Zack Orji Biography, Education, Acting Career, Family, Wife, Children, Health

Zack Orji Biography, Education, Acting Career, Political Career, Movies, Family, Wife, Children, Health, Net Worth

Zachee Ama Orji (born 1960) is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money. Aside from acting, Orji is a preacher.

Early history

Zachee Ama Orji was born in Libreville, Gabon. He grew up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo where he learnt how to speak both English and French fluently. Orji is a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His first movie was in 1991 and was entitled Unforgiven Sin. In an interview with Nollywood Post, Orji shared how he got the lead role in the movie without auditioning. Since then, Orji has starred in different movies and is now a Nollywood legend. He is also a singer and preacher of God’s word since he found Christ.

He is married to Ngozi Orji has three children and lives in Nigeria.

In 2000, Zack Orji made his directorial debut with the movie titled WEB starring himself and Ghanaian actress, Kalsoume Sinare. The movie won best collaborative film in the Ghana awards of 2001.

In 2022, Zack made it known that he is supporting Tinubu for president in the 2023 presidential election.

Filmography

Living in Bondage (1992)
Iva (1993)
Living in Bondage 2 (1993)
Glamour Girls[9] (1994)
Nneka the Pretty Serpent (1994)
Rattle Snake (1995)
True Confession (1995)
Blood on My Hands (1996)[10]
Deadly Passion (1996?)
Glamour Girls 2 (1996)
Love in Vendetta (1996)
Abandon (1997?)
Blood Money (1997)
Blood Vapour (1997)
Desperate & Dangerous (1997)
Dead End (1997?)
Deadly Affair II (1997)
Garbage (1997)
Golden Fleece (1997)
Silent Night (1997?)
Diamond Ring 2 (1998)
Evil Men (1998)
Karishika (1998)
Sakobi 2: The Final Battle (1998)
Witches (1998)
Asimo (1999)
Day of Reckoning (1999?)
Endtime (1999)
The Bastard (199-?)
Fire Dancer (2001)
Hatred (2001)
Late Arrival (2001)
Mothering Sunday (2001)
Mothers Cry (2001)
Days of Glory (2002?)
Bonds of Tradition (2004) (also director)
Games Women Play (2005)
Women’s Cot (2005)
Chameleon (2006)
Light Out (2006)
The Blues Kingdom (2007) (director only)
Land of Shadow (2010) (also director)
Head Gone (2015)
Brothers of Faith (2016)
Three Wise Men (2017)
Code Wilo (2019)
Our Jesus Story (2020)
Sweet Face[11] (2020)
Big Town[11] (2021)
Love Castle (2021)
Blood Sisters (2022)
Lost Hope
Nneka

Health

In the late December 2023, Zack Orji was rushed to the hospital after he slumped in the toilet after being quite weak for a few weeks. He is currently in a critical condition in the ICU of the National Hospital in Abuja.