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Derek Ugochukwu (born 7 June 1991) is a Nigerian actor, writer and director. He studied at Dun Laoghaire Institute Of Art Design and Technology in Dublin.

Derek Ugochukwu
Derek Ugochukwu in 2017
Born	Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Occupation	Actor Writer Director

Early life and education

Ugochukwu was born in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. He is the third of six children raised in an Igbo Catholic family. He graduated with a 1st class master's degree in Screenwriting for Film & Television at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).[1] He also holds a master's degree in international management and global business awarded by the University of Limerick in 2014, making him a double master's holder.

Career

His early work includes roles in multiple short films and in 2018, he landed the role of 'Father Okocha' in "Honest"[2][3] premiering at the 2018 Galway Film Fleadh. In the same year, he took part in Of Mice and Men as Crooks. He then made his feature film debut with "Dub Daze",[4][5] a modern Irish version of the 1993 comedy movie Dazed and confused, premiered at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival in 2019, subsequently landing the role of 'Abu Al Jabar' in 2020 Crime Drama Series Cold Courage[6] based on a book by Finnish author Pekka Hiltunen.

In May 2020, Screen Ireland announced Ugochukwu as one of the successful 15 writers selected from a pool of 195 applicants for its inaugural Spotlight development scheme aimed at fostering new and diverse writing talent.[7] In January 2021, Ugochukwu was one of the successful 10 writers shortlisted from over 600 entries for the Virgin Media Discovers short film competition in partnership with Screen Ireland.[8][9] ENGINE Shorts which aims to inspire and support up-and-coming writers, directors and producers in Limerick, Tipperary and Clare, announced Ugochukwu as part of the six winning teams selected to create inspiring, engaging world-class short films that resonate with a wide international audience.[10][11]

To All My Darlings, a short film written by Ugochukwu, and starring Demi Isaac Oviawe, was shortlisted for the 2021 BAFTA Student Film Awards.[12] It also won the Audience Award for Best Short at the 2021 Dublin International Film Festival.[13]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Honest	Father Okocha	Short film
2019	Nightflyers	Security Crew #1	3 episodes
2019	Dub Daze	Rob
2019	Outnumbered	Crying man	Music Video for Dermot Kennedy
2020	Cold Courage	Abu Al Jabar	3 episodes
2022	Water Under the Bridge	Bilal's father	Short film
2022	Surrender Your Horns	James

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Format
2018	Of Mice and Men	Croocks	Mill Theater
2017	Owned	Olaudah Equiano	Smock Alley

As filmmaker

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2021	To All My Darlings	No	Yes	Yes	—	Short film
2022	You're Not Home	Yes	Yes	No	—	Short film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
2021	Dublin International Film Festival	Virgin Media Audience Award Shorts	To All My Darlings	Won	[14]
	Catalyst International Film Festival	Spirit of the Festival Award		Won	[15]
	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Live Action Student Awards		Nominated	[16]
2022	Galway Film Fleadh	Bingham Ray New Talent Award	You're Not Home	Nominated	[17]
	SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya	Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award		Nominated	[18]
	Richard Harris International Film Festival	Best Midwest Short Film		Nominated	[19]

References

External links

• Derek Ugochukwu at IMDb

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