Nkem Owoh listen^ⓘ (born 7 February 1958) is a Nigerian actor and comedian. In 2008, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his role in the Nigerian film, "Stronger than Pain".^[1]

Nkem Owoh was born in Enugu State, Nigeria. After his primary and secondary school, he headed to the University of Ibadan and studied Engineering. Already, during his university studies, Owoh began acting in various television and film productions.^[2]

Nkem Owoh and his wife, Ngozi Nkem Owoh, have been married since 1998. She hails from Amagu Village, Udi Town, Enugu State Nigeria.^[3][4] Nkem Owoh prefers to keep the identity of his children away from the public. He has two daughters. He lost one of his two daughters in June 2023.^[5][6]

He is also known for performing the song "I Go Chop Your Dollar" about advance fee fraud. The song was featured in the film The Master in which Owoh plays the role of a scammer.^[7] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission banned the song.^[8] In 2007, Owoh was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bijlmermeer neighborhood in the Amsterdam Zuidoost borough) as the result of a seven-month investigation by the Dutch police dubbed "Operation Apollo".^[7] Owoh was arrested while performing a musical show when the police raided the event and arrested 111 people on suspicion of lottery fraud and immigration violations. Owoh was later released.^[8][9] In November 2009, Owoh was kidnapped in eastern Nigeria.^[10] His kidnappers demanded a 15 million naira ransom.^[11] Owoh was released after his family members allegedly paid a ransom fee of 1.4 million naira.^[12][13]