David Dontoh
| Sex or gender | Dau  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Ghana |
| Yu'ur Kane ka ba tis o | David |
| Du'am yuum | 1964, 1965 |
| Duam zin'ig | Cape Coast |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Tuuma | actor |
| Educated at | University of Ghana, Apam Senior High School |
David Kwame Dontoh (dʋꞌam dabisir, yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyuobʋ nɛ anaasi, 1964) ka ba buon o ye Uncle David, "Ghanaman" nɛ "Kofi Abranteɛ" (Kofi Gentleman), anɛ Ghana nid kanɛ an sini maan ka tʋm TV ni, ka paasi maal sini diꞌema bɛdigʋ ni. O anɛ one tʋm bɛdigʋ sini tʋʋma nɛ li maalig ni, li kaskas anɛ kʋdʋmin sa la diꞌema zinꞌis Ghana sʋꞌʋlim yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ piswai saŋa la (80s and 90s). O da pinꞌil sini diꞌema nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii (1980) on da wʋm ka National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) labaya ni ye ba bɔɔd banɛ na maan sini ye ba zamisi ba la. O yiiga sini da anɛ The Way To Shame, sini giŋ kanɛ an minute ayɔpɔi ka one da gɔsi li yela an Alex Bannerman ka li paas o diꞌema zamisig pʋʋgin. Bannerman one da kɛn sakur NAFTI sankan la ka siꞌal Dontoh o mugusu ye o an gaad diꞌema la tuon, bɔzugɔ, ninkanɛ da nar ye o diꞌem diꞌemkan la da pʋ kɛnaa. Banɛ da gɔs sini kan la, li kaskas anɛ Mike Hagan, da baŋ ye Dontoh baŋir diꞌemkan pʋʋgin ka zaŋi yel Alex Bannerman, one da an dasaŋ la. Lin nyaꞌaŋ, Dontoh sini diꞌema baŋir da kɛn tuon on da paas diꞌem kanɛ buon Gus : The Theatre Cat, sini giŋ kanɛ dɔlis yʋʋma kanɛ ka T. S. Eliot da yʋʋm la. One da gɔs diꞌema nwa yela anɛ George Andoh Wilson one da yit Wilson Acting Academy fame.[1][2]
Diꞌema
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]· Agoro (1998 - 2008)
· Agoro Fie (2011)
· By The Fire Side
Sini banɛ ka Dontoh paasi li pʋʋgin siꞌeba nwa
· Beasts of No Nation (2015) an Linguist
· The Dead (2010) an Naꞌab
· The Cursed Ones (2015) an Bar Tender.
On tʋm tʋʋm siꞌeba
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]One an kpɛɛm kanɛ ka ba buon ye board chairman tis Ghana National Film Authority (NFA) linɛ ka ba da pinꞌili li bɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai, naar nwadig ni la (December 2019). National Film Authority an banɛ gɔsid banɛ maan sininam yela. Lʋgir kaŋa bɛnɛ Bureau of Ghana Languages tʋʋma zinꞌig pʋʋgin, ka tʋmtʋmnib la siꞌeba nan kae.[3] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nu (2015), o da pinꞌil o DAS Professional Acting Institute ka li bɛ Zenith University College, Ghana.[4]
Pinꞌilig
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Ba da dʋꞌa David Dontoh bɛnɛ Gyegyeano, tɛnkpɛŋ kanɛ bɛ Cape Coast linɛ bɛ Central Region, Ghana sʋꞌʋlim la. O saam da anɛ paꞌanpaꞌan, gbansɔbid ka lɛn an one gɔsid kuob nɛ gʋꞌʋl yela. O ma - Elizabeth Victoria Ackon Green (Efua Beduwa) – da anɛ one kuosid zimi.
David Dontoh da pinꞌili kɛŋ sakurnam bɛdigʋ bɛ Cape Coast, Winneba, nɛ Abakrampa linɛ bɛ Central Region, Ghana sʋꞌʋlim la. O da maal sini siꞌeba on da nam bɛ secondary school la. O da kɛŋ secondary school bɛnɛ Apam Senior High School. O da zamis nɛ science, English nɛ poetry. Lin nyaꞌaŋ ka nidib baŋ o bɛdigʋ dɔlisid o sini maalig pʋʋgin, on nɛ one da maan sini saŋkan la - Grace Omaboe (Maame Dokono) one da paas Obra fame ni – da kpɛmis o ye o ieem tʋʋma gbaŋi bɛ sini maalig pʋʋgin, on da di yaꞌan piini kanɛ an Best Actor Award bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii ne anaasi ni la (1984). Dontoh da zamis sini diꞌema maaligi bɛnɛ School of Performing Arts University of Ghana lin da yi yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ anu (1985) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ anii (1988), anina ka o zamiskpan da an sini diꞌema gbana sɔb ka diꞌe o tʋʋma gbaŋ kanɛ buon diploma.
| Yʋʋm | Yʋ'ʋr | Tʋʋma | sob |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Kukurantumi: Road to Accra | Bob | |
| 1989 | Heritage Africa | ||
| 1991 | Sika Sunsum | Jimmy Cash | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | Confessions | Paa Kwesi | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Deadly Voyage | Bob | |
| 1998 | Victim of Love | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Welcome Home' | Taxi Driver | |
| 2006 | No Time to Die | Asante | |
| 2010 | The Dead | The Chief | |
| 2011 | Ties That Bind | Koo | |
| 2012 | Kweiba | Father | |
| 2013 | The Dead 2: India | The Chief | |
| 2015 | Pieces of Me | Board Member | Direct-to-video |
| Beasts of No Nation | Linguist | ||
| Chronicles of Odumkrom: The Headmaster | Mr. Brown | ||
| The Cursed Ones | Bar Tender | ||
| 2016 | Like Cotton Twines | Father Baani | |
| 2019 | Smoke Screen | Uncle Debrah | |
| 2020 | Coming to Africa | Monte | |
| Lagos to Oslo | Professor Obiora | ||
| 2021 | Freedom and Justice | President | Drama |
| 2023 | Coming to Africa: Welcome to Ghana | Comedy / Drama / Romance | |
| 2024 | The Groomsmen | Drama |
| Yʋʋm | Yʋ'ʋr | Tʋʋma | sob |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Screen Two | Bob | Episode: "Deadly Voyage" |
| 2017 | Beat | Mr. Ntim |
Yaꞌan piini
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]· Best Actor ECRAG Award 1984,1989 and 1992
· Best Supporting and World Centenary of Film, Ghana Film Award 1999
· PAM African Film Festival[5]
· Ghana Peace Award (2017)
Gbanvɛɛnsa
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]- ↑ "'Kumawood' Is Disgracing Ghana – David Dontoh". Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "David Dontoh Caught Over "Russia Bullet" – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "Akufo Addo appoints David Dontoh as NFA chair, Juliet Asante as Executive Secretary". www.ghanaweb.com. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "David Dontoh opens acting school". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ "David Dontoh". content.ghananation.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.