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 (dʋ’am 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 di’ema bɛdigʋ ni. O anɛ one tʋm bɛdigʋ sini tʋʋma nɛ li maalig ni, li kaskas anɛ kʋdʋmin sa la di’ema zin’is Ghana sʋ’ʋlim yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ piswai saŋa la (80s and 90s). O da pin’il sini di’ema 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 di’ema zamisig pʋʋgin. Bannerman one da kɛn sakur NAFTI sankan la ka si’al Dontoh o mugusu ye o an gaad di’ema la tuon, bɔzugɔ, ninkanɛ da nar ye o di’em di’emkan la da pʋ kɛnaa. Banɛ da gɔs sini kan la, li kaskas anɛ Mike Hagan, da baŋ ye Dontoh baŋir di’emkan pʋʋgin ka zaŋi yel Alex Bannerman, one da an dasaŋ la. Lin nya’aŋ, Dontoh sini di’ema baŋir da kɛn tuon on da paas di’em kanɛ buon Gus : The Theatre Cat, sini giŋ kanɛ dɔlis yʋʋma kanɛ ka T. S. Eliot da yʋʋm la. One da gɔs di’ema nwa yela anɛ George Andoh Wilson one da yit Wilson Acting Academy fame.[1][2]
Di’ema
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]· Agoro (1998 - 2008)
· Agoro Fie (2011)
· By The Fire Side
Sini banɛ ka Dontoh paasi li pʋʋgin si’eba nwa
· Beasts of No Nation (2015) an Linguist
· The Dead (2010) an Na’ab
· The Cursed Ones (2015) an Bar Tender.
On tʋm tʋʋm si’eba
[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 pin’ili 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 zin’ig pʋʋgin, ka tʋmtʋmnib la si’eba nan kae.[3] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nu (2015), o da pin’il o DAS Professional Acting Institute ka li bɛ Zenith University College, Ghana.[4]
Pin’ilig
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Ba da dʋ’a David Dontoh bɛnɛ Gyegyeano, tɛnkpɛŋ kanɛ bɛ Cape Coast linɛ bɛ Central Region, Ghana sʋ’ʋlim la. O saam da anɛ pa’anpa’an, gbansɔbid ka lɛn an one gɔsid kuob nɛ gʋ’ʋl yela. O ma - Elizabeth Victoria Ackon Green (Efua Beduwa) – da anɛ one kuosid zimi.
David Dontoh da pin’ili kɛŋ sakurnam bɛdigʋ bɛ Cape Coast, Winneba, nɛ Abakrampa linɛ bɛ Central Region, Ghana sʋ’ʋlim la. O da maal sini si’eba 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 nya’aŋ 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 ya’an piini kanɛ an Best Actor Award bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii ne anaasi ni la (1984). Dontoh da zamis sini di’ema 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 di’ema gbana sɔb ka di’e 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 |
Ya’an 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.