tremblay)[9] Won—Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award Nominated—Gold Derby Film Award for Best Breakthrough Performer[10] Nominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[11] Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[12] Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best Actor[13] Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth performance[14] Nominated—Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer[15]
2015	Out of the Village	Mebro	Short film
2017	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Abe Brown
2020	Tazmanian Devil	Dayo Ayodele
2021	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Abe Brown	Extended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene[16]