Juma Natukanda

Juma Natukanda is an Ugandan-Canadian actor best known for playing Don Walsh in the Canadian Drama TV Series “How to Get Away With Reading”, Eric Bachman in the Sitcom “Sillicon Valley,” Bill Truman in the Sitcom “Bill and Grace.”, Lil Rodriguez in the Action Series “Judo Genie”, Alexander Southgate in the Children’s Movie “Little Boy’s Big Adventure”, 51 year old Dale Henderson in the Horror Movie “Waitingfor Sunrise”, Matthew Meyers in the Horror Movie “All Hallows Eve Kills”, and Rory Hawkins in the Indie Film “Until We Meet Again.” He is known for his versatility throughout his acting career.

## Early Life

Juma was born on December 9th, 2008 in Lira, Uganda to Gwandoya Natukanda (1959-2019), a 49 year old computer programmer, and Farijika Yiga (1970-2048), a 38 year old Air Force Enlistee. Ever since he was little, he dreamed of being an actor and even took acting lessons and joined the drama class at school as a teen. He graduated from St. Ian’s Upper Secondary School in 2027. After his immigration, he began to go to University and got a degree in Psychology.

## Personal Life

Juma was only 11 when his father passed away. At the age of 19, Juma immigrated to Edmonton, Canada due to safety concerns, as his friend, Jina Ajok, got killed by falling debris during a terrorist attack in 2025. On the 25th of December, 2029, Juma married his elementary school sweetheart, Nasiche Bwire. Two years later, they had a daughter named Shanifarijika “Shanifar” Bwire-Natukanda (born April 14th, 2031), her name was a mixture of the name Shani and Farijika, which was a reference to his Mother’s first name. On June 5th, 2035, he had a son named Jina Bwire-Natukanda, named after his friend, Jina. Juma and Nasiche were expecting a baby in 2042, but she suffered a first-trimester miscarriage. On September 17th, 2048, his mother, Farijika, passed away from natural causes. Two years later, on August 30th, 2050, his son Quindoya Bwire-Natukanda was born. According to Juma, his name is a mixture of Juma’s childhood cat, Quinton, and his dad, Gwandoya. On June 28th, 2070, he lost his sister to lung cancer.

## Career

In 2033, Juma’s career started when he played as a cabana boy in the film “10 Feet Under.” Producers at Namaste Broadcasting Service were interested in his ability to act. As a result, they offered him to play the supporting role of Don Walsh in the tenth season of “How to Get Away With Reading.” He wrote four books such as The Education of Juma Natukanda, My Life: Juma Natukanda, My Path to Fame, and Becoming Juma Natukanda. He has won 4 awards for Best Supporting Actor and 6 awards for Best Actor. After How to Get Away With Reading ended in 2045, he auditioned for the Sitcom Silicon Valley and played the main character, 40 year old Eric Bachman. According to Juma himself, he prepared for the role in Silicon Valley by joining an improv group. He won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Eric Bachman. In 2050, the show ended, so Juma auditioned and got the role of 32 year old Bill Truman in the Sitcom Bill and Grace, which he won another Best Actor Award for. 7 years later, Bill and Grace ended, so he secured the role of 61 year old Lil Rodriguez in Judo Genie, an Action TV Show, winning another Best Actor Award for his role in Season 4 and the final one in Season 10 before the show got cancelled. In 2067, he played the supporting role of 41 year old Alexander Southgate in the Children’s Movie “Big Boy’s Little Adventure”. A year later, he played the lead role of 51 year old Dale Henderson in the Horror Movie “Waiting for Sunrise”. The horror film was a smash hit, critics calling the film a joyous occasion to go to the movies. Juma ended up winning a Bitcademy award for Best Actor for his portrayal as Dale Henderson. In 2071, he played the role of supporting character 61 year old Matthew Meyers in the Horror Movie “All Hallows Eve Kills”, which was a smash hit, and even ended up with him earning a Best Supporting Actor Award. Despite this, the movie was called an absolute train wreck by critics. In 2073, he played the lead role of 56 year old Rory Hawkins in the Indie Film “Until We Meet Again”. Despite winning a Best Actor Award, critics called the film a slow crawl to the grave.

## Trivia

* Juma had a Bengal Cat named Quinton that died at the age of 5 after his father forgot to feed him. Juma was only 4 at the time.
* Juma is Albino.
* Juma is considered Friendly and Supportive by his castmates, as he always managed to calm anxious castmates down.
* In the last season of Bill and Grace, Juma got food poisoning from eating pufferfish during a scene.
* In Season 4 of Judo Genie, Juma had to attend a military-style boot camp, which he wasn’t really happy about.
* Juma doesn’t use social media very much. While he does have Facebook, he rarely uses it and when he does, he uses it to post family pictures or selfies.
* Juma costarred with Sadie Fraser, who played Grace in Bill and Grace.
* According to Juma, his character, Alexander Southgate, was inspired by the Scooby Doo character, Shaggy Rogers.
* “Becoming Juma Natukanda” was a book written about his life experiences throughout the years of living and acting, it was a best seller and grossed $114,392 in sales.
* As of 2074, Juma has 240,850,069 dollars.
* His Net Worth is $241,293,853.

## Gallery

Juma as Bill Truman from Sitcom Bill and GraceJuma as Lil Rodriguez from Judo GenieJuma as Don Walsh from How to Get Away With ReadingJuma as Eric Bachman from Silicon ValleyJuma as Dale Henderson in Waiting for SunriseJuma as Alexander Southgate from Little Boy’s Big AdventureJuma as Matthew Meyers from All Hallows Eve KillsJuma as Rory Hawkins from Until We Meet AgainJuma in 2074, aged 66