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Joseph Wairimu

Joseph Wairimu
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Film director, Actor, Screenwriter
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Kenyan actor, scriptwriter and Film Director.

Alternate name
Joseph Kimani (Babu)


Starring as Mwas (leading role) in NAIROBI HALF LIFE by Tosh Gitonga (2012). He won BEST ACTOR Award at Durban FilmFest 2012 for this debut feature. He stars too as Jalabi (leading role) in NI SISI (IT'S US, by Nick Reding, 2013).

Babu is a professional stage and screen actor who has been with S.A.F.E. since its inception. He is also an art trainer with Anno's Africa and One Fine Day. Babu won the Best Actor award at the Durban International Film Festival in 2012 for his role in Nairobi Half Life, and the Kalasha Award for Best Actor for the same role in December 2012. He is from Nairobi.

Source:
www.safekenya.org/SAFE-Ghetto.aspx

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