David Dontoh

**David Kwame Dontoh** (bɔgebo zie la 1964) ka ba maŋ̍ boɔle o ka *Uncle David*, *"Ghanaman" ane "Kofi Abranteɛ"* (Kofi Gentleman), e la veteran Ghanaian actor ane television personality na starred naŋ̍ be local ane international films, drama, theatre ane stage productions. O da maŋ taa leɛroo kyaare television ane drama, te gaŋ̍ a zaa golden yuomo na be theatre a Ghana kyaare a 80s ane90s. 

## Obra Drama Kpaaroŋ̍
Dontoh taa la bammo kyaare a o toma na e "Ghanaman", a  lahɔrema kyaare a archetypal middle-aged Ghanaian na be a popular local comedy-drama series *Ɔbra* (Twi for "life"),  na da sere saaŋ a 80s ane 90s. *Ɔbra* da piilee a da e *Keteke*, a small theatre production na da aired kyaare Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) ko a rival *Osofo Dadzie*.

## Game Shows & Quizzes

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

## Films
Dontoh's sinii mine

* *Beasts of No Nation* (2015) as Linguist
* *The Dead* (2010) as The Chief
* *The Cursed Ones* (2015) as Bar Tender.

## Notable Projects
Dontohda e la memba ko Ghana National Theatre management team yuomo mine kyԑ da gaa peɛnnoo organisation a 2000. Ona la da piili a Ghana Union of Theatre Societies neŋ̍ Mr. Effah Nkrabea Darteh. O meŋ̍ e la nem-piilaa ko a Ghana Actors Guild a da e Guild's first secretary. O meŋ̍ da e la president ko a Ghana Concert Parties Union. Dontoh meŋ̍ da e la chairman ko a planning committee na da be a Ghana Music Awards yuomo mine.

## Yuomo mine
David Dontoh dɔgebo zie da la Gyegyeano, a  koraa kaŋ̍a na be Cape Coast a Central Region of Ghana. O saa da e la teacher, writer ane a agricultural officer neŋ̍ specialism kyaare vegetable farming ane animal husbandry. O ma - Elizabeth Victoria Ackon Green (Efua Beduwa) - meŋ da e la fish monger.

David Dontoh piili la a o acting  toma kyɛ da naŋ̍ kpeɛra neŋ̍ a o aunt na da be Dansoman. A daraata ko USAID, Olean Hess naŋ toŋ neŋ Dontoh's aunt a wagere na o naŋ da gaa a yiri a da nyɛ a o gɔɔloŋ̍ kyaare art. A Dontoh  da sage ne la 70 illustrations kyaare Olean Hess' new book, *Agriculture* *na be Tropics*, na da naŋ̍ taa yɔɔbo mine.

## Sakuuri
David Dontoh's primary education da be la saku-gyamaa na da be a Cape Coast, Winneba, ane Abakrampa a Central Region of Ghana. O da toŋɛɛ amateur productions a o secondary school daare. O da taa la a o secondary education a Apam Senior High School. O da zanɛɛ science, English ane poetry. Yuomo mine na da pare a o da taa bammo gyamaa yi a acting scene, a o co-actor a saŋa naŋ - Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono) of *Obra* fame - da kpaa o la ka o da nyɛ formal qualifications na be theatre ane drama yi o na da di baare a  Best Actor Award a 1984. Dontoh paaŋ da zanne la Drama ane Theatre a School na kyaare Performing Arts University of Ghana  yi 1985 ane 1988, ka o zankpoŋ̍ da e playwriting a da nyԑ diploma.

## Nyɔvooroŋ
David Dontoh  kulee Rebecca Dontoh. Ba da taa biiri bata, noba bayi da taa soobo ko Jojo ane Ewurama. Yele mine yi la kyaare a Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono) yuomo anaare mine poɔ ba naŋ̍ da laŋ̍ taa a naŋ̍ maale drama kpaaroŋ̍ na e *Obra*. 

Yi a acting toma puoriŋ, Dontoh meŋ da e la poet, scriptwriter, dramatist, playwright (television ane screenplay), composer, singer, songwriter, painter, sculptor, graphic illustrator, etc. O da ŋ̍mɛ la yiel-gyamaa kyɛ da sɛge 300 poems na da be Fanti, Twi ane English. Ona la a board chairman ko a Ghana National Film Authority paala ba na da maale. Ona meŋ da la a gyaagyi ko a Ghana 48 hours film competition.

## Filimogeraafi

### Film

### Teevi

## Gyerema mine ane Kyɔtaɛ

* 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)

## Ziiri mine sommo

* National Film Authority Official Website Archived 2022-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

## Sommo Yizie