Alex Usifo

Alex Usifo Omiagbo
Alex Usifo Omiagbo
Born	16 April 1953
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984 till present
Notable work	End of the Wicked

Alex Usifo (born 16 April 1953) is a veteran Nigerian actor.^[1]

Career

Usifo auditioned at different media houses including Radio Nigeria Lagos, Voice of Nigeria, NTA Ilorin etc. He made it to the top list, but was dropped because of ‘Quota System’. He was unemployed for years. On the invitation of his friend/brother Peter Okun, Alex attended a Deeper Life Crusade, where he desperately asked God for a change in his condition, and he got an answer: ‘look inwards’.^[2]

His acting career kicked off in 1984 when he played a major role in the tele-movie The Return of the Native. He took lead roles in Natas and Two People.^[3] He started attending NTA, Victoria Island to take part in the weekly series At Your Service. He was part of NTA productions: Echoes of Life, and Turning Wheel, between 1984 and 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition came in 1988 when he starred in Zeb Ejiro's soap opera, Ripples. Usifo portrayed Talaab Abass. The show broke ground in television because few soap operas existed. Talaab Abass was a villain. Alex interpreted the character with bulging eyes and a baritone voice.^[4]

Usifo made a name for himself long before Nollywood came into existence. He participated in stage plays including Awero. This was staged at the National Theatre, Iganmu. He appeared in Ola Rotimi's Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again! also staged at the National Theatre. He featured in radio and films.^[5]

Recognition

Usifo won awards locally and internationally, including:

Best Actor - African Collaboration; RLG Ghana Movie Awards 2012
Best Actor – Ripples; Legends of Nollywood Awards
AETV London and EHIGLAD Entertainment Presentation
Lifetime Achievement Award; Nollywood Christian Fellowship 2012
Excellent Achievement in the Movie Industry; Niger Delta Awards [2009]
Outstanding Achievement in Nollywood; Bells University Awards
Award for Excellence in Artistic Creativity; Achievers’ Intl. University and Educational Network
Peace and Development Award 2013; YELL/Advocacy Magazine & Partnership for Women and Justice
Distinguished Award for Excellence; Rotaract Club of Sagamu
Inspirational Award; United Nations Council of Churches & Ministerial Fellowship
Award for Excellence and Exemplary Living; Omega Fire Ministries
The Snapshots Award; Covenant Christian Centre
Award of Recognition; Calvary Bible Church
Bridge Builder Awards; Winners’ Youth Ministry, Badagry
Award for Leadership Excellence in Nollywood Movies – El Shaddai Ministries Intl.
Nollywood Icons Award – Nigerian Film Corporation.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Filmography

Silent Night (1996) as Stephen Odame
Captive (1998)
Endtime (1999)
End of the Wicked (1999) as Beelzebub
Executive Crime (2000) as Vice President
Desperadoes (2001)
My Love (2002)
Lean on Me (2003)
Dangerous Sisters (2004) as Festus (with Genevieve Nnaji and Dakore Akande)
Azima (2005)
Final Point (2006)
The Guilty (2006) as Odili
Strong Men at Work (2007) as Tony
Trumpet of Death (2007) as Ekene
Who am I? (2007)
Classical Fraud (with Ufuoma Ejenobor)
Kiss the Dust (2008) as Peter Uche
Felicima: One Gift (2009) as Andrew
Tango with Me (2010) as Uzo's Father
Lovelorn (2012)
Okoro the Prince (2013) as Oba Ozuola
Royal Mission (2015)
Silence (2016)
Code Wilo (2019)
Enakhe (2020)^[10] as Osasere 'Epa' Iwinosa
Strain (2020) as Grandpa Ezeji
Where Men Rule (2021) as Okonkwo
Love & Justice (2022) as Cyril
The Black Book (with Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sam Dede) (2023) as General Isa
Home Coming (2023)^[11]

References

^ "Alex Usifo: The Making of A Nollywood Veteran". P.M. News. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "alex usifo tribe". MirageMiami. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Funmilola, Olukomaiya (27 February 2020). "Alex Usifo: The Making of A Nollywood Veteran". pmnewsnigeria.
^ "I'm returning with Ripples - Zeb Ejiro". Vanguard News. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Gists, Naija. "How Nollywood Legend Alex Usifo Made A Name For Himself". Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "My shaved hair, my identity – Alex Usifo". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "NOLLYWOOD STAR ACTOR, ALEX USIFO OMIAGBO TURNS LECTURER AT BABCOCK UNIVERSITY". elendureports.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "Alex Usifo blasts govt over insincerity". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "Top 5 Nollywood Actors Of All Time". newsinnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "Here are all the reasons why we love 'Enakhe'". Pulse Nigeria. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Alex Usifo Omiagbo | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

Alex Usifo at IMDb

[1] "Alex Usifo: The Making of A Nollywood Veteran". P.M. News. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[2] "alex usifo tribe". MirageMiami. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[3] Funmilola, Olukomaiya (27 February 2020). "Alex Usifo: The Making of A Nollywood Veteran". pmnewsnigeria.

[4] "I'm returning with Ripples - Zeb Ejiro". Vanguard News. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[5] Gists, Naija. "How Nollywood Legend Alex Usifo Made A Name For Himself". Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[6] "My shaved hair, my identity – Alex Usifo". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[7] "NOLLYWOOD STAR ACTOR, ALEX USIFO OMIAGBO TURNS LECTURER AT BABCOCK UNIVERSITY". elendureports.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[8] "Alex Usifo blasts govt over insincerity". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[9] "Top 5 Nollywood Actors Of All Time". newsinnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[10] "Here are all the reasons why we love 'Enakhe'". Pulse Nigeria. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[11] "Alex Usifo Omiagbo | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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