List of Ghanaian actors

This is a list of notable Ghanaian actors listed in alphabetic order by surname.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

A

• Augustine Abbey (Idikoko)[1]
• Ama K. Abebrese[2] (born 1980)
• Mavis Adjei - starred in over 25 films, currently based in the Netherlands[3]
• Kofi Adu[4] (Agya Koo) (born 1968)
• Freema Agyeman[5] (born 1979), British actor of Ghanaian and Iranian descent
• Jackie Aygemang (born 1983)[6]
• Mac Jordan Amartey[7] (1936-2018)
• Fred Amugi
• Martha Ankomah[8] (born 1985)
• John Apea[9]
• Emmanuel Armah[10] (born 1968)
• Gyearbuor Asante (1941–2000)
• Juliet Asante[11]
• Abraham Attah[12] (born 2001)
• Chris Attoh[13] (born 1979)
• Akorfa Edjeani-Asiedu[14] (born 1969)

B

• Michael Blackson[15] (born 1972), comedian and actor
• Kwesi Boakye (born 1999)[16]
• Nadia Buari[17] (born 1982)
• Charles Kofi Bucknor (1953–2017)[18]
• Moesha Buduong[19] (born 1990)
• Akosua Busia[20] (born 1966)

C

• Omar Sheriff Captan[21]

D

• Kojo Dadson[22]
• Paul Danquah[23] (1925–2015), British actor of Ghanaian heritage
• David Oscar Dogbe[24] (born 1984)
• Ebenezer Donkor (1938–2016)[25]
• David Dontoh (born 1964/65)[26]
• Joselyn Dumas[27] (born 1980)
• John Dumelo[28] (born 1984)

E

• Pascaline Edwards[29] (born 1970)
• Christabel Ekeh[30] (born 1990)
• Idris Elba[31] (born 1972), British actor of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent

F

• Souad Faress[32] (born 1948)
• Lydia Forson[33] (born 1984)

G

• Dzifa Gomashie[34]

H

• Kobna Holdbrook-Smith[35]

I

• Juliet Ibrahim[36]
• Selassie Ibrahim

J

• Ian Jazzi[37] (born 1986)
• James Gardiner

K

• Boris Kodjoe[38] (born 1973), of Ghanaian descent

L

• Harry Laud[39]

M

• Nana Ama McBrown[40] (born 1973)
• Peter Mensah[41] (born 1959)
• Majid Michel[42] (born 1980)
• Salma Mumin

N

• Eddie Nartey[43] (born 1984)
• Yvonne Nelson[44] (born 1985)
• Kwadwo Nkansah (born 1987)[45] (Lilwin)
• Grace Nortey[46]

O

• Yvonne Okoro[47]
• Grace Omaboe[48]
• Mikki Osei Berko[49] (born 1973)
• Joseph Otsiman[50] (born 1989)

P

Q

• Margaret Quainoo (died 2006)[51]
• Hugh Quarshie[52] (born 1954)

R

• Brew Riverson Jnr

S

• Abdul Salis (born 1979), actor, comedian[53]
• Sam Sarpong[54] (1975–2015)
• Kwaku Sintim-Misa[55] (born 1956)

T

• Reggie Tsiboe[56] (born 1950)

V

• Van Vicker[57] (born 1977)

W

• Forest Whitaker[58] (born 1961), American actor of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent
• George Williams[59] (1929–2016)
• Suzzy Williams[60] (died 2005), worked in Ghana and Nigeria

Y

• Reggie Yates[61] (born 1983), English actor of Ghanaian descent
• Prince Yawson[62] (Waakye)
• Vicky Zugah

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