Kenneth Okolie

Kenneth Obinna Okolie (born 21 February 1984) is a Nigerian actor, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Mr Nigeria 2010 and won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards. Okolie is a native of Ihiala in Anambra State, a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the Igbo people of Nigeria. Okolie is the firstborn child of his parents and has three siblings. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree from Valley View University in Ghana. Okolie, before his debut into the Nigerian movie industry, began as a model in 2006, which he described as a coincidence, as he merely escorted a friend to an audition for models and never intended to participate in the auditioning process. He was compelled to audition by the organisers, which he accepted. He was successful in the audition and was selected, marking the start of his modelling career. In 2010, four years after beginning his modelling career, Okolie participated in the Mr Nigeria male pageant and won. After winning the pageant, Okolie competed in the Mister World pageant and finished as the second runner-up. Okolie debuted in the Nigerian movie industry in 2011. Okolie described his venture into the Nigerian movie industry also as a coincidence, as he never intended to be an actor. In 2015, Okolie won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.