Ainea Ojiambo

He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl.

Before entering popular screen, he worked in several stage plays and that is how his acting career began.^[4] In 2004, he was invited to play in the Hollywood film The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles.^[5] In the film, he played a minor role of a 'Police Driver'. The film was a critical and box office success and earned four Oscar nominations. Then in 2007, he acted in the Kenyan television series Makutano Junction with the role of 'snake'.^[6]

After the success of the series, he was later invited to play in two more television serials: Block-D and Noose of Gold. In the soap opera Noose of Gold, Ojiambo played the lead role of 'Ole Mpisha'.^[7] The soap was later broadcast for 3 seasons across Africa in the Africa Magic Channel. In 2010, he made his second Hollywood film The First Grader, a biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. In the film, he made a supportive role as an 'Education Official'.^[5]

In the following years, he made film appearance in the films, The Rugged Priest, Fundi-Mentals, Nairobi Half Life, Following Jesus, Babuz Babies, Kibera Kid, Closed hands, Stigma, Obohoz, The Rugged Priest, Guerilla Boy, and LoveDoctor.^[8] In 2014, he appeared in Ugandan crime drama film Bullion which was nominated^[9] to the Oscars with a supportive role.^[10]