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Kingsley Nkemjika Abasili // (listen) (born June 30, 1984[1]) is a Nigerian actor. He is known for his striking resemblance to veteran actor Pete Edochie.[2] Both actors are from Anambra State but they are not related.[3]

Kingsley Abasili
Born	(1984-06-30) 30 June 1984 (age 38) Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Port Harcourt Ebonyi State University
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Resemblance to Pete Edochie

Biography

Abasili is from Igbo-Ukwu, a town in Aguata local government area of Anambra State in the Southeastern region of Nigeria.[4] He was born in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.[4]

Education

He has a bachelor's degree in Public Administration, from Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki.[4] On March 25, 2017, he convocated alongside other postgraduate students in the department of Political and Administrative Studies - International Relations (master's degree), faculty of Social Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.[5]

Career

In 2019, Abasili attracted media attention for his resemblance to the veteran actor Pete Edochie. Abasili looks like the younger version of Edochie and has been called his doppelganger.[3]

Subsequently, Abasili joined the Nigeria film industry in the same year and has since featured alongside Nollywood actors such as Gentle Jack and Emmanuel Ehumadu, known as Labistar.[2] In 2019, he featured in Try Me as School Principal in Mark Angel's short comedy skit alongside Dominion Uche and others.[6]

Filmography

Filmography

Date	Title	Genre	Role	Selected cast	Ref.
2020	Throne of Madness	Drama	Ichie Odinaka	Chizzy Alichi Joyce Kalu Stephen Odimgbe	[7]
	5G Network	Drama	Derrick	Chiwetalu Agu Chinyere Nwabueze Segun Success Jude Oolnoriode	[8]
	Unroyal	Comedy Romance	Elder in Council	Pete Edochie Emem Inwang Shaffy Bello Blossom Chukwujekwu	[9]
	Behind the Chaplet	Drama	Presido	Patience Ozokwor Francis Odok Kenneth Kanu	[10]
2019	Try Me	Youtube Video Short Comedy	School Principal	Dominion Uche Mark Angel	[6]
2020	Anambra Through a Lens	Talk show	Guest		[11]

Recognition

Abasili was invited to the Akaraka event as a guest and was honored with a recognition award by Anambra Through a Lens in 2020 alongside other recipients, including Chief Press Secretary to Anambra state Governor and Sir James Eze.[12] Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Digital Economy, Hon. Afam Mbanefo presented the award to the recipients.[1][13][14]

Publications

• Glocalization and the Politics of Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria's Covid-19 Era[15]

References

External links

• Kingsley Abasili at IMDb

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