Abraham Attah Biography

Abraham Nii Attah (Born July 2nd,2001) to Mr. and Mrs. Attah in his hometown, Greater Accra region of Ghana. He is currently living in the United State of America, where he’s studying and pursuing his acting career at the same time, during his holiday he mostly be on film sets shooting movies

Full Name :

Abraham Nii Attah

Date of Birth :

July 2nd, 2001

Place of Birth :

Accra, Ghana

Nationality :

Ghana

Occupation :

Actor

Active YearS :

2015 – Present

Spouse :

Mr. and Mrs. Attah

Net Worth :

$1 million -$5 million

Social Media Handle :

Instagram @abraham.attah

Twitter @abrahamattah

Early Life and Education

Abraham Attah comes from a lower-class family in the Ga-Dangme ethnic group in Accra, Ghana. His father works at ports while his mother works as a trader in the market. He obtained his first school leaving certificate from a primary school in Accra, Ghana. He graduated from high school at 18 years old. At the moment, he is undergoing an undergraduate degree program at Tufts University in the United States of America.

Career

Abraham Attah’s acting career was discovered by casting director Harrison Delbit. He made his feature debut in the film Beasts of No Nation (2015) in the leading role of Agu, as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone Civil War, and acted alongside top British actor Idris Elba. The movie was Netflix’s first original movie, and it was adapted from the novel written by Nigerian-American author Uzodinma Iweala. He won the Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2015.

Abraham Attah appeared in the Marvel Studios film Spider-Man in the year 2017. He was made an Ambassador for the Free Education Policy in Ghana after he supported the policy with a picture endorsement. He was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

In the year 2020, He was featured in the movie Title Tasmania Devil, he played the role of Dayo Ayodele and the movie was shot in Houston, Texas.

Filmography

He has so far starred in several Hollywood movies, some of which are

Tasmanian Devil
Child Soldiers Agu
Out of the Village
Spider-Man Homecoming and many more.

Personal Life

Abraham Attah is currently single and there is no other information about his past relationship or previous engagement.

Award

Year	Award	Category	Result
2015	Black Film Critics Circle Rising Star Award	————	Won
	Ghana Movie Awards Best Actor	Leading Role and Discovery of the Year	Won
	Independent Spirit Award	Best Male Lead	Won
	National Board of Review Award	Best Breakthrough Performance (shared with Jacob Tremblay)	Won
	Venice International Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni	Best Young Actor Award	Won
	Gold Derby Film Award	Best Breakthrough Performer	Nominated
	Circuit Community Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
	Critics’ Choice Movie Award	Best Young Performer	Nominated
	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
	St. Louis Film Critics Award	Best Actor	Nominated
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award	Best Youth Performance	Nominated
	Empire Award	Best Male Newcomer	Nominated