Benjamin Alfred Onyango Ochieng, is a Kenyan-American actor, particularly active in Hollywood film industry. He is best known for the roles in the films Tears of the Sun, God's Not Dead and Beautifully Broken.[1]
He was born in Ofafa Jericho Estate in Eastlands, Nairobi, Kenya, as the second child in a family of seven brothers.[2] His father was Christopher Ochieng and mother was Eudiah Achieng Ochieng. Benjamin started his primary education in Ofafa Jericho Primary School then Ofafa Jericho Secondary School. When Benjamin turned 18, he was hired by his dad at British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd (BAT) and later he was moved to a clerk position in the Wages Department where he worked for 4 years. He was then transferred to computer department and worked for two years.[3]
After graduation, he relocated to Hollywood, California, where he further studied music and acting. He worked with Funk Rock band 'P.F.O.' for a few years and later decided to be a professional actor. With this thought, he started to appear in many feature films and popular American television serials such as General Hospital, The Shield and The X-files in 1999.[3] Meanwhile, he starred in The God’s Not Dead Trilogy franchise as well as Tears of the Sun, Heavenly Deposit, Beautifully Broken, Father Africa, The Boy, Road to Redemption, Default, Kwame, Chains, Thunder Chance, The Disciple, American Crude and The Terminal.[4]
He also became a voice actor and rendered his voice to the films and television serials including; Last Face, Furious 7, Constantine, Night At the Museum I & III, Machine Gun Preacher, Inception, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Primeval, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Path to 911, Mighty Joe Young and E-ring.[4][3]
Apart from acting, he is also a writer with popular writing credits include: The Wives (TV series); Dysfunctionally Organized (Web Series); Mind Tricks and Curse of Devil’s Mountain (Shorts), Cheza and Original Man (Films).[4][3]
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Benjamin Alfred Onyango Ochieng is a Kenyan American actor particularly active in Hollywood film industry He is best known for the roles in the films Tears of the Sun God s Not Dead and Beautifully Broken 1 Benjamin OnyangoBornBenjamin Alfred Onyango Ochieng 1961 05 18 May 18 1961 age 62 Nairobi KenyaNationalityKenyan AmericanOccupation s Actor musicianYears active1999 present Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editHe was born in Ofafa Jericho Estate in Eastlands Nairobi Kenya as the second child in a family of seven brothers 2 His father was Christopher Ochieng and mother was Eudiah Achieng Ochieng Benjamin started his primary education in Ofafa Jericho Primary School then Ofafa Jericho Secondary School When Benjamin turned 18 he was hired by his dad at British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd BAT and later he was moved to a clerk position in the Wages Department where he worked for 4 years He was then transferred to computer department and worked for two years 3 He later joined United States International University USIU to study Management Information Systems MIT For further studies Benjamin moved to the USIU San Diego in the USA 4 From there he was transferred to California State University Stanislaus in Turlock California Then in 1992 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science 3 Career editAfter graduation he relocated to Hollywood California where he further studied music and acting He worked with Funk Rock band P F O for a few years and later decided to be a professional actor With this thought he started to appear in many feature films and popular American television serials such as General Hospital The Shield and The X files in 1999 3 Meanwhile he starred in The God s Not Dead Trilogy franchise as well as Tears of the Sun Heavenly Deposit Beautifully Broken Father Africa The Boy Road to Redemption Default Kwame Chains Thunder Chance The Disciple American Crude and The Terminal 4 He also became a voice actor and rendered his voice to the films and television serials including Last Face Furious 7 Constantine Night At the Museum I amp III Machine Gun Preacher Inception The Day the Earth Stood Still Primeval League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Path to 911 Mighty Joe Young and E ring 4 3 Apart from acting he is also a writer with popular writing credits include The Wives TV series Dysfunctionally Organized Web Series Mind Tricks and Curse of Devil s Mountain Shorts Cheza and Original Man Films 4 3 Filmography editYear Film Role Genre Ref 1999 The X Files Second African Man TV series2003 Tears of the Sun Colonel Emanuel Okeze Film2004 The Terminal African Man with Wife and Child Film2005 The Shield Store Clerk TV series2006 General Hospital Father TV series2007 The Anatolian Security Officer Film2008 The Disciple Doctor Film2008 American Crude Toomy Film2008 Kwame Kwame Opoku Short film2009 Chains Buhle Short film2009 Resident Evil 5 Majini Video game2010 Thunder Chance General Short film2010 Mind Tricks Joe Manning Short film2011 Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D Majini Film2011 Curse of Devil s Mountain Mr Dean Short film2011 Bosco s Guitar Radio Announcer amp Male Attackers voice Short film2012 Chapter One Mao Aka Bendrix Short film2013 MISSInformed Father Short film2013 Trusts and Estates Waiter Documentary short2014 God s Not Dead Reverend Jude Film2014 Default Edward Film2014 Hollywood Street Salem Film2015 The Boy The Healer Short film2015 The Other Tribes Onyango Film2015 The Black Pot Guest TV series2016 Madame Esmeralda and the Audition Benvolio Film2016 God s Not Dead 2 Reverend Jude Film2016 Dysfunctionally Organized Street Preacher TV series2016 Road to Redemption Tribal Councilman 2 Film2017 Oscar Samuel Braxton Film2017 Father Africa Dr Haki Film2018 God s Not Dead A Light in Darkness Reverend Jude Film2018 Beautifully Broken William Mwizerwa Film2018 A Minor Variation Figs Short film2019 Godforsaken Ezekiel Film2019 Freshman Year Chukwumah Film2019 Heavenly Deposit Nigel Film2019 The Wives Otieno TV series2021 God s Not Dead We The People Reverend Jude Film 5 2023 Where The River Divides Baba Dennis FilmTBD My Friend James Ellis Film See also edit List of Black Sails charactersReferences edit BENJAMIN A ONYANGO ACTOR MUBI Retrieved 6 November 2020 Kenyan Hollywood actor Benjamin Onyango in town Nation Media Group Retrieved 6 November 2020 a b c d e Benjamin Benji Onyango One on One with God s Not Dead Star Medium Retrieved 6 November 2020 a b c d Benjamin Onyango Boxed The Film Retrieved 6 November 2020 Harper Jennifer 2021 08 12 Inspirational film explores challenges of homeschooling the battle for our children s intellect The Washington Times Archived from the original on 2021 08 12 Retrieved 2021 08 22 External links edit Benjamin Onyango at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Onyango amp oldid 1215967454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
