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Pascal Atuma: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies

Pascal Atuma is a Canadian-Nigerian Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Director and CEO/Chairman TABIC Record Label. (A label dedicated to the less privileged but the talented in Africa). Pascal was born in Ikwuano Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. He attended Government College, Umuahia, attended University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He also attended KD Conservatory-College of Film & Dramatic Arts in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was also awarded a Certificate in Entrepreneurship Specialization from the University of Pennsylvania, in the United States.

As a director, he’s helmed most of his movie productions. As an actor, he starred in several of his productions, as well as other projects including ‘Sweet Revenge,(Winner 2018, Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud, Just For Laughs “Eat my Shorts” Lions Gate Competition).” “Bloodlines” “LAPD African Cops” “The Other Side of Love,” “My American Nurse” “Faithfulness” and “Secret Past,” Amongst others. Pascal’s body of works include blockbuster movies like “My American Nurse 1& 2, Hurricane in the Rose Garden” Only in America” Okoto the messenger” Who is the Man”, Accidental life, Life In NY. Pascal is a multi-talented artist and a veteran TV Presenter who produced and presented his 26 episodes self- signature reality program in 2005 – titled “ One- World with Pascal Atuma” Pascal has discovered and influenced a generation of Nollywood actors and actresses of today.

He is also a theatre director that has directed many world-class shows that includes the Afro Australian Music & Movie Awards in Sydney Australia, South Sudanese Got Talent, Melbourne Australia, Oturkpo Got Talent, Benue State , Nigeria etc, and also directed numerous live shows with notable African Music Superstars like Awilo Logomba, Davido, 2Face Idibia, Timomatic etc. He is also the host of “The Pascal Atuma Show” and the popular Youtube talk show “The House of Commons”. Most recently he directed the first season (13 episodes) of communications giant Global Com’s TV Series titled “Professor JohnBull”

In 2018, he directed and produced the first Canadian- Nigerian co-produced feature film titled “Clash”, set for release worldwide 2019.

Filmography

• Actor’
  • 2019: Only You & Me (post-production) Phil
  • 2018: Sweet Revenge (Short) Mr Mandela
  • 2018: Busted Life Clerk
  • 2016: LAPD African Cops Officer Ghana
  • 2014: Blood Lines Icon
  • 2013: Hawa (Short) (completed) Jonas
  • 2012: The Mechanic-Who Is the Man Kumasi
  • 2011: Okoto the Messenger
  • 2011: Secret Past
  • 2010: My American Nurse 2
  • 2009: Hurricane in the Rose Garden
  • 2008: Through the Glass (with Stephanie Okereke)
  • 2006: My American Nurse
  • 2005: Only in America
  • 2004: Accidental Life
  • 2004: In His Kiss
  • 2004: Life in New York

‘**Producer’

• • Producer (9 credits)
  • 2018 Sweet Revenge (Short) (producer)
  • 2016 LAPD African Cops (executive producer) / (producer)
  • 2014 Blood Lines (producer)
  • 2012 The Mechanic-Who Is the Man (executive producer) / (producer)
  • 2011 Okoto the Messenger (producer)
  • 2010 My American Nurse 2 (producer)
  • 2009 Hurricane in the Rose Garden (Video) (producer)
  • 2006 My American Nurse (executive producer) / (producer)
  • 2005 Only in America (producer)

**Writer /Screen Play (9 credits)

• • 2018 Sweet Revenge (Short)
  • 2016 LAPD African Cops
  • 2014 Blood Lines
  • 2012 The Mechanic-Who Is the Man
  • 2011 Okoto the Messenger
  • 2010 My American Nurse 2 (screenplay & story)
  • 2009 Hurricane in the Rose Garden (Video)
  • 2006 My American Nurse
  • 2005 Only in America

**Director (8 credits)

• • 2018 Sweet Revenge (Short)
  • 2017: Gone To America
  • 2016 LAPD African Cops
  • 2014 Blood Lines
  • 2012 The Mechanic-Who Is the Man
  • 2011 Okoto the Messenger
  • 2010 My American Nurse 2
  • 2006 My American Nurse

**Casting department (1 credit)

• • 2011 Okoto the Messenger (casting)

**Self (1 credit)

• • 2018 Mister Tachyon (TV Series documentary) Dr Tachyon.

Awards and Honours

• • 2018 Winner -Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud – Just for Laughs, “Eat My Shorts” Lion’s Gate Competition, Montreal, Canada
  • 2015 Best Film LAPD African Cops. Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) in Houston, Texas. USA
  • 2015 Best Actor. LAPD African Cops. Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) in Houston, Texas. USA
  • 2014 BEST FILM DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER (DIASPORA) – PASCAL ATUMA. Afro Australian Music and Movie Award (AAMMA)
  • 2013 Lifetime – Movie Achievement Award, Los-Angeles Nollywood Film Award (LANFA), Los Angeles, California
  • 2012 Best Film Diaspora – The Mechanic (who’s the man)Nigerian Promoters Association Awards (NPA, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 2012 Best Male Actor – Diaspora (Viewer’s choice)Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) in Houston, Texas. USA
  • 2012 Best Actor of the Year Nigerian Promoters Association Awards (NPA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • 2012 Best Movie Director of the Year, Nigerian Promoters Association Awards (NPA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • 2011 Best African Comedic Actor. Afro Australian Music and Movie Award (AAMMA), Sydney, Australia