Arnold Oceng

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Arnold Oceng
Born
Arnold Oceng

(1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 36)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
British
Other namesSnakeyman
Years active1999–present

Arnold Oceng, sometimes known as Snakeyman, (born 30 November 1985), is a Ugandan-born British actor and singer.[1] Oceng is best known for the roles in Grange Hill, Adulthood and Brotherhood.[2]

Personal life[]

He was born on 30 November 1985.[3] In 1986 when he was one year of age, his family moved to Brixton, South London as refugees.[1]

Career[]

He started acting at the age of 6 as a child artist.[4] In the school, he played the role as 'King Herod' in the play at the Corpus Christi Roman Catholic primary school on Brixton Hill.[2]

In 1999, he made his acting debut as a child artist with the role 'Calvin Braithwaite' in the 73 episodes of BBC children's television drama serial Grange Hill. The series was highly popular and continued until 2004.[5] Since then he acted in minor supportive roles in many television serials including, Casualty, The Bill and Sold. Oceng made his maiden cinema appearance in 2008 film Adulthood. He later followed with supportive roles in independent UK films, 4.3.2.1. and My Brother The Devil.[1][2]

In 2014, he acted alongside Reese Witherspoon in the film The Good Lie, which became his first Hollywood role. In 2016, he made the role 'Charles' in the film A United Kingdom which had its premier in BFI London Film Festival. Then he starred in the Danish biopic The Greatest Man screened in 2016.[1] In the same year, he joined the cast of film Brotherhood.[2] In 2017, he was nominated for the Male Performance in Film award at Screen Nation Film and Television Awards which was held at the Park Plaza London Riverbank hotel on 7 May 2017.[6] In the same year, he won the award for the Best Supporting Actor at National Film Awards UK for his role in Brotherhood.[7]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1999 Grange Hill Calvin Braithwaite TV Series
2006 Casualty Solomon 'Sol' Lakah TV Series
2007 The Bill Wayne Tindle TV Series
2007 The Prodigals Marlon Short film
2007 Sold Josh TV Series
2008 Adulthood Henry Film
2008 One of Those Days Angel Steward 4 Short film
2009 Dog Endz Quinton TV Movie
2010 4.3.2.1. Dark Chocolate Film
2011 The Tapes Nathan Film
2011 Victim Jayden Film
2011 Demons Never Die Curtis Film
2011 Top Boy Femi TV Series
2011 Point Blank TV Movie
2012 My Brother the Devil Aj Film
2012 Payback Season Maxy Film
2012 The Knot Fulishio Akinkugbe Film
2012 Circle of Revenge Lil Reese Film
2013 It's a Lot Aasif Film
2014 The Good Lie Mamere Film
2016 A United Kingdom Charles Film
2016 The Greatest Man Film
2016 Brotherhood Henry Okocha Film
2017 This World Joseph TV Series documentary
2017 Breathe Arnold Short film
2017 Pound for Pound Ayub Kalule Film
2018 Age Before Beauty Leon TV Series
2019 Dark Money Ryan TV Mini-Series
TBD Johnny: The Life of an Oxymoron Suave TV Movie

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Arnold Oceng, Stars of Tomorrow 2016". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brixton actor Arnold Oceng on his latest role in A United Kingdom". The Resident. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Arnold Oceng: actor". timesofindia. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Inspirational teacher & actor Arnold Oceng, #177". 1000londoners. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Chicks Chat With Arnold Oceng". THOSE LONDON CHICKS. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Susan Wokoma, Malachi Kirby, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arnold Oceng & more nominated for the 12th Screen Nation Awards". SceneTV Ltd. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ Fuller, Lisa (29 March 2017). "National Film Awards 2017 winners announced". Camden Monthly. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

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