Nkanya Nkwai (born 3 July 1982) is an

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ian film actor, director and producer. He was recognized in 2014 by the Ecrans Noirs in Yaounde,

in the movie ''Viri'' as best actor, making him the first

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to merit such an award.
He is the producer of the movie ''Nightfall ( Tombee De La Nuit)'' featuring

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actor

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and Cameroonian star

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Early life

Nkanya, was born in Dumbo-Berabe, Donga Mantung Division in

into a

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family. He went to Presbyterian primary School (PS) Dumbo-Berabe and Government High School (GHS) Ako, where he completed at Government Bilingual High School in Nkambe with a G.C.E Advanced Level Certificate and later on enrolled at

University of Yaoundé I The University of Yaoundé I ( French: ''Université de Yaoundé I'') is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the Universi ...

, a crash programme in

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. He moved to

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. As a young man, he lived and grew up in Idenau a suburb of Limbe town, in

Career

His movie debut came in 2008, in the movie ''Becky Diana''. He left Cameroon for further studies abroad. In 2010, he performed a role in ''

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'' by

. After his return to Cameroon, he featured in several movies that include ''Viri'', ''The African Guest'', ''Nightfall and'' ''Life Point''.

References

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* Cameroonian male actors Cameroonian film producers Living people Cameroonian film directors Cameroonian women film directors Cameroonian women film producers 1982 births {{cameroon-actor-stub