Who is hanks anuku

After many years of staying in the United States of America, Hanks Anuku returned back to Nigeria and joined the Nigerian movie industry Nollywood in early Hanks Anuku always plays the role of a bad guy in movies and has an American accent because of the many years he has spent in America. Hanks Anuku is very talented in acting and knows how to interpret his role very well.

Due to his tough look and physical appearance, movie directors choose to give him tough roles and characters in movies. Hanks Anuku has acted in a few numbers of Hollywood movies in the United States of American before relocating to Nigeria. That year rumors spread all over Nigeria and Ghana that the gangster actor was dead, but during an interview with the media, Hanks Anuku debunks the rumors saying I am not dead, I am still alive.

Born and raised in Ibadan, Oyo State, Hanks, who is originally from Asaba in Delta State, joined the movie industry in , shortly after he returned from the United States where he had a brief stint as an actor.

But it was not until that the tall and fair-skinned actor made his debut in the movie by Fidelis Duker titled Skeleton. But it was in that Hanks got his big break.

The movie earned him wide acclaim and a couple of industry awards. A polyglot, who speaks Igbo, Yoruba, and three European languages Italian, German and French fluently, Anuku star of hit films such as Big Bros, Home Apart and Formidable Force, which earned him the Best Actor of the year crest at the edition of the National Film Festival, would not say which movie tasked him more out of the dozens in his couch.

He explained that each of them have come with their own challenges. But the actor, who is a bike and car freak, said his effort in the political thriller The Senator, a movie that was reputed to have sold in excess of five hundred thousand copies, holds fond memories for him.

He also agrees that the movie contributed in turning him into an instant hit and a household name. It was actually after that, that I started getting more of those roles I did after Formidable Force, but it was not as much as after I took part in The Senator. I had fun and gained so much on the set of that movie. It was really nice working with people like Igwe Laz Ekwueme, the director Teco Benson and the entire cast.

Famous for playing gangster roles, Anuku loves to travel when he is off set; he gets bored when he has to stay in a particular location for too long. Although he evaded any question on his family and personal life, Hanks described himself in response to a question on his hobbies as adventurous.

He grew up in Ibadan and had his primary and secondary education in the largest city in West Africa, Ibadan. Hanks Anuku has renounced his citizenship in Nigeria and is now a certified citizen of Ghana.

Hanks Anuku had his primary and secondary education in Ibadan. He attended Loyola College , Ibadan, and after his secondary education, he furthered his education at Auchi Polytechnic , Auchi, Edo State, where he bagged the higher national diploma HND in Mass communication in Hanks Anuku joined the movie industry in , not long after he returned from the United States he is a naturized citizen of the US , where he had a brief stint as an actor. He is always known for playing criminal, villain and hit man role in movies.

He always play the role of a criminal, arm robber, warrior, a palace guard, a presidential agent, terrorist and a leader of a campus confraternity in several Nollywood action thriller movies. He has been in the industry for over 2 decades and regarded as one of the pioneer of the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood. While still in primary and secondary school, he was actively involved in school drama, stage play and performing art.

He joined his school dramatic club and acted on stage in several occasions, ceremony and events. After completing his tertiary education, Hanks Anuku relocated to the United States of America to pursue green and pastures. Hanks Anuku always plays the role of a bad guy in movies and has an American accent because of the many years he has spent in America. Hanks Anuku is very handsome, gifted, skillful, creative and talented in acting and interpretation of movie roles.

He knows how to interpret his role very well and can fit in any character given to him by movie directors and producers in Nigeria. Due to his tough look and physical appearance, movie directors and producers choose to give him tough roles and characters in movies.

Hanks Anuku has acted in a few numbers of Hollywood movies in the United States of American before relocating to Nigeria.