Pascal Atuma

{{Short description|Nigerian actor and director}}

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| birth_place = Abia State, Nigeria

| alma_mater = University of Port Harcourt

| occupation = Actor, screenwriter, film producer

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Early life

Pascal Atuma is a Nigerian actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer, and entrepreneur.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Bad Choice Of Leaders Keeping Nigeria From Reaching Full Potential – Pascal Atuma |url=https://independent.ng/bad-choice-of-leaders-keeping-nigeria-from-reaching-full-potential-pascal-atuma/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Independent Newspaper Nigeria |language=en-GB}} He is the CEO of TABIC Record Label. Born in Ikwuano, Umuahia, Abia State, he attended Government College, Umuahia, and attended University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He attended KD Conservatory-College of Film & Dramatic Arts in Dallas, Texas, US, and was awarded a Certificate in Entrepreneurship Specialization from the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

He starred in films including Sweet Revenge, Eat my Shorts by Lions Gate, Bloodlines, LAPD African Cops, The Other Side of Love, My American Nurse, and Secret Past. He was the host of One-World with Pascal Atuma, The House of Commons. He directed the first thirteen episodes of Professor Johnbull and Clash (2019).

He has a partnership deal with Kastina State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development.{{Cite news |last=Njoku |first=Benjamin |date=October 26, 2024 |title=Why I'm partnering with Kastina State Govt. To develop football academy. |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/why-im-partnering-kastina-state-govt-to-develop-football-academy-in-the-state/ |work=Vanguard}}

Personal life

The Nigerian actor resides in Canada.{{Cite news |last=Onodjae |first=Efe |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Filmmaker, Pascal Atuma ro release movie on JAPA syndrome featuring Omoni Oboli, others |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/09/filmmaker-pascal-atuma-to-release-movie-on-japa-syndrome-featuring-omoni-oboli-others/ |work=Vanguard}}

Filmography

= Actor =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

2004

|Life in New York

|Oscar

2004

|In His Kiss

|African Prince

2004

|Accidental Life

|The Boyfriend

2005

|Only in America

|Mandela

2006

|My American Nurse

|Shehu

2008

|Through the Glass (with Stephanie Okereke)

|Lawyer Robert

2009

|Hurricane in the Rose Garden

|Dr. Joseph Shehu

2010

|My American Nurse 2

|Shehu

2011

|Secret Past

|Desmond

2011

|Okoto the Messenger

|Okoto

2012

|The Mechanic-Who Is the Man

|Kumasi

2013

|Hawa (Short)

|Jonas

2014

|Blood Lines

|Icon

2016

|LAPD African Cops

|Officer Ghana

2018

|Busted Life

|Clerk

2018

|Sweet Revenge (Short)

|Mr. Mandela

2019

|Only You & Me (post-production)

|Phil

2020

|Clash

|Chief Okereke

= Producer =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

2005

|Only in America

|Producer

2006

|My American Nurse

|Executive Producer / Producer

2009

|Hurricane in the Rose Garden (Video)

| rowspan="3" |Producer

2010

|My American Nurse 2

2011

|Okoto the Messenger

2012

|The Mechanic-Who Is the Man

|Executive Producer / Producer

2014

|Blood Lines

|Producer

2016

|LAPD African Cops

|Executive Producer / Producer

2018

|Sweet Revenge (Short)

| rowspan="2" |Producer

2020

|Clash

= Writer / Screenplay =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

2005

|Only in America

2006

|My American Nurse

2009

|Hurricane in the Rose Garden (Video)

2010

|My American Nurse 2 (Screenplay & Story)

2011

|Okoto the Messenger

2012

|The Mechanic-Who Is the Man

2014

|Blood Lines

2016

|LAPD African Cops

2018

|Sweet Revenge (Short)

2020

|Clash

= Director =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

2006

|My American Nurse

2010

|My American Nurse 2

2011

|Okoto the Messenger

2012

|The Mechanic-Who Is the Man

2014

|Blood Lines

2016

|LAPD African Cops

2017

|Gone To America

2018

|Sweet Revenge (Short)

2020

|Clash

= Casting Department =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

2011

|Okoto the Messenger

|Casting

= Self =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

2018

|Mister Tachyon (TV Series documentary)

|Dr. Tachyon

Awards

Atuma won Best Male Actor in the 2012 and 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA). He was awarded the 2013 Life time Movie Achievement Award during the Los-Angeles Nollywood Film Award (LANFA) and in 2015, his film L.A.P.D. African Cops won GIAMA Best Film.

See also

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