Ramsey Nouah

Ramsey Nouah (born Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr.; 19 December 1970)^[1] is a Nigerian actor and director.^[2] He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010 for his performance in the movie The Figurine.^[3][4][5] He made his directorial debut with the film Living in Bondage: Breaking Free in 2019^[6][7] and also went on to direct Nollywood classic Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story^[8][9] which is a remake^[10] of Rattlesnake (1995).^{[11][12][13][14]}

Ramsey Nouah
Nouah in Gbomo Gbomo Express (2015)
Born	Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr. (1970-12-19) 19 December 1970 (age 54) Lagos, Nigeria
Other names	Lover-Boy
Alma mater	University of Lagos
Occupation(s)	Actor Film director
Years active	1993–present
Television	Fortunes Blood Sisters Oghenekome (Broken)
Spouse	Emelia Philip-Nouah
Children	3
Honours	2010 Africa Movie Academy Award—Best Actor in a Leading Role

Early life

Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr. was born in Lagos on 19 December 1970 to a Lebanese father and a Yoruba mother who hails from Owo, Ondo State. He grew up in Surulere, Lagos, where he attended Atara Primary School^[15] and Community Grammar School.^[16] He received a diploma in Mass Communications at the University of Lagos, after which he pursued a career in filming.^[17]

Career

Nouah started acting in the early 1990s because he needed money for his General Certificate Education (GCE).^[15] His acting career kicked off when he starred as Jeff Akin-Thomas in the Nigerian TV soap opera Fortunes.^[18] He has since appeared in numerous films starring as the lead role, and has been called "Lover-Boy" for his numerous roles in romantic films.^[19][20] He is also considered to be one of the most sought-after actors in Nigeria.^[21]

In 2015, Nouah secured the rights to the 1992 movie Living in Bondage for a possible remake.^[22][23][24] In 2018, he announced his remake had become a sequel titled Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, which was released on 8 November 2019. Nouah, who played the new villain, made his directorial debut,^[25] and the film won 7 awards at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.^[26]

Awards

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Film	Result	Ref
2010	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Figurine	Won	[3]
2017	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	'76	Nominated
2018	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role - English		Nominated	[27]
2019			Levi	Nominated	[13]
2020	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Living in Bondage: Breaking Free	Won	[28]
	Best of Nollywood Awards	Director of the Year		Won	[29]
2021	Best of Nollywood Awards		Rattlesnake	Nominated	[30]
2022	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Overall Movie		Nominated	[31]
		Best Director of the Year		Won

Personal life

Nouah is married to Emelia Philips-Nouah. The couple has two sons named Quincy Nouah and Joshua Nouah and one daughter named Desiree Nouah.^[32]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Function	Cast
1996	Silent Night[33]	Actor	with Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Segun Arinze, and Alex Usifo
1999	Camouflage	Actor	with Genevieve Nnaji and Bob-Manuel Udokwu
	End of the Wicked	Actor (Emeka)	with Alex Usifo Omiagbo and Helen Ukpabio
2000	Fugitive	Actor	with Genevieve Nnaji, Stella Damasus, and Rita Dominic
2001	The Battle of Love	Actor	with Segun Arinze and Kanayo O. Kanayo
2002	Power of Love	Actor (Chris)	with Genevieve Nnaji
	Valentino	Actor (Valentino)	with Genevieve Nnaji
	My Love	Actor	with Hilda Dokubo
	Church Business	Actor	with Genevieve Nnaji
2003	Break Up	Actor	with Genevieve Nnaji, Jim Iyke, and Pat Attah
	Emotional Crack	Actor (Chudi)	with Stephanie Okereke and Patience Ozokwor
	Honey	Actor (Edward)	with Pete Edochie and Genevieve Nnaji
	Supa Love	Actor (Obinna)	with Genevieve Nnaji
	True Love	Actor	with Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
2004	Across the Niger	Actor
	Dangerous Twins	Actor (Taiye & Kehinde)	with Stella Damasus and Bimbo Akintola
	Heay Rain	Actor (Izu)
2005	Coming to South Africa	Actor (Eddy)
	Bleeding Love	Actor
2007	The Faculty	Actor (Dave)
2008	Chase	Actor	with Uche Jombo
	Sweet Tomorrow	Actor (Akan)
2009	Reloaded (2009 film)	Actor (Femi)	with Stephanie Okereke and Rita Dominic
	The Figurine	Actor (Femi)	with Kunle Afolayan
	Nnenda	Actor
	Guilty Pleasures (2009 film)	Actor (Tesso)	with Nse Ikpe-Etim
2010	Private Storm	Actor (Alex)	with Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, Ufuoma Ejenobor, and John Dumelo
	The Black Soul	Actor (Kalu)
2011	Heart of a Fighter	Actor (Ikenna)	with Mercy Johnson, Enebeli Elebuwa, and Chika Ike
	Iru Oka	Actor	with Ayo Adesanya, Adebayo Salami, and Racheal Oniga
2012	Weekend Getaway	Actor (Dr. Mark)	with Genevieve Nnaji, Ini Edo, and Uti Nwachukwu
	Gem of the Rainforest	Actor	with Pere Egbi, Joe Grisaffi
2013	Confusion Na Wa	Actor (Emeka Nwosu)	with Toyin Alabi, Tunde Aladese
2014	Unguarded	Actor	with Chet Anekwe
	Busted Life	Actor	with Chet Anekwe
	30 Days in Atlanta	Richard	Actor
2015	Tempting Fate	Actor (Ugo)	with Dan Davies, Andrew Onochie, and John J Vogel
	The Grave Dust	Actor (Johnson Okwuozo)	with Joke Silva
	Gbomo Gbomo Express[34]	Actor (Austin Mba)	with Shaffy Bello, Blossom Chukwujekwu
2016	'76	Actor (Captain Joseph Dewa)	with Rita Dominic and Ibinabo Fiberesima
2017	The Accidental Spy	Actor (Manny)	Directed by Roger Russell
	My Wife & I	Actor (Toyosi)	with Bimbo Ademoye, Rotimi Adelegan
2018	Crazy People[35]	Actor (Ramsey)	with Chioma (Chigurl) Omerua, Sola Sobowale, Iretiola Doyle, Monalisa Chinda, Desmond Elliot and Kunle Afolayan
	Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons	Actor (Ayo Alesinloye)	with Remi Martins, Falz, Amaju Abioritsegbemi, Ayo Makun, Naz Okigbo, and Jim Iyke
	Lagos Landing	Actor (Bayo)
2019	The Millions	Actor (Bem Kator)	With Toyin Abraham, Blossom Chukwujekwu
	Living in Bondage: Breaking Free	Director / Actor (Richard Williams)	with Enyinna Nwigwe and Swanky JKA
	Merry Men 2	Actor (Ayo Alesinloye)	with Ayo Makun, Jim Iyke, and Falz
2020	Deranged	Actor (Benny Essiam)	with Nadia Buari
	Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story	Director	Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Ayo Makun, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
	Nneka the Pretty Serpent	Actor (Richard Williams)	With Kenneth Okolie,Bimbo Ademoye
2021	Slay	Actor (Richard)	With Dawn Thandeka king,Idris Sultan and Tumi Morake
2022	Blood Sisters	Actor ( Uncle B)	With Kehinde Bankole, Nancy Isime
2023	Love, Lust & Other Things	Actor (Khalid Shettima)	With Kunle Remi,Wale Ojo
2023	Merry Men 3: Nemesis	Ayo	With Segun Arinze, Fred Amata
2024	A Country Called Ghana	Actor	With Charles Awurum, Tony Hans

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Fortunes	Jeff	with Liz Benson and Regina Askia
2018	Oghenekome (Broken)		with Segun Arinze
2022	Blood Sisters	Uncle B