Enjoyment of Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Resource: Kuulpeeps
2021-02-03
Chris Attoh, actor
A Ghanaian actor who is steadily making it in Hollywood, just one role at a time, is Chris Attoh, who has been featured by 1 of the main magazines in Hollywood.
The actor talked to Voyage LA about transferring to Hollywood for his career in his introductory element in the journal.
“At an early age, I was encouraged by my father who was an international performer who often inspired me to be apart of anything increased than myself,” Chris explained.
“Watching actors this sort of as Sidney Poitier, Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro and Louis Gossett Junior built me want to go after a profession in movie and enjoyment. Soon just after my initially degree, I moved to London to research acting at Pinewood Studios beneath Tim Kent. After carrying out a number of acting gigs in the United kingdom, I then moved to Johannesburg, South Africa to operate for the Waka Company, MTV Foundation, DSTV and MNet Africa and finished up starring in a popular soap that aired in 54 nations across Africa and in other components of the environment,” he extra.
“In 2010, I branched into learning filmmaking and directing at the New York Movie Academy in New York and applied this training to build films and Tv set assignments for networks in Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana. I at the same time continued to act and soon grew to become a residence identify in a lot of areas of Africa has showcased in a quantity of strike movies some of which can be found on Netflix, Amazon Prime, TUBI and YouTube,” he ongoing.
He then shared how he moved to Nigeria to advance his occupation, his failed relationship and crossing around to Hollywood.
“It absolutely has not been a clean highway, there has unquestionably been a collection of ups and downs. There ended up moments when I was seriously low, this sort of as losing my partner, then my father passing absent a several months after, and becoming torn in between my family members existence and job. But I have figured out from just about every obstacle and I go on to grow. My experiences have brought me closer to God and have served me conquer dread and negativity. Underneath equivalent instances, a lot of individuals would have developed weary and provided up on their hopes and goals far too quickly, but I have determined to be residing evidence that goals do appear legitimate,” he extra.
