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Richard Mofe Damijo is a Nigerian actor and politician.

Background

Mofe-Damijo was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.

Education

He attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin to continue his education and studied Theatre Arts.

Career

He is a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria. In 1997 Mofe-Damijo returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos and graduated in 2004. After graduating from the university, Mofe-Damijo took part in a television soap opera in the late 80"s called Ripples.

Before then, he had a stint with Concord Newspapers and Metro Magazine as a reporter.

Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received a writer/producer cartulary-register Mofe-Damijo was the commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria.

Achievements

  • In 2005 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2005 at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards Mofe-Damijo won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.