Zachee Ama Orji (born 1960) is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money. Aside from acting, Orji is a preacher.

Early History

Zachee Ama Orji was born in Libreville, Gabon. He grew up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo where he learnt how to speak both English and French fluently. Orji is a graduate of

University of Nigeria The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has th ...

Nsukka Nsukka is a town and a Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria. Nsukka shares a common border as a town with Edem, Opi (archaeological site), Ede-Oballa, and Obimo. The postal code of the area is 410001 and 410002 respectively re ...

. His first movie was in 1991 and was entitled ''Unforgiven Sin''. In an interview with

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 ...

Post, Orji shared how he got the lead role in the movie without auditioning. Since then, Orji has starred in different movies and is now a

legend. He is also a singer and preacher of God's word since he found Christ. He is married to Ngozi Orji has three children and lives in Nigeria. In 2000, Zack Orji made his directorial debut with the movie titled ''WEB'' starring himself and Ghanaian actress,

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. The movie won best collaborative film in the Ghana awards of 2001. In 2022, Zack made it known that he is supporting Tinubu for president in the 2023 presidential election.

Filmography

* '' Women's Cot'' *''Big Town'' * '' Nneka the Pretty Serpent'' * ''Sweet Face'' * ''

Our Jesus Story ''Our Jesus Story'', is a 2020 Nigerian religious drama film directed by Tchidi Chikere and produced by Ojiofor Ezeanyaeche for O.J Production. The film stars Frederick Leonard in the lead role as Jesus the Christ, whereas Zack Orji, Sam Dede ...

'' * ''Asimo'' * ''Lost Hope'' *'' Love Castle'' *''Blood sisters'' *'' Glamour Girls'' *''Blood money'' *

Code Wilo ''Code Wilo'' is a 2019 Nigerian movie about the political happenings of the 2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections. It projects the need to give space to women and youths in the country's election. ''Code Wilo'' was produced by Hauwa Allahbura a ...

References

External links

An interview with Zack
1960 births Living people Nigerian male film actors University of Nigeria alumni Igbo male actors Nigerian film directors 20th-century Nigerian male actors 21st-century Nigerian male actors Nigerian male television actors Nigerian film producers 20th-century births {{Nigeria-film-director-stub