Benjamin Alfred Onyango Ochieng, is a Kenyan-American actor, particularly active in Hollywood film industry. He is best known for the roles in the films ''Tears of the Sun'', ''God's Not Dead'' and ''Beautifully Broken''.
Personal life
He was born in Ofafa Jericho Estate in Eastlands,
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
, Kenya, as the second child in a family of seven brothers.
His father was Christopher Ochieng and mother was Eudiah Achieng Ochieng. Benjamin started his primary education in Ofafa Jericho Primary School then Ofafa Jericho Secondary School. When Benjamin turned 18, he was hired by his dad at
British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd (BAT) and later he was moved to a clerk position in the Wages Department where he worked for 4 years. Then he was transferred to computer department and worked for two years.
He later joined
United States International University
United States International University (USIU) was a nonprofit university based in San Diego, California that was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. At its peak, it had two additional American campuses and three inter ...
(USIU) to study Management Information Systems (MIT). For further studies, Benjamin moved to the
USIU, San Diego in the USA.
From there, he was transferred to
California State University, Stanislaus
California State University, Stanislaus (Stanislaus State, Stan State) is a public university in Turlock, Stanislaus County, California. It is part of the California State University system. It was established in 1957 and is also the only cam ...
in Turlock, California. Then in 1992, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.
Career
After graduation, he relocated to Hollywood, California, where he further studied music and acting. He worked with Funk Rock band 'P.F.O.' for few years later decided to be a professional actor. With this thought, he started to appear in many feature films and popular American television serials such as ''General Hospital'', ''The Shield'' and ''The X-files'' in 1999.
Meanwhile, he starred in ''The God’s Not Dead'' Trilogy franchise as well as ''Tears of the Sun'', ''Heavenly Deposit'', ''Beautifully Broken'', ''Father Africa'', ''The Boy'', ''Road to Redemption'', ''Default'', ''Kwame'', ''Chains'', ''Thunder Chance'', ''The Disciple'', ''American Crude'' and ''The Terminal''.
He also became a voice actor and rendered his voice to the films and television serials including; ''Last Face'', ''Furious 7'', ''Constantine'', ''Night At the Museum I & III'', ''Machine Gun Preacher'', ''Inception'', ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'', ''Primeval'', ''League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', ''The Path to 911'', ''Mighty Joe Young'' and ''E-ring''.
Apart from acting, he is also a writer with popular writing credits include: ''The Wives'' (TV series); ''Dysfunctionally Organized'' (Web Series); ''Mind Tricks'' and ''Curse of Devil’s Mountain'' (Shorts), ''Cheza'' and ''Original Man'' (Films).
Filmography
See also
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List of Black Sails characters
References
External links
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Living people
1961 births
Kenyan male film actors
Actors from Nairobi
Kenyan emigrants to the United States
Kenyan male television actors
21st-century Kenyan male actors
California State University, Stanislaus alumni
United States International University Africa