Full Name Ger Duany Name Ger Duany | Years active 2004–present Occupation Actor, model Role Actor | |
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Born November 9, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-11-09 ) Akobo, South Sudan Alma mater University of Bridgeport Education Bloomington High School North Parents Nyathak Muon, Thabac Duany Movies The Good Lie, I Heart Huckabees, Restless City Similar People Arnold Oceng, Philippe Falardeau, Emmanuel Jal, Kuoth Wiel, David O Russell | ||
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Ger Duany (born November 9, 1978) is a South Sudanese actor and model based in the United States.
Contents
- Unicef usa the good lie interview with ger duany kuoth wiel
- Actor ger duany named unhcr s high profile supporter
- Early life
- Career
- Filmography
- References
Actor ger duany named unhcr s high profile supporter
Early life
Duany was born in Akobo, South Sudan in 1978. He was forcefully recruited as a child soldier during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Duany successfully fled to Ethiopia at age 14, then to Kenya, and finally sought refuge in the United States when he was sixteen, becoming one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Duany attended the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.
Career
Duany made his debut as an actor in the 2004 philosophical comedy film I Heart Huckabees, in which he played a refugee called Stephen Nimieri. Duany was picked for the role because the film's producer and director David O. Russell wanted someone who had endured the real-life experience of being a refugee.
In 2010, Duany made an uncredited appearance in another Russell film, The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. He later had an important role in the 2011 drama Restless City.
In mid-2011, he co-produced and starred in the documentary Ger: To Be Separate, about his journey from war child to refugee to Hollywood actor and international model. The film also showed his return to South Sudan, voting for the first time and celebrating the country's newly acquired independence on 9 July 2011.
Duany played a limo driver in the 2012 film, Isn't It Delicious? by director Michael Patrick Kelly.
In 2014 he appeared alongside other refugees and award-winning Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie, inspired by the story behind the Lost Boys of Sudan.
As a model, Duany has appeared on the cover of numerous magazines such as Heed, Bleu Magazine, and Numéro.