Eddie Samuel Obong Watson Jr. (born May 22, 1980) is a Liberian-born
Ghanaian actor and producer. He received his first Ghanaian Movie
Award in 2014 for his film Ebola which he wrote, directed and
produced.Watson's professional acting career started in 2010 with
Labour of Love. He later went on the same year to star in the African
war movie, Somewhere in Africa, where he had a supporting role. Costar
Majid Michel suggested Watson to the director, Frank Rajah, for the
role of a new character being introduced in the sequel 4Play Reloaded
of the already popular 4Play by Venus Films. His supporting role in
Frank Rajah’s Somewhere in Africa earned him a nomination at the
Nollywood & African Films Critics Awards (NAFCA).The following year,
Watson had roles in movies like A Reason to Kill and Single Six and by
2011 the actor has made his first move into Nollywood when he starred
alongside Queen Nwokoye in Desperate Heart. With movies like Single
and Married in 2012, House of Gold, Letters to My Mother and Purple
Rose in 2013 the actor soon became a house-hold name in African
entertainment.The year 2014, was a bitter sweet year for Watson. West
Africa and Watson's home country, Liberia, which was one of the worst
affected by the Ebola virus. Watson wrote, produced and directed the
short film, Ebola. The year also brought many nominations for the
actor for different roles in films such as Bachelors, Sister at War
and Purple Rose. And for the first time he was nominated in two
different categories for the Ghana Movie Award (Best Actor in Lead
Role for Bachelors and Best Short Film for Ebola, which he won). The
actor has now produced two major movies; Jack & Jill and She Prayed.
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, Eddie Watson premiered She Prayed in
Sierra Leone with support from some of the cast and other African
movie stars including Majid Michel, Beverly Osu and Melvin Oduah. The
screening of She Prayed is said to be the biggest show in all the
premieres and all international shows in 2015 in Sierra Leone. The
movie banked an impressive 98% hold of its premiere rating.
Ghanaian actor and producer. He received his first Ghanaian Movie
Award in 2014 for his film Ebola which he wrote, directed and
produced.Watson's professional acting career started in 2010 with
Labour of Love. He later went on the same year to star in the African
war movie, Somewhere in Africa, where he had a supporting role. Costar
Majid Michel suggested Watson to the director, Frank Rajah, for the
role of a new character being introduced in the sequel 4Play Reloaded
of the already popular 4Play by Venus Films. His supporting role in
Frank Rajah’s Somewhere in Africa earned him a nomination at the
Nollywood & African Films Critics Awards (NAFCA).The following year,
Watson had roles in movies like A Reason to Kill and Single Six and by
2011 the actor has made his first move into Nollywood when he starred
alongside Queen Nwokoye in Desperate Heart. With movies like Single
and Married in 2012, House of Gold, Letters to My Mother and Purple
Rose in 2013 the actor soon became a house-hold name in African
entertainment.The year 2014, was a bitter sweet year for Watson. West
Africa and Watson's home country, Liberia, which was one of the worst
affected by the Ebola virus. Watson wrote, produced and directed the
short film, Ebola. The year also brought many nominations for the
actor for different roles in films such as Bachelors, Sister at War
and Purple Rose. And for the first time he was nominated in two
different categories for the Ghana Movie Award (Best Actor in Lead
Role for Bachelors and Best Short Film for Ebola, which he won). The
actor has now produced two major movies; Jack & Jill and She Prayed.
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, Eddie Watson premiered She Prayed in
Sierra Leone with support from some of the cast and other African
movie stars including Majid Michel, Beverly Osu and Melvin Oduah. The
screening of She Prayed is said to be the biggest show in all the
premieres and all international shows in 2015 in Sierra Leone. The
movie banked an impressive 98% hold of its premiere rating.
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