Alexx Ekubo (born Alex Ekubo-Okwaraeke; 10 April 1986) is a Nigerian actor and model. 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 The 5th Best of Nollywood Awards was held at Dome, Asaba, Delta State on 5 December 2013. Several notable personalities like Juliet Ibrahim, Omoni Oboli and Richard Mofe Damijo were in attendance. The Dark Comedy film ''Confusion Na Wa'' won the ...

for his role in the '' Weekend Getaway''.

Personal life

Ekubo is a native of Arochukwu,

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. He attended the Federal Government College Daura, Katsina State. He studied law at the University of Calabar and later got a diploma in law from Calabar Polytechnic. On 10 May 2021, Alex Ekubo and his fiancee Fancy Acholonu announced their wedding dates on Instagram. Their traditional wedding was supposed to hold on Saturday 20 November in

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, while the white wedding was on the upper Saturday, 27 November in Lagos State. In August 2021 Alex's fiancée called off their engagement with Fancy Acholonu releasing a statement that their relationship has ended. he bought his own luxury house of late.

Career

Ekubo's film debut was a minor role in

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's ''Sinners in the House'' (2005); his first major role was in ''Ladies Men'' several years later.

Television

*''Secrets & Scandals'' *''Hope Bay'' *''Happy Family'' *''

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'' *''AY's Crib'' *''

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Filmography

*''Aina'' (2011) *'' Weekend Getaway (2012)'' *''True Citizens (2012)'' *''In the Cupboard (2012)'' *''Dream Walker (2013)'' *''Keeping my Man (2013)'' *''

Lagos Cougars ''Lagos Cougars'' is a 2013 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Desmond Elliot. It premiered on 3 December 2013 at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island. The film revolves around the life of 3 corporate women; Elsie (Monalisa Chinda), Ar ...

(2013)'' *'' Champagne'' (2014) *''Single, Married and Complicated'' (2014) *''Ifedolapo'' (2014) *''

Gold Diggin ''Gold Diggin'' is a 2014 Nigerian romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Rukky Sanda. It stars Yvonne Nelson, Rukky Sanda, Alex Ekubo, Venita Akpofure and IK Ogbonna. The film was generally panned by critics for having no real pur ...

'' (2014) (with Yvonne Nelson and

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) *''Undercover Lover'' (2015) *''All that Glitters'' (2015) *''The First Lady'' (2015) (with

Omoni Oboli Omoni Oboli (born 22 April 1978) is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, film director, producer and digital filmmaker. She studied at the New York Film Academy and has written several screenplays, including The Figurine (2009), ''Anchor Baby'' (2 ...

) *'' Gbomo Gbomo Express'' (2015) *''Death Toll'' (2015) *''Entreat'' (2016) *''The Other Side of the Coin'' (2016) *'' Diary of a Lagos Girl'' (2016) *''Wife Material'' (2017) *''

A Man for the Weekend ''A Man For The Weekend'' is a 2017 Cameroonian romantic comedy movie produced by Syndy Emade featuring Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo. Plot ''A Man For The Weekend'' tells us the story of Candace Ayuk (Candy), a young business executive. Dr ...

'' (2017) (with

Syndy Emade Syndy Emade (born Elone Synthia Emade on 21 November 1993) is a Cameroonian actress, model and a movie producer. She is the brand ambassador in Cameroon for the app InstaVoice Celeb. She is the owner of Blue Rain Entertainment. Movies she has ...

) *''Catcher'' (2017) *''3 is a Crowd'' (2017) *''Hot Girl Next Door'' (2018) *''Switch'' (2018) *''Power of 1'' (2018) *''The American King: As told by an African Priestess'' (2019) *''

Bling Lagosians ''The Bling Lagosians'' is a 2019 Nigerian drama film, written by Anthony Kehinde Joseph and directed and co-produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters. It premiered on June 16, 2019 in Lagos. It stars Bunmi Aboderin, Toyin Abraham, Tana Adelana, Osas Igh ...

'' (2019) *''Zero Hour '' (2019) * ''Your Excellency'' (2019) *''72 hours'' (2019) *''

Soft Work ''Soft Work'', is a 2020 Nigerian action heist film directed and produced by Darasen Richards. The film stars Alexx Ekubo and Frank Donga in the lead roles whereas Akin Lewis, Shafy Bello, Sanni Mu’azu and IK Ogbonna made supportive roles. The ...

'' (2020) *''

Son of Mercy ''Son of Mercy'' is the debut EP by Nigerian singer Davido. It was released by Sony Music Entertainment on October 21, 2016. The EP comprises five tracks and was produced by Shizzi, Kiddominant and Spellz. It features guest appearances from Nasty ...

'' (2020) * The Blood Covenant

Awards

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