Davis O. Nejo
Davis Oladeji Nejo (born June 21, 1953 in Lagos ) is an Austrian actor of Nigerian origin.
Life
Davis O. Nejo studied arts education at Lagos State Government College and studied marketing at the University of Lagos . In 1975 he moved to Vienna . He studied from 1977 to 1981 at the Vienna Film Academy and was a visiting student at the Reinhardt Seminar . Nejo has been an actor in film, television and theater since the 1980s. He played at the Burgtheater , the Schauspielhaus , the Theater in der Josefstadt , the Volkstheater and the Bregenz Festival , among others . Nejo campaigns for African culture in Austria in a variety of ways, for example he founded Austro-African journalists, artists and journalists associations as well as several music groups. He also works as a curator and is chairman of Cross Cultural Communication - Association for the Promotion of International Cultural Contacts .
Filmography
- 1986: Rock Me Amadeus (music video)
- 1992: Who says A.
- 1994: Iris and Violetta
- 1995: The Writer's Shadow
- 1999: The other
- 1999: In Heaven
- 2000: C + M + B campaign
- 2000: The Strizzis' honor
- 2003: the poet
- 2010: guest room
- 2010: King Kong's tears
- 2013: The devil's violinist
- 2015: old money
- 2015: three eggs in a glass
- 2015: Crime scene: defenseless
- 2015: In love with a corpse
- 2020: Emergency Call Hafenkante (TV series, episode headhunt in Hamburg )
Theater roles
- 1989: Brought by the devil , theater in der Josefstadt
- 1990: Herbstgarten , Theater in der Josefstadt
- 1991: Angelo Soliman , Bregenz Festival, Volkstheater Vienna
- 1994: The murders of the Jewish princesses , Künstlerhaus Vienna
- 1995: Battle of Vienna , Burgtheater
- 1996/1997: Cabal and Love , Burgtheater
- 2001–2004: Medea , Schauspielhaus Vienna
- 2006: Othello , tour through Austria, Switzerland and Germany
- 2010: Baby Doll , Volkstheater Vienna
Awards
- Interkulturpreis Oberösterreich 1998 (for Afromedi @ rt - exhibition of African media art )
- Black International Cinema Berlin Film Award 2000 (for The Other )
- Erasmus EuroMedia Award 2006 (for 30 'African Art )
Web links
- Davis O. Nejo's website
- Davis O. Nejo in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Davis Oladeji Nejo. Association of Austrian Film Actors , accessed on June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Davis O. Nejo. In: e-Talenta. Retrieved May 14, 2016 .
- ↑ About. In: Davis O. Nejo's website. Retrieved May 14, 2016 .
- ↑ team. (No longer available online.) Cross Cultural Communication, archived from the original on June 5, 2016 ; accessed on May 14, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Black International Cinema Berlin Film Awards. Black International Cinema Berlin, accessed June 12, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nejo, Davis O. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nejo, Davis Oladeji (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor of Nigerian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagos |