Mathew Nabwiso

Mathew Nabwiso, often as Matthew Nabwiso is a Ugandan actor.[1] Nabwiso is best known for the roles in the films Imbabazi, Rain and Kyaddala. Apart from acting, he is also a singer, director and producer.[2]

Mathew Nabwiso
Born	Mathew Nabwiso Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Education	Busoga College Namasagali College
Alma mater	Cyprus Institute of Marketing
Occupation	Director, producer, writer, cinematographer, actor
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Eleanor Nabwiso
Children	4
Parents	Frank Nabwiso (father) Mama Christine Nabwiso (mother)

Personal life

He was born as the seventh child of the family which includes eleven siblings. His parents are former parliamentarian Frank Nabwiso and Mama Christine Nabwiso of Jinja. He attended Mwiri and Kamuli Boys primary schools for primary education. Then he attended to Busoga College, Mwiri for his O-level and later attended to Namasagali College, in Kamuli to complete A-level. He later obtained a bachelor's degree in marketing from Cyprus Institute of Marketing.[1]

Before entering acting, he had a fulltime job as the sales manager of an ICT company. But he quit from the job to pursue a career through cinema.

He is married to fellow actress, Eleanor Nabwiso who also starred in the TV series The Hostel. The couple has four children.[3][4]

Career

In 2006, he made the maiden cinema acting with the film Battle of the Souls.[5]

In 2011, he joined the cast of televisions series The Hostel aired on NTV Uganda, which became highly popular.[6] After the conclusion of the series, he founded the film production company 'Nabwiso Films'.[7][8]

In 2013, he won the award for the Best Actor at Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA), for the film A Good Catholic Girl. Later in 2016, he was nominated for the role 'Dumba' in the film Rain at AMVCA.[1] In 2020, he received Film Act Award at the Vine Awards for his contribution to the Ugandan cinema.[9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2006	Battle of the Souls		Film
2011	The Hostel	Director	TV Mini-Series
2012	Africa First: Volume Two	Ahmed	Video film
2013	A Good Catholic Girl		Film
2013	Imbabazi	Gasana	Film
2016	Rain	Actor: Dumba, producer	Film
2018	Mpeke Town	Paul	TV Series
2018	The Mercy of the Jungle	Director	Film
2018	#Family (Hashtag Family)	Frank Mpanga	TV Series
2019	Kyaddala	Mr. G	TV Series
2020	Prickly Roses	Director	Film

References

1. "Mathew Nabwiso on family, film and food". The Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
2. "Celebrated film making couple of Nabwiso Films reap big". MBU. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
3. "Eleanor and Matthew Nabwiso's fairytale". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
4. "CONGRATULATIONS! A fourth child for the Nabwisos". MBU. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
5. "MATHEW NABWISO: Actor, Director, Producer". filmhackers. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
6. "Actors Mathew And Eleanor Nabwiso Now Reaping From New Productions". chano8. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
7. Nantaba, Agnes (2017-09-27). "Eleanor Nansibo Nabwiso: Young actress eyes global success". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
8. "NABWISO FILMS". NABWISO FILMS official website. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
9. "Mathew Nabwiso to receive Film Act Award at the Vine Awards". vinepulse. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

External links

• Mathew Nabwiso at IMDb