Uzor Arukwe is a popular actor in the Nigerian movie industry. He is one of the most talented in the movie industry – he takes on the lead roles in movies and delivers perfectly. He is known for the black spot on his face but that doesn’t deter him from being handsome.
Name | Uzor Arukwe |
Age | 41 years old |
Date of birth | August 6th, 1983 |
Gender | Male |
State of origin | Abia state |
Height | 5’11 |
Marital status | Married |
Net worth | $200,000 |
Occupation | Actor |
Uzor Arukwe Biography
Uzor Arukwe is a Nigerian actor, and model born on August 6th, 1983. He was born into a family of 10 in Lagos but hails from Abia state, an Igbo-dominated part of Nigeria. He is popularly known for the role he played in Sergeant Tutu, “In Line”, and Countdown, – the 2017 movies that brought him to the limelight.
Uzor Arukwe had his early education in Lagos State. Later he moved to Rivers state, where he attended Nigerian Navy School, Port-Harcourt. He then traveled to Abia state for his university education at the Abia State University where he bagged a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2007. After that, he proceeded to the University of Calabar for his Master’s degree, he graduated in 2009.
Uzor is married to Barbra Boyd-Arukwe, the Head of Human Resources at Fitness and Sports Solutions Limited, where he works also.
Uzor Arukwu Career
Uzor Arukwe started acting when he landed a role in the popular Nigerian TV series Flatmates in the 2000s. He acted alongside Yaw, Bryan Emmanuel, and Sandra Ifedu in the early 2000s. He hit the mainstream when he was featured in Sergeant Tutu, a 2017 action comedy movie. The movie cast has other Nollywood best actors like FunnyBone, Stan Nze, and Tunji Aderibigbe.
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In April 2008, he worked at Etisalat Nigeria (now 9mobile) as a retail and sales executive. He left the job in November 2012 and got into Fitness & Sports Solutions where he started working as a Digital Communications Manager in December 2013. Now, he is the facility manager at Fitness and Sports Solutions Limited. He also volunteers at Faultless Finish as their social media consultant.
Uzor Arukwe Movies
Uzor Arukwe is enjoying a successful career in the industry, as he has been featured in various Nollywood movies that are mainstream, some of which include;
- Oga Pastor
- Unbroken
- Ini Dinma
- Size 12
- Dear Affy
- Girlfriends
- Sugar rush
- [K]Pali
- My name is ivy
- Taken
- Smash
- Blood letters
- Over the fence
- Boys will be Boys
- Uncommon event
- Looking back
- Heart of Gold
- It’s about your husband
- Unspoken truth
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Uzor Arukwe Net worth
Uzor Arukwe has been nominated as the Best Actor in Comedy or Movie during the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2020, for the roles he played in “Smash” and “Size 12”. His net worth is estimated to be around $200,000.