Ghanaian actor
Abraham Attah
Born (2001-07-02 ) 2 July 2001 (age 24) Occupation Actor Years active 2015–present Awards Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival
Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2001) is aGhanaian actor, living in theUnited States .[ 1] [ 2]
He hails from theGa–Dangme ethnic group in theGreater Accra Region of Ghana . Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and lived inAshiaman ,Tema , Accra with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attah, and his siblings up until he left for theUnited States .[ 3] Growing up, he had a happy family life. Abraham's parents both have jobs; his father works at the port, and his mother works in a market. Abraham has five siblings in total.
He made his feature film debut inBeasts of No Nation (2015).[ 2] For his leading role ofchild soldier Agu, he was awarded theMarcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the72nd Venice International Film Festival .[ 4]
In 2017, he appeared in theMarvel Studios filmSpider-Man: Homecoming .[ 5]
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