Gregory Artus Frank (born May 4, 1979), also known as Frank Artus, is a

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

n actor, director, and producer in the West African film industries.

Early life and education

Frank was born in

Montserrado County Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia containing its national capital, Monrovia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has 17 sub p ...

, Liberia. His nationality is Liberian."Franks Artus adopts Ebola victims' children in Liberia"
''Pulse Ghana'', 26.06.2015. Portia Arthur He attended college at AME University in Monrovia, obtaining a degree in Human Resources Management.

Career

Frank began his career in Liberia. Shortly afterwards, he branched out to Ghana where he worked at Venus Films, then eventually moved on to shoot movies in Nigeria (

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

). After acting in minor roles in Liberia, Artus wrote, directed, and starred in the movie ''Juetey'' (Children's Business). In 2008, ''Jutey'' won six awards including best writer, best supporting actress, and movie of the year. ''Juetey'' was Frank's first attempt at screenwriting. Since then he has filmed more than 100 movies. He has been nominated for many awards, and won the Best International Actor award for 2012 at the African Academy Awards. He also won the Hall of Grace Award 2013. One of his best-known films is 2012's ''Order of the Ring'', in which he performed in the nude. In 2015 Frank was presented with the Face of Africa Award as a well-known actor. He also received several awards, including the Humanitarian Figure Award from the Continental Award Committee for his contributions to the fight against ebola.

Personal

Frank is married to his childhood sweetheart Prima Cooper Frank and the couple currently has three kids, two girls and a boy who he named after his mentor, Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan."PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 11 YEARS WITH CHILDREN… FRANK ARTUS REVEALS"
. ''Makin Magazine''.

Selected filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Artus, Frank Living people People from Montserrado County Liberian male film actors 1979 births