Eddie Nartey
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| Born | 6 November 1984 Korle Gonno, Accra, Ghana |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 2004—present |
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Eddie Nartey (born 6 November 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, director, and film producer.[1] His supporting role in Frank Rajah's Somewhere In Africa[2] earned him a nomination at the Nollywood and African Film Critics Awardsf,[3] and Ghana movie awards. He was nominated in the best actor category for Kiss Me If You Can.,[4][5] He got his first opportunity to do his directorial debut entitled Could This Be Love[6] where he co-wrote the movie with Evelyn, which cast Actors like Majid Michel, Kwadwo Nkansah (Lil Win), Nana Ama Mcbrown, Fred Amugi, and Gloria Sarfo.
He collaborated with Juliet Ibrahim on the movie Shattered Romance. He also wrote and directed the movie Royal Diadem.
He is related to British Actor / Director Danny Erskine.
Early life
[edit]Eddie attended Korle Gonno Methodist primary and JSS in Accra for basic education. His secondary education came at Holy Trinity Cathedral Secondary School (HOTCASS). He attended the University of Ghana, Legon[7] where he studied directing and earned a BFA in Fine Arts.
Personal life
[edit]His wife died in January 2021 after two years of marriage.[8]
Filmography
[edit]He has acted in several films, including:[9]
- Wedlock of the Gods
- In The Eyes Of My Husband
- Gallery of Comedy
- Last Battle
- Love & Crime
- Intimate Battle 1&2
- Believe Me
- The King Is Mine 1&2
- Return Of Beyonce (2006) - President's Bodyguard
- Crime To Christ (2007) - Milado
- Passion of the Soul (2008)
- Girls Connection (2008) - Casmir
- Agony of Christ (2008)
- Tears Of Womanhood 1&2 (2009) - David
- Ties That Bind (2011) - Godknows
- Somewhere In Africa 1&2 (2011) - Pascal
- Pool Party 1&2 (2011)
- The Silent Writer (2011)
- Testing The Waters (2012)
- Number One Fan (2013) - Kweku Mensah
- Shattered Romance (2014) - Cobra
- Chronicles of Odumkrom: The Headmaster (2015) - Kofi Bediako
- In April (2016) - Bright Ofori
- The New Adabraka (2018)
- The Don (2022) - Mike
He has directed and produced:
- Could This Be Love (2014)
- Shattered Romance (2014)
- Royal Diadem (2015)
- She Prayed (2015)
- Beautiful Ruins (2016)
- In April (2016)
- Samai
- Criss Cross
- The Corner TV Series
- Conversation
- The New Adabraka (2018)
- Frema
- Woman At War (2021)
- Kofi Abebrese (2021)
- Okada (2021)
- That Night (2022)
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2010 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2011 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | Golden Movie Awards | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2017 | Nelas Awards | Best TV Series | Nominated |
| 2018 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2018 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2018 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 2018 | Nelas Awards | Best Short Film | Won |
| 2018 | Nelas Awards | Best Producer | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ filla, ghana. "Eddie directs Juliet Ibrahim's first movie". ghanafilla. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Movie, Somewhere in Africa". Chris-Vincent A. Febiri. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Eddie for awards". Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Kiss Me If You Can". TalkAfricanMovies. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Eddie Nartey For NAFACA".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "If Kumawood Was That BAD, How Come The Top English Movie Stars Are Rushing In There? Watch A Clip of Majid Michel and Lil Win In The Movie-Could This be Love?". Archived from the original on 2013-10-27.
- ^ "Eddie graduates from school". Joseph Midnight. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Eddie Nartey's wife passes on 2 years after marriage - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "Eddie's movies".
External links
[edit]- Eddie Nartey at IMDb