Gregory Ojefua

Applauded and nominated Best Actor in a drama by one of Africa's biggest movie awards body; the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2017 for his amazing depiction of the Late General Odumegwu Ojukwu in the short film "The Encounter" Greg "Teddy Bear" Ojefua is a Nigerian Actor who has picked roles from both extremes of the age range, switching effortlessly from characters in their late 20s to as old as those in their 60s and even displaying expert versatility as he shuttles amazingly from comic to serious roles. Fascinated so much by the make believe world since he was a child that at 8 he could recite 2-3 paragraphs of Julius Ceasar, Macbeth and other Shakespearian Classics. In 2009 he took part in the TV Show 'Don't forget the Lyrics', after that he attended an audition and got cast for his first role on TV, a series titled 'Winds of Change' directed by Kalu Anya and produced by Lilian Okoro. Since then he has been all over TV and Internet featuring in many notable productions like: The Encounter, Oloture, King of Boys 2, The Other Side of History, Behind the Wheels, Desperate Housewives Africa, The Arbitration, It's Her Day, Surulere, Lekki Wives 2 & 3, The Women, Horn Free Day, Tinsel, Officer Titus, The Antique and Up Creek without a Paddle, to mention a few. As a model he starred and featured in a number of pan Africa and local commercials on TV, print, press and E-press like: LG Evercool Refrigerator Advert, Stanbic IBTC Debit Card Advert, OLX Biggie Advert, MTN Betatalk Advert, Nigerite 3X cement Advert, Oleum Oil Advert, e.t.c. He has already bagged some awards such as; *Best Supporting Actor 2016 -Eko International Film Festival *Fast Rising Model Actor 2016 -Nigerian Models & Achievers Awards *Best Actor (English) 2017-Maya Awards Africa *Best Actor 2017 - Lake City Film Festival and has also made it to the nomination and honour list of many notable industry bigwigs like; *Nominated Best Supporting Actor 2017 - Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) *Nominated Best New Actor of the Year ( English) 2017 - City People Movie Awards *Nominated Best New Actor of the Year 2017 - West African Citizens Awards (WAFRICA) *Nominated Big Discovery Of The Year 2017 - Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards *No 3 on Jara TV's 5 Fast Rising Actors 2016 *No 3 on Charles Novia's top 5 actors of the year 2016 *No 2 on PulseNG's 7 Best actors of the year 2016 amongst others. Greg believes he stands out because of his uniqueness, deep voice, extra-large physique, easy going nature and playful spirit. He always strives for perfection. He is patient, focused, versatile and success driven. He is very cheerful, adventurous, inquisitive and willing to surmount boundaries yet explored, very unbiased and open when tackling issues, believes in doing all he does the best way possible, loves to have healthy, intelligent and enlightened discussions. He is also an Events Compere, Voice over Artiste and translator (English to Pidgin and vice versa), hails from Igueben LGA in Edo State and holds a B.Sc. in Business Management and Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State. He speaks English, Nigerian Pidgin, Esan and Yoruba.