David Dontoh

David Kwame Dontoh (born 1964) dem affectionately call Uncle David, "Ghanaman" den "Kofi Abranteɛ" (Kofi Gentleman), be a veteran Ghanaian actor den television personality wey na he star insyd chaw local den international films, drama, theatre den oda stage productions. He be very influential insyd de development of television den drama, especially during de golden age of theatre insyd Ghana insyd de 80s den 90s. He take up acting insyd 1980 after he see a National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) newspaper advert wey dey invite potential actors make dem cam forward for training insyd stage den film acting. Na ein first NAFTI film be The Way To Shame, a short seven minute stage production wich na Alex Bannerman direct am as part of ein formal assessment insyd drama production. Bannerman wey na be a student of NAFTI at de time chance upon Dontoh wey he persuade am to play de lead role, as na de intended person no show up during shooting. De film ein assessment panel, especially Mike Hagan, recognise Dontoh ein potential insyd theatre den drama wey he highlight dis to de young Alex Bannerman. Subsequently, na Dontoh acting potential cam be more noticed wen na he play de lead role insyd Gus: The Theatre Cat, a short stage adaptation of a poem by T. S. Eliot. Na George Andoh Wilson of Wilson Acting Academy fame direct de play.

 Game Shows & Quizzes 

 Agoro (1998 - 2008)
 Agoro Fie (2011)
 By The Fire Side

 Films 
Dontoh ein most notable movies dey include

 Kukurantumi: Road to Accra (1983) as Bob
 No Time to Die (2006) as Asante
 The Dead (2010) as The Chief
 Somewhere in Africa (2011) as President Gabiza
 Beasts of No Nation (2015) as Linguist
 The Cursed Ones (2015) as Bartender
 Like Cotton Twines (2016) as Father Baani
 Coming to Africa (2020) as Monte

 Filmography 

 Film 
YearFilmRoleNotes1983Kukurantumi: Road to AccraBob1989Heritage Africa1991Sika SunsumJimmy CashDirect-to-video1993ConfessionsPaa KwesiDirect-to-video1996Deadly VoyageBob1998Victim of LoveDirect-to-video2004Welcome HomeTaxi Driver2006No Time to DieAsante2010The DeadThe Chief2011Ties That BindKoo2012KweibaFather2013The Dead 2: IndiaThe Chief2015Pieces of MeBoard MemberDirect-to-videoBeasts of No NationLinguistChronicles of Odumkrom: The HeadmasterMr. BrownThe Cursed OnesBar Tender2016Like Cotton TwinesFather Baani2019Smoke ScreenUncle Debrah2020Coming to AfricaMonteLagos to OsloProfessor Obiora2021Freedom and JusticePresidentDrama2023Coming to Africa: Welcome to GhanaComedy / Drama / Romance2024The GroomsmenDrama

 Television 
YearFilmRoleNotes1996Screen TwoBobEpisode: "Deadly Voyage"2017BeatMr. Ntim

 Awards den recognition 

 Best Actor ECRAG Award 1984,1989 and 1992
 Best Supporting and World Centenary of Film, Ghana Film Award 1999
 PAM African Film Festival
 Ghana Peace Award (2017)

 References 

Category:1960s births
Category:Human
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Ghanaian male film actors
Category:University of Ghana alumni
Category:20th-century Ghanaian male actors
Category:Ghanaian film actors