This is a list of notable Ghanaian actors listed in alphabetic order by surname.

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* Augustine Abbey (Idikoko) * Ama K. Abebrese (born 1980) * Mavis Adjei, starred in over 25 films, currently based in the Netherlands *

Kofi Adu Kofi Adu (born May 25, 1969),is originally from the Ashanti Region of Ghana but lived in a suburb in Accra Newtown called Asantewaa, also known as Agya Koo, is an actor and comedian from Ghana. He has appeared in over 200 Ghanaian movies includi ...

(Agya Koo) (born 1968) *

Freema Agyeman Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is a British actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series '' Doctor Who'' (2007–2010), and received further recognition f ...

(born 1979), British actor of Ghanaian and

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Jackie Appiah Jackie Appiah (born 5 December 1983) is a Canadian-born Ghanaian actress. For her work as an actress, she has received several awards and nominations, including the awards for ''Best Actress in a Leading Role'' at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Aw ...

(born 1983) *

Mac Jordan Amartey Mac Jordan Amartey (1936–2018) was a popular Ghanaian actor. He was a veteran actor who played major roles in Ghanaian movies. In 2017, he disclosed that he used a prosthetic leg after an amputation as a result of diabetes Diabetes, also ...

(1936–2018) *

Fred Amugi Fred Nii Amugi (born 5 November 1948) is a Ghanaian born veteran actor best known for his roles in Holby City, Beasts of No Nation and The Cursed Ones. He rose to prominence for his role in 1985 television series "Opinto". Early life Fred Am ...

(born 1948) *

Martha Ankomah Martha Ankomah is a Ghanaian film actress and an entrepreneur Personal life and education Ankomah was born in Accra, Ghana, as the first-born of her single mother, Ankomah recalled encountering several challenges during her childhood. She is ...

(born 1985) *

John Apea John Apea is a Ghanaian actor. In 2008 he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for ''Best Screenplay'' for the film '' Run Baby Run'' in which he also featured as the lead actor. ''Run Baby Run'' received eight nominations and won four awards at th ...

Gyearbuor Asante Frederick Christopher Kwabena Gyearbuor Asante (4 November 1941 – 2 August 2000) was a Ghanaian actor best remembered for his role in the Channel 4 situation comedy ''Desmond's'', in which he played the role of Gambian mature student Matthew. ...

(1941–2000) *

Juliet Asante Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante is a Ghanaian film actress, producer and director, and philanthropist. Her latest film, ''Silver Rain'', was nominated for "Best Film in West Africa" and "Best costume" for 2015 in the Africa Magic viewer's choice award ...

Abraham Attah Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian actor, living in the United States. He hails from the Ga–Dangme people, Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region, Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He made his featu ...

(born 2001) *

Chris Attoh Chris Attoh (born Christopher Keith Nii Attoh; May 17, 1979) is a Ghanaian actor, film director, on-air personality, television presenter and producer. He is best known as "Kwame Mensah" in Nigerian soap opera ''Tinsel''. Education He attend ...

(born 1979) * Akorfa Edjeani-Asiedu (born 1969)

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Robert Bathurst Robert Guy Bathurst (born 22 February 1957) is an English actor. Bathurst was born in The Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1957, where his father was working as a management consultant. In 1959 his family moved to Ballybrack, Dublin, Ireland and Bath ...

(born 1957), British actor born in Ghana *

Michael Blackson Michael Blackson is a Ghanaian-Liberian actor, philanthropist, and comedian based in the United States. Early life Michael Blackson was born to a Ghanaian parents. He spent his young years in between Monrovia and Ghana before relocating to t ...

(born 1972), comedian and actor *

Kwesi Boakye Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye ( ; born April 6, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Darwin, Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother and Gossamer on the Cartoon Network animated shows ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' and ''The ...

(born 1999) * Adeline Ama Buabeng *

Nadia Buari Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. Early life Buari was born in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, to a Lebanese father a ...

(born 1982) *

Charles Kofi Bucknor Kofi Bucknor (1953–2017) was a Ghanaian actor who starred in the films like ''Heritage Africa'' (1989), ' (1989), and '' Run Baby Run'' (2006). He died on 23 May 2017 at the 37 Military Hospital, cause of his death was unknown. References ...

(1953–2017) *

Moesha Buduong Moesha Buduong is a Ghanaian TV presenter, actress and model who is also known for granting a controversial interview to CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour on issues of sex, love and gender. Controversy In April 2018, Buduong came under criticism ...

(born 1990) *

Akosua Busia Akosua Gyamama Busia (born 30 December 1966) is a Ghanaian actress, film director, author and songwriter who lives in the United Kingdom. She played Nettie Harris in the 1985 film ''The Color Purple'' alongside Whoopi Goldberg. Family and early l ...

(born 1966)

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* Omar Sheriff Captan *

Michaela Coel Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British screenwriter and actress. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom ''Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), for which she won ...

(born 1987)

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Kojo Dadson Emmanuel Kojo Dadson (1953 – 9 February 2021) was a veteran Ghanaian actor, director, producer and musician. He is well known for featuring in and directing movies and series like Home Sweet Home, Sun City and Run Baby Run. He gained promin ...

Paul Danquah Paul Danquah, born Joseph Paul Walcott (25 May 1925 – 13 August 2015), was a British film actor, known particularly for his role in the film ''A Taste of Honey'' (1961), adapted from the 1958 play of the same name written by Shelagh Delane ...

(1925–2015), British actor of Ghanaian heritage *

David Oscar Dogbe David Oscar Dogbe (born 16 April 1984) is a Ghanaian musician, actor and comedian. He is known for leading the movement ''GHComedy'', that fought to gain visibility and acceptance for an upcoming Ghanaian Stand-up comedians. David Oscar later p ...

(born 1984) *

Ebenezer Donkor Ebenezer Donkor, popularly known as Katawere (1938 – 12 November 2016), was a Ghanaian actor known primarily for his role in the Ghanaian television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for tra ...

(1938–2016) *

David Dontoh David Kwame Dontoh (born 1964) and affectionately called ''Uncle David'', ''"Ghanaman" and "Kofi Abranteɛ"'' (Kofi Gentleman), is a veteran Ghanaian actor and television personality who has starred in numerous local and international films, dram ...

(born 1964/65) *

Joselyn Dumas Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Early l ...

(born 1980) *

John Dumelo John Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, farmer and politician. On 1 April 2014 he emerged as the first Ghanaian to hit a million likes on Facebook. His parents are Mr. John Dumelo who was a Civil Engineer and Mrs. Antoinette Dumel ...

(born 1984)

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* Pascaline Edwards (born 1970) *

Christabel Ekeh Christabel Ekeh (born October 16, 1990) is a Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivo ...

(born 1990) *

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.

(born 1972), British actor of Ghanaian and

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an descent

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Souad Faress Souad Adel Faress (born 25 March 1948) is a stage, radio, television and film actress based in United Kingdom. She is best known for her portrayal of the solicitor Usha Gupta, in the long-running BBC Radio 4 serial ''The Archers'' and for her ...

(born 1948) *

Lydia Forson Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life and education Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana ...

(born 1984)

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* Dzifa Gomashie

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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Kobna Kuttah Holdbrook-Smith (born 23 August 1977) is a Ghanaian-British actor known for his film, television, theatre and voice work. Early life Holdbrook-Smith was born in Accra, Ghana. He grew up in Frimley, Surrey, England, where he li ...

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Juliet Ibrahim Juliet Ibrahim is a Ghanaian actress, film producer and singer of Lebanese, Ghanaian and Liberian descent. She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards for her role in '' 4 Play''. She has been referred to as ...

(born 1986) *

Selassie Ibrahim Selassie Ibrahim (born May 19) is a Ghanaian actress, film producer, mother, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the CEO of Smarttys Management and production. Selassie Ibrahim has starred in movies like "''Her Mother’s Man"'' which was directed b ...

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Ian Jazzi Ian Frederick Oshodi (born 30 March 1986), better known by his stage name Ian Jazzi, is a Ghanaian/Nigerian recording artist, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. He inspired a new wave of Gospel Rap in Ghana, after dropping popular single ...

(born 1986)

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* King Aboagye Brenya (died 2021) Kwame Owusu Ansah

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* Harry Laud *

Lilian Bach Lilian Bola Bach is a Nigerian actress and model. Early life and education Lilian was born in Lagos Island to a Yoruba mother and a Polish father. As a result of her father's profession, she lived in various parts of the country during her form ...

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Nana Ama McBrown Felicity Ama Agyemang (born 15 August 1973), popularly known as Nana Ama McBrown, is a Ghanaian actress, TV presenter and a music writer. She rose to prominence for her role in television series ''Tentacles''. Later, she found mainstream success ...

(born 1973) *

Peter Mensah Peter Mensah (born 27 August 1959) is a Ghanaian English actor, best known for his roles in the films '' Tears of the Sun'', '' Hidalgo'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''300'', and television series such as Starz' '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'', '' ...

(born 1959) *

Majid Michel Majid Michel (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for ''Best Actor in a Leading Role'' at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2 ...

(born 1980) *

Salma Mumin Salma Mumin is a Ghanaian actress and producer. Her contributions to the Ghanaian movie industry have earned her several accolades, including Best International New Actress at the 2014 Papyrus Magazine Screen Actors Awards and Best Actress in a L ...

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Eddie Nartey Eddie Nartey (born 6 November 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, director, and film producer. His supporting role in Frank Rajah's ''Somewhere In Africa'' earned him a nomination at the Nollywood and African Film Critics Awardsf, and Ghana movie awards. ...

(born 1984) *

Yvonne Nelson Yvonne Nelson (born November 12, 1985) is a Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur.Kwadwo Nkansah Kwadwo Nkansah (born 15 April 1987), professionally known as Lil Win, is a Ghanaian artist, musician, actor, and comedian. He is the founder and director of Great Minds International School in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Early life ...

(born 1987) (Lilwin) *

Grace Nortey Grace Nortey (born 1 February 1937) is a Ghanaian actress who has played several lead roles on Ghanaian television. She has been active in the film, theatre and drama industry for over five decades and is considered as one of the ace actresses ...

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Yvonne Okoro Chinyere Yvonne Okoro is a Ghanaian Nigerian actress. Born to a Nigerian dad and Ghanaian mother, Yvonne Okoro is of mixed lineage and calls herself an African. Yvonne Okoro is from Koforidua in the Eastern Parts of Ghana. She received Ghana Mo ...

(born 1984) *

Grace Omaboe Grace Omaboe (born 10 June 1946), popularly known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, singer, television personality, author and a former politician. She run the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra. She ...

(born 1946) *

Mikki Osei Berko Mikki Osei Berko (born 1973) is a Ghanaian-born actor. He played Master Richard in the TV series ''Taxi Driver'' and Dada Boat in '' Dada Boat''. He has served as the assemblyman for the Ayidiki electoral area for one term, and is also the execut ...

(born 1973) * Joseph Otsiman (born 1989)

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* Margaret Quainoo (1941–2006) *

Hugh Quarshie Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films '' Highlander'' (1986), '' The Church'' (1989), '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' ...

(born 1954)

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Brew Riverson Jnr Ebenezer Henry Brew-Riverson Jnr, is a veteran actor who played multi-character roles on Ghanaian television in the 1980s and 1990s. His father has the same name as him (minus the jnr). He is currently a lecturer with the Theater Arts Department ...

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Abdul Salis Abdul Wahab Mumuni (born 6 July 1979), known professionally as Abdul Salis, is a British actor. He played paramedic Curtis Cooper on ''Casualty'', the longest-running medical drama broadcast in the UK. He is the son of Ghanaian parents who mo ...

(born 1979), actor, comedian *

Sam Sarpong Samuel Osei Sarpong Jr. (19 December 1974 – 26 October 2015) was a British actor, supermodel, and musician. He performed in over sixty feature films and fifty-five television shows, including such films as ''Carmen The Hip Hopera'', '' Love D ...

(1975–2015) *

Kwaku Sintim-Misa Kwaku Sintim-Misa aka "KSM" (born 1956) is a Ghanaian actor, director, satirist, talk show host, and author. He also has his own shows on radio and television. He is the host of The KSM Show. Early life KSM was born the fifth of six siblings on ...

(born 1956) Suzy Williams

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Reggie Tsiboe Reggie Tsiboe (born 7 September 1950) is a Ghanaian-British entertainer, dancer and one of the singers of the disco group Boney M. between 1982 and 1986 and later between 1989 and 1990. In 1982, Tsiboe originally replaced the dancer Bobby Farrel ...

(born 1950)

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Van Vicker Joseph van Vicker (born 1 August 1977), better known as Van Vicker, is a Ghanaian actor, movie director and humanitarian. He is the chief executive officer of Sky + Orange production, a film production house. Van Vicker received two nominations ...

(born 1977)

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* George Williams (1929–2016) * Suzzy Williams (1981/82–2005), worked in Ghana and Nigeria

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Reggie Yates Reginald (Reggie) Yates (born 31 May 1983) is a British writer and director with a career spanning three decades on screen as an actor, television presenter and radio DJ. Yates played Leo Jones in ''Doctor Who'' and has worked at the BBC in ra ...

(born 1983), English actor of Ghanaian descent * Prince Yawson (Waakye) * Vicky Zugah

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