Hanks Anuku is a Nigerian-Ghanaian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He often stars as a villain in many

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films. As of 2017, Anuku was naturalized and became an American.

Life

He attended

Loyola College, Ibadan Loyola College, Ibadan (LCI) is a Boys only Government-owned College in Oyo State, Nigeria founded by the Catholic Missionary in 1954. It is located within old Ife road, Agodi area in Ibadan. Since being established, the school has produced lumi ...

. He graduated from

Auchi Polytechnic Auchi Polytechnic is a Federal Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria. It is one of the first four Polytechnics established in Nigeria. It has over 10,000 students enrolled in business, technology, environmental and arts courses. Histo ...

in 1981. He is

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from Ika in Delta State. His sister was Miss Nigeria 1986 Rita Anuku, who died in 2015.

Filmography

*''Broad Daylight'' (2001) *''Formidable force''(2002) *''Bitter Honey'' (2005) *''The Captor'' (2006) *''Men on Hard Way (2007)'' *''Fools on the Run''(2007) *''Desperate Ambition''(2006) *''My Love'' *''Wanted Alive'' *''Rambo'' *''save the ''child'' *'' the senator 1 and 2'' *''bitter honey'' *'' Azubuike''

References

21st-century Nigerian male actors Living people 1960 births Male actors from Ibadan 21st-century Ghanaian male actors Auchi Polytechnic alumni Ghanaian people of Nigerian descent Naturalized citizens of the United States Nigerian male television actors Nigerian male film actors Igbo people Actors from Delta State Loyola College, Ibadan alumni {{Nigeria-actor-stub