# Onuora Abuah

Anthony Onuora Abuah is a Nigerian–British actor, film director, producer and writer.

## Early life and education

He was born in Kenya to a Nigerian-Igbo father and Rwandan/ Ugandan mother of the Tutsi ethnic group. He spent his childhood around central and west Africa before his family relocated to Switzerland in Europe in 1995. Onuora attended the British School of Lomé where he spends three productive years and was given the opportunity to hone his writing and acting skills before moving to the United Kingdom to attend Plymouth University and he later obtained a master's degree in Filmmaking from Central Film School.

## Career
### Acting

After living in Cardiff for a few years, Onuora joined the London-based MeWe Youth Theatre Company, where he was cast in a play about the ex-slave turned author, Olaudah Equiano. He later played the role of Olaudah Equiano in a short film from Talawa Theatre company for the Victoria & Albert Museum. His first feature film was in Tony Kaye's Black Water Transit (2009), before playing the lead role in the low budget film Patrolmen (2010). He then wrote and produced his first play Another Biafra, about the ongoing Niger-Delta oil crisis.

### Directing

Onuora directed his first feature film Woolwich Boys (2012), which screened at the British Urban Film Festival and was licensed by London Live in the UK, ETV in South Africa and Ebonylife TV across Africa. His second film, Mona (2016) starring David Avery and Lonyo, won the Grand Nile Award at the 2016 Luxor African Film Festival and was also nominated for two Africa Movie Academy Awards.

### Documentaries

Abuah has produced several documentaries on African history including Danhomé & Vodun (2018), A Thousand Years to Tomboctou (2019), Kano with Onuora Abuah (2020) and Revolution Now: 5 Days with Sowore (2022) about Sahara Reporters Founder Omoyele Sowore.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | The Unlucky Mother | Director, producer, writer | Short Film |
| 2012 | Woolwich Boys | Actor, director, producer, writer | Crime Drama |
| 2013 | Trim | Executive Producer, director, writer | Web Series |
| 2014 | Woodfalls | Actor, producer | Drama |
| 2014 | Mum Dad Meet Sam | Producer | Romantic Comedy |
| 2016 | Mona | Actor, producer, director, writer | Political Thriller |
| 2018 | Danhomé & Vodun | Director, producer, writer | Documentary |
| 2019 | A Thousand Years to Tomboctou | Director, producer, writer | Documentary |
| 2019 | Kano with Onuora Abuah | Director, producer, writer | Documentary |
| 2020 | Tainted Canvas | Producer | Drama |
| 2020 | Headwrap | Producer, director, writer | Short Film |
| 2020 | Ouroboros | Actor | Short Film |
| 2021 | Ọjị | Producer, director, writer | Short Film |
| 2021 | Tafiya | Producer, director, writer | Short Film |
| 2022 | Revolution Now: 5 Days with Sowore | Director, producer, writer | Documentary |
| 2023 | km.t: A Journey through the Black Land | Actor, director, producer, writer | Documentary |
| 2023 | Deep Undercover: Part One | Actor | Pilot Film |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Film | Result |
| 2013 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Film by an African Abroad | Woolwich Boys | Nominated |
| 2016 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best First Feature Film by a Director and Best Film by an African Living Abroad | Mona | Nominated |
| 2016 | Luxor African Film Festival | Grand Nile Prize for Best Long Narrative | Mona | Won |