Ime Bishop Umoh

Ime Bishop Umoh, //(listen)^ⓘ often called Okon Lagos //(listen)^ⓘ, is a Nigerian actor and comedian.^[1]

Ime Bishop Umoh
Born	Ime Bishop Umoh (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 41) Nsit Ibom, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Okon Lagos
Alma mater	University of Uyo
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Spouse	Idara Bishop ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	(2)

Early life, education and career

Ime Bishop is an Ibibio from Nsit Ibom, Akwa Ibom State in the southern part of Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Uyo where he studied Philosophy. He started his acting career since his childhood, and he has featured in over 100 movies. The movie that brought him to the limelight was an indigenous movie, "Uyai", which was produced by Emem Isong in 2008.^[2][3] it was tough for him when he lost his mum.^[4]

Endorsement

• He is a brand ambassador for GLO Nigeria.^[5]

Political appointment

The comic actor in 2016 was appointed as a special assistant to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel on Ethical and Social Reorientation.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient	Result
2012	Best of Nollywood Awards	Comedy Movie of the year	Okon lagos 2	Won
2013		Comedy of the year	Okon goes to school	Won
		Best Actor in Supporting Role	Udeme Mmi	Won
2014		Best Comedy of the year	I come lagos	Won
2016	Nigeria Teen Choice Awards	Comic Actor of the year(English)	[7]	Nominated
	Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actor in a comedy	Caught in the Act	Nominated
2017		Best Actor In Comedy	The Boss is Mine	Won

Films

Year	Title	Role
2008	Uyai
2009	Edikan	Pastor
	Silent Scandals	Akpan
2010	Bursting Out	Daniel
2011	The Head Office
	Vulcanizer
	Okon Lagos	Okon
2012	Udeme mmi
	Okon goes to school	Okon
	Sak Sio
2013	Jump and pass	Edem
	The place
	The champion
2014	Okon the driver	Okon
	Okon on the run	Okon
2015	Okon and Jennifer	Okon
	Udo Facebook
2016	The Boss Is Mine
	Ayamma	Aniefiok
2017	Lost In London	Okon
	16th Anniversary	Ebube
2019	She is	Tobia
2020	Unroyal	Kala
2021	Star Girl	John
	Dubara
2022	Jabalata	Etim
2023	The heiress	Sunny
	She Must Be Obeyed	Etim
2024	Man & Ghost	Idongesit

On 1 May 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdowns in Nigeria was easing, Ime Bishop Umoh was featured in a comedy skit titled "The Pregnant Man" by Ofego on his YouTube channel using archive footage.^[8]

See also

• Mc Galaxy
• Ini Edo