Chet Anekwe

Chet Anekwe
Chet Anekwe
	Anekwe, 2012 NAFCA Awards
Born	Lagos, Nigeria
Occupations	Actor, writer, director
Years active	2001–present
Awards	Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards, Best actor in diaspora
Website	chetanekwe.com

Nigerian film director and actor

Chet Anekwe // ^ⓘ is an actor^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and filmmaker who was born in Nigeria and raised in New York City.^[5]^[6] His work spans Hollywood,^[7] Nollywood^[8] and the New York Theater.^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Sheena	Karnivan	Episode: "Tyler Returns"
2004	Shpionskie igry: Nelegal
2004	Dream Job	Himself	TV series
2006	Phat Girlz	Flirty Nigerian Man
2006	30 Days	Kene Alumona (as C.B.A.)
2008	Spy Games: A Private Visit	FBI Agent	TV movie
2008	Mama's Great Love (short)	Thompson	Short film, also director, writer, and executive producer
2011	Paparazzi: Eye in the Dark	Det. Davis	Mystery
2011	Tobi		with Jimmy Allen
2012	Unwanted Guest	Ike	Drama
2012	Bianca	Attah	with Van Vicker
2013	On Bended Knees	Ebube	Drama
2014	Unguarded	Mr. Cool	Drama
2014	Busted Life	Femi	Drama
2016	New Girl	Service Guy	Episode: "Jeff Day"
	Witch Hunt	Baba	Short film
	Castor Oil	Pastor	Short film
2017	Scrimmage	Coach Cassidy	Short film
2018	How to Get Away with Murder	Marshal of the Court	Episode: "Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
	Scorpion	Sami	Episode: "A Lie in the Sand"
	The Affair	Guard	1 episode
	Thriller	Mr. Reynolds	Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery
	Moving On	Father Fred	Short film
2019	Heaven's Hell	Jefferson Aliu	Drama
2021	Snowfall	Guard	Episode: "The Get Back"
2021	Bob Hearts Abishola	Babalawo	Episode: "Light Duty"
2021–present	Tyler Perry's Assisted Living	Efe Omowale	Main role (season 2–present)
2023	Captain Fall	Goodluck	Voice

Africa Movie Academy Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2012	Unwanted Guest	Best Actor in a leading Role	Nominated

Best of Nollywood Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2013	Bended Knees	Best Supporting Actor in an English film	Nominated

Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2012	Bianca	Best Actor – Diaspora	Won

Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2011	Tobi	Best Actor In A Film/Short Story	Nominated
2012	Unwanted Guest	Best Actor in a Film	Nominated

1997 AUDELCO Award nominee: Best Performance in a Musical – Male, Chap Am So: The Amistad Story^[11]
2006 'VIV' AUDELCO Award winner: Best Ensemble, REAL Black Men Don't Sit Cross-Legged on the Floor: A Collage in Blues^[12]
2011 Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA) winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Diaspora, Paparazzi: Eye in the Dark
2012 Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA) winner: Best Actor – Diaspora, Unwanted Guest^[13]
2014 Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA) nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Diaspora, When One Door Closes^[14]

^ New York Times (9 February 2006). "40 Years of Black Male History in 2½ Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ modernghana.com. "Chet in Busted Life article". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ Nollywooduncut. "Workin with Chet in Nollywood". Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ Cynthiamasasiworld.com. "Chet in Paparazzi". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ Golden Icons. "Article on Chet Anekwe". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ Adebayo, Tireni (12 March 2015). "Actor Chete Bashari Anakwe's baby boy has got beautiful eyes.. (See Photos)". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ IMDB. "Phat Girlz".
^ Paparazzi Eye in the Dark. "Chet in Nollywood USA film Paparazzi". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ New York Times (21 May 1998). "THEATER REVIEW; Caesar's Fate, Played Out in Mali". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ ChetAnekwe.com. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ IMDB. "Chet Bio". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ "Chet Bio". ChetAnewke.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ "Chet Bio". ChetAnewke.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ "NAFCA". NAFCA. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.