Ken Erics Ugo Biography

Ugochukwu Ekenedilichukwu Eric Nwenweh is a Nigerian actor, writer, producer, and occasional musician who works in film and television under the names Ken Erics Ugo and simply Ken Erics. He co-starred with Tonto Dikeh and Yul Edochie in the film “The Illiterate,” playing the part of Ugo.

Early Life and Education

Ken Erics is the sixth child of Eric Chukwuemeka Nwenweh and Grace Ifeyinwa Nwenweh, both of Enugwu-Ukwu in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, and was born on February 28, 1985, in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria. He has Igbo ancestry. Erics attended the Binta Mustapha Science Nursery and Elementary School in Kano for his primary school and the Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) in Onitsha, Anambra State, for his secondary education. Erics first had an interest in the arts when he was a small child, and this led to his entrance to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, where he earned a degree in theatre arts. Additionally, he has a master’s in theatre and film studies.

Career

As a first-year university student in 2001, Erics received his first acting job in the Chris Ubani-directed “direct-to-dvd” film “Holy Prostitute,” in which he had a brief three-scene appearance as a doctor. After earning his degree from the university, he started going to auditions and was offered a couple more cameo roles in in-home movies. But his performance as “Ugo” in the 2012 film The Illiterate won over viewers and gave him more opportunities in the Nigerian film business.

As a writer, Eric’s first piece of published work, Cell 2, attracted attention and has been used for academic and theatrical purposes in a number of Nigerian higher institutions. Erics, who previously had his own musical band, performs occasionally as a vocalist and musician and also plays the guitar and keyboard. He has worked on the creation of a number of original movie soundtracks.

In 2014, Erics earned the Best Lead Actor prize at the Afrifimo Awards in the United States as well as the City People Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actor. He later went on to win the City People Entertainment Award for Best Lead Actor in 2015. Erics was nominated for the Golden Movie Awards in 2018 for Best Supporting Actor and went on to win the City People Entertainment Awards 2017 for Best Actor of the Year.

Inozikwa Omee, Ken Erics’ debut single, was released in December 2018. His first single was met with cheers from his admirers. The wonderful song and exceptionally beautiful vocals are a blatant sign that Ken Erics is here to stay.

He has also appeared in films with A-list actors, including Yul Edochie, Desmond Elliot, Chiwetalu Agu, Regina Daniels, and Ngozi Ezeonu.

Personal Life

In March 2019, Ken Erics made the decision to call it quits on his marriage to Onyi Adada. The actor claims that as things grew intolerable, it was crucial for him to end his marriage. He, though, expressed satisfaction at the union’s dissolution.

Discography

Selected singles of Ken Erics are the following;

• Inozikwa Omee (2018)
• Thank You Baba (2019)
• Mama (2019)
• Many Mysteries (2019)
• Sugarcane Baby (2019)
• Pretence (2019)
• Anom Gi N’aka (2019)
• Love is Life (2019)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2002	Holy Prostitute	Doctor	Chris Ubani	Cameo Role
2006	Silence of the gods	Onyegbula	Teco Benson	Home Video
2007	Eran and Erak	Oliver	Theodore Anyanji	Feature Film
2010	Evil intention	Santos	Ugezu j Ugezu	Feature Film
2011	Gold, not Silver	Nwokolo	Tchidi Chikere	Feature Film
2011	A Better Tomorrow	Izu	Michael JaJa	Feature Film
2011	Days of Gloom	Izu	Michael JaJa	Feature Film featuring John Dumelo, Olu Jacobs and Chioma Chukwuka
2012	The Illiterate	Ugo	Silvester Madu	Feature Film
2013	Release me oh Lord	Osita	Ifeanyi Ogbonna	Feature Film
2014	Father Muonso	Father Elijah	Vincent De Anointed	Feature Film
2014	Burning Bridges	Louis	Okechukwu Oku	Feature Film
2014	Sugarcane	Azuka	Obinna Ukeze	Feature Film
2015	Trials of Igho	Igho	Chris Eneaji	Lead/Feature Film
2015	Echoes of Love	Prince	Ugezu J. Ugezu	Feature Film
2015	Omalicham	Jeremiah	Ugezu J. Ugezu	Feature Film
2016	Almost Perfect	Nonso	Desmond Elliot	Feature Film
2016	Within these walls	Francis	Uche Jombo	Feature Film
2016	Valerie	Joe	Taiwo Shittu	Feature Film
2016	The Vengeance	Jeff	Goodnews Erico Isika	Feature Film
2016	Okafor’s Law	Chuks A.k.A Fox	Omoni Oboli	Feature Film featuring Blossom a Chukwujekwu, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Omoni Oboli
2017	Crossed Path	Jesse	Frank Rajah Arase	Feature Film featuring Okawa Shaznay, Frank Artus & Emem Inwang
2017	What Lies Within	Brian	Vanessa Nzediegwu	Feature Film with  Michelle Dede, Tope Tedela, Kiki Omeili
2017	Omugwo	Raymond	Kunle Afolayan	Feature Film featuring Patience Ozokwo, Ayo Adesanya, Omowunmi Dada
2017	Body Language	Lancelot	Moses Inwang	Feature Film featuring Ramsey Nouah, Tana Adelana
2017	The Bridge	Augustine	Kunle Afolayan	Feature Film featuring Chidinma Ekile, Demola, Adedoyin, Zach Orji
2017	Fate of Amanda
2018	You Are My Light	Samson	Vincent D Anointed	Feature Film produced by Ken Erics and featuring Yvonne Jegede, Ebele Okaro
2019	Love Melody	Obiora	Ability Tagbo	Feature Film produced by Ken Erics and featuring Rachael Okonkwo
2019	Ordinary Fellows	Ekene	Lorenzo Menakaya and Ikenna Aniekwe	Feature Film featuring Wale Ojo, Chiwetalu Agu and Somadina Adinma

Television Roles

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2005	Webs		Livinus Otteh	TV Series
2015	Growing Old	Chidi	Chris Eneaji	TV Series

Stage Plays

Title	Role	Writer
Hopes of the Living Dead	Hacourt Whyte	Ola Rotimi
Trials of Oba Ovoramnwen	Consular	Ola Rotimi
Hangmen Also Die	R.I.P	Esiaba Irobi
Childe International	Chief	Wole Soyinka
Everyman	Everyman	Obotunde Ijimere
Grip Am	Ise	Ola Rotimi
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh	Prof Ogun	Esiaba Irobi

Awards and Nomination

• Named Best Supporting Actor at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2014.
• In 2014, he received the Afrifimo Awards (USA) for Best Lead Actor for the second time.
• Eric was named Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Golden Icons Movie Awards (GIAMA) in 2015.
• He was named Best ‘on-screen duet’ at the Golden Icons Movie Awards (GIAMA) in 2015.
• In 2017, he was named Best Actor at the City People Entertainment Awards.
• He was named Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Movie Awards (GMA) in 2018.
• He received the South-South Achievers Awards in 2019. (SSA)

Net Worth

Ken Erics is estimated to have a net worth between $800,000

Social Media

Instagram: KenErics
Twitter: @Kenerics