Mathew Nabwiso
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Born | Mathew Nabwiso Ugandan |
Education | Busoga College Namasagali College |
Alma mater | Cyprus Institute of Marketing |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer, cinematographer, actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | Eleanor Nabwiso |
Children | 4 |
Parents |
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Mathew Nabwiso, often as Matthew Nabwiso is a
Personal life
He was born as the seventh child of the family which includes eleven siblings. His parents are former
Before entering acting, he had a full-time job as the sales manager of an ICT company. But he quit the job to pursue a career through cinema.
He is married to fellow actress, Eleanor Nabwiso who also starred in the TV series The Hostel. The couple has four children.[3][4]
Career
In 2006, he made the maiden cinema acting with the film Battle of the Souls.[5]
In 2011, he joined the cast of televisions series The Hostel aired on NTV Uganda, which became highly popular.[6] After the conclusion of the series, he founded the film production company 'Nabwiso Films'.[7][8]
In 2013, he won the award for the Best Actor at Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA), for the film A Good Catholic Girl. Later in 2016, he was nominated for the role 'Dumba' in the film Rain at AMVCA.[1] In 2020, he received Film Act Award at the Vine Awards for his contribution to the Ugandan cinema.[9]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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2006 | Battle of the Souls | Actor
Ryan |
Film | |
2011 | The Hostel | Actor
Gilo |
TV-Series | |
2012 | Africa First: Volume Two | Actor
Ahmed |
Video film | |
2013 | A Good Catholic Girl | Actor
Ahmed |
Film | |
2013 | Imbabazi | Gasana | Film | |
2016 | Rain | Actor: Dumba, producer | Film | |
2018 | Mpeke Town | Actor
Paul |
TV series | |
2018 | The Mercy of the Jungle | Actor | Film | |
2018 | #Family (Hashtag Family) | Producer
Actor Frank Mpanga |
TV series | |
2019 | Kyaddala | Actor
Mr. G |
TV series | |
2020 | Prickly Roses | Director | Film |
References
- ^ a b c "Mathew Nabwiso on family, film and food". The Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Celebrated film making couple of Nabwiso Films reap big". MBU. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Eleanor and Matthew Nabwiso's fairytale". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "CONGRATULATIONS! A fourth child for the Nabwisos". MBU. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "MATHEW NABWISO: Actor, Director, Producer". filmhackers. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Actors Mathew And Eleanor Nabwiso Now Reaping From New Productions". chano8. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Nantaba, Agnes (2017-09-27). "Eleanor Nansibo Nabwiso: Young actress eyes global success". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "NABWISO FILMS". NABWISO FILMS official website. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Mathew Nabwiso to receive Film Act Award at the Vine Awards". vinepulse. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
External links
- Mathew Nabwiso at IMDb