Eddie Watson

Eddie Samuel Ukpong Watson (born 22 May 1980), known as Eddie Watson, is a Liberian-born Ghanaian actor, director and producer who works widely in Nollywood. His short film Ebola won Best Short Film at the 2014 Ghana Movie Awards.

Career

He began acting professionally in 2010 with Labour of Love and the war film Somewhere in Africa, whose supporting role earned him a nomination at the Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards. His co-star Majid Michel then suggested him to the director Frank Rajah for 4Play Reloaded. He moved into Nollywood with Desperate Heart (2011), and films such as Single and Married (2012), House of Gold and Purple Rose (2013) made him a household name.

In 2014, as the Ebola epidemic hit his home country, Liberia, he wrote, produced and directed the short film Ebola, which won Best Short Film at the Ghana Movie Awards; he was also nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role for Bachelors. He has since produced Jack & Jill and She Prayed, which premiered in Sierra Leone in December 2015.