John
Dumelo, born and bred in Ghana, had his primary education at Christ the
King International School in Accra, Ghana, where he was selected by
GAMA Film Company to play the role as a pupil in the movie Baby Thief.
He had his secondary education at Achimota School and further studied at
the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he read
Civil Engineering.
He has since featured in television series such
as, Sun City and About To Wed, he is fast becoming an household name in
the film industry featuring in a first movie titled The King is Mine,
where he played the role of a King in 2008.
John has been nominated for Africa's Most Promising Actor by AMMA 2010
for his role in "Heart of Men," and also,
another nomination for Best
Actor by Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in "The Maidens." John
has won Africa's Most Outstanding Actor 2011 at the Afro Australian
Movies and Music Awards in Dec 2011 in Australia. He also won the Best
African Actor Award at the African Entertainment Awards in April 2012 in
Malaysia. He recently did a Hollywood movie with Hollywood star
Kimberly Ellis in Ghana In spite of his popularity, John remains humble
and modest: "You know some people can get carried away when fame and
fortune knocks on their door, making them lose focus of who they are and
where they are coming from. I want to work hard to avoid that," he
said. He is a great philanthropist, giving back to the society through
charity.
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