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Film & Stage Household Name

Agya Koo

born 1970

The face of Kumawood, in more than 200 films

Household Name is level 5 of 5 in the Ghana Hall of Fame: known and loved across the country, whatever the body of work behind it. See how the levels work.

Why they are here

More than two hundred films in Twi made him the most recognisable comic actor in Ghana, and Kumawood a national industry rather than a regional one.

Born Kofi Adu, Agya Koo has appeared in over 200 Ghanaian films including Obaatanpa, Away Bus, Black Star and Ma Tricki Wo.

He is the best-known figure of Kumawood, the Twi-language film industry based in Kumasi.
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