Pete Edochie (born 7 March 1947) is a Nigerianactor. Edochie is considered one of Africa’s most talented actors, by both Movie Awards and Movie Magic’s Africa Magic Cable network. Although a seasoned administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in an NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time best selling novel, Things Fall Apart. Edochie descends from the Igbo people in Nigeria and is a Catholic.
He got into radio broadcasting in 1967 at the age of 20 as a junior programmes assistant after which he was elevated to the level of a Director. He was director of programmes, but doubling sometimes as Deputy Managing Director and occasionally acting as Managing Director. He quit ABS because the government decided to politise the affairs of their FM station, thereby resulting in the entire management being asked to move out, including him. He was to be the immediate successor to the MD but had to leave and enrol into the movie industry. Prior to that, he had featured in Things Fall Apart and had won an International Award. The BBC flew into Nigeria to interview him for his role in Things Fall Apart.
The Famous G8
In 2005 the Actors' Guild of Nigeria placed Pete Edochie and several other actors, including Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Nkem Owoh, Ramsey Noah, Stella Damasus Aboderin, and Richard Mofe Damijo on a one-year ban from filming after they were said to have been collecting huge fees from producers due to their A-list celebrity status. The ban placed on these actors was seen as doom in the Nigerian film business, but currently, the actors are back in filming.
Kidnapped
In 2009 Edochie was kidnapped and later released by his captors unharmed.
Filmography
Actor
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Merry Go Wrong (post-production) as
Chief Ezenwa
2023
Ifediche
2023
The Rising Sun
2023
King Mabutu as
Kasanga
2022
C.O.L.D
2022
Foreigner's God as
Storyteller
2022
Ikemba (as Peter Edochie)
2021
Larry Gaaga Feat. Pete Edochie, Theresa Onuorah, Flavour & Phyno: Egedege (Music Video) as
