Michael Wawuyo Sr is a Ugandan actor and special effects artist. He is notable for his big screen roles on Last King of Scotland,[2] Kony: Order from Above, The Only Son, Sometimes in April, The Mercy of the Jungle and small screen roles on NTV's Yat Madit and Power of Legacy.
Michael Wawuyo Sr | |
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| Born | 11 November 1948 |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1991 – present |
| Children | Michael Wawuyo Jr.[1] (Son) |
| Awards | Full list |
Career edit
Wawuyo broke into the film scene when he played a terrorist soldier in a 1991 Mira Nair directed film Mississippi Masala. He went on to play mostly soldier roles such as an intelligence security officer in Black Blood, a military commander in a 2005 history-period HBO TV Movie film Sometimes in April about the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and an air force commander in The Last King of Scotland, a 2016 Hollywood film about the former Ugandan president Idi Amin.[3][4] He has also acted in many local and regional films like The Mercy of the Jungle, Situka, Kony: Order from Above, The Only Son and The Boda Boda Thieves (Abaabi Ba Booda).
He debuted his television role as Achan, on NTV's Yat Madit in 2016. He then played Mr. Batte, the patriarch of the Batte family and the CEO of the family business in a 2019 television series Power of Legacy. He also did work as a special effects and make up artist on films that include The Felista's Fable, for which he received his first nomination at the 2nd Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in 2014, The Mercy of the Jungle in 2018 and Imbabazi: The Pardon of 2013.[4]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kafa Coh | Cedric Nkono | |
| 2020 | The Girl in the Yellow Jumper | April 2020 release | |
| 2019 | Power of Legacy | Zacharias Batte SR | 2019 ongoing television series |
| 2018 | The Mercy of the Jungle | Village Chief | Rwandan film by Joël Karekezi |
| 2017 | Kony: Order from Above | About the LRA Rebel leader Joseph Kony | |
| 2016 | Yat Madit | Achan | Aired on NTV Uganda from 2016-2017 |
| The Only Son | Dad | ||
| 2015 | King of Darkness | James - Airport store man | |
| Situka | Muwadada | ||
| The Boda Boda Thieves | Goodman | ||
| 2014 | Bullion | Produced by Henry H. Ssali and directed by Phillip Luswata | |
| 2013 | Luzira:Escape From Uganda | Inspector Michael Morais | Malayalam thriller movie directed by Rajesh Nair |
| Imbabazi: The Pardon | Kalisa | Rwandan film by Joël Karekezi | |
| The Felistas Fable | Kuku | ||
| 2012 | Bye Bye Mzungu | Waswa | Short |
| 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Air Force Commander | Hollywood Production starring Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin, Kerry Washington as Kay Amin and James McAvoy as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan |
| 2005 | Sometimes in April | RAF Soldier #8 | HBO TV Movie about Rwandan genocide of 1994 |
| 1991 | Mississippi Masala | Soldier on Bus | Mira Nair directed film |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Uganda Film Festival Awards | Judges' Choice Award | Won | Honorary Award | |
| 2014 | Felista's Fable | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs) | Make Up Artiste of the Year | Nominated | [5] |
References edit
- ^ Oluka, Esther. "The Wawuyos get their act together". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Kalungi Kabuye. "Ugandans in the Last King of Scotland". New Vision. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Cyprian Musoke. "Top Ugandan actors to star in Amin film". New Vision. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b Okello, Raphael. "Uganda's star who has acted in four international movies". New Vision. New Vision Uganda. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Will Michael Wawuyo bring the Award home?". New Vision Uganda. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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