Sam Okyere
Sam Okyere | |
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| Born | Samuel Nana Kwesi Tweneboah Koduah Okyere Darko Gyan 21 April 1991 |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Website | Sam Okyere on Instagram |
Samuel Okyere (born 21 April 1991) is a Ghanaian television personality active in South Korea and Ghana. He was accepted into the Korean Government Scholarship Program in 2009 and moved to Korea to study computer science at Sogang University, in Seoul. Okyere is fluent in the Ashanti Twi dialect of the Ghanaian Akan language; Korean, English, French and Swahili.[1] He was a cast member in the JTBC talk show Non-Summit.[2] He was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017.[3]
Filmography
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Island Village Teacher | tvN | Cast | |
| 2014 | Running Man | SBS | Guest | Ep. 202-203 (with Fabien) |
| Golden Tower | tvN | Cast | ||
| True Justice | MBC | Cast | ||
| 2014–2016, 2017 |
Non-Summit | JTBC | Cast | |
| 2015 | Real Men Season 2 | MBC | Member | |
| Law of the Jungle in Palau | SBS | Cast | Ep. 146–150 | |
| Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education | KBS2 | Guest | Ep. 91, 102 | |
| Infinite Challenge | MBC | Guest | Ep. 453 | |
| 2016 | Ep. 465 (with Jack Black & Sam Hammington) | |||
| Ep. 484–486 | ||||
| Battle Trip | KBS2 | Contestant | Ep. 22 (with Sam Hammington) | |
| 2017 | I Can See Your Voice 4 | Mnet | Cast | Ep. 8 |
| My Little Television | MBC | Guest | Ep. 84-85 (with Tyler Rasch) | |
| 2018 | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | JTBC | Guest | Ep. 168–169 (with Alberto Mondi) |
| Knowing Bros | Guest | Ep. 129 (with So Yoo-jin) | ||
| Dunia: Into a New World | MBC | Cast | [4] | |
| 2019 | Friendly Variety Show | MBN | Cast | |
| 2020 | Love 7.7 billion | JTBC | Guest | Ep. 7 |
TV series
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MBC | Warm and Cozy | Sam | cameo, Ep. 5–7 |
| 2016 | KBS2 | Moorim School: Saga of the Brave | Sam |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Intimate Enemies | Yakubu |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Global Star Award | Warm and Cozy | Won |
| 2019 | 14th Asia Model Awards | Fashionista Award[5] | — | Won |
References
- ^ "Ghana's Sam Okyere Is A Korean TV Star". July 3, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Slater (August 27, 2014). "이런 비정상 G11 때문에 월요일이 기다려지다니, 이런 나 비정상인가요?" (in Korean). Naeil Shot Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: The Expats". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "List of cast members of Dunia: Into a New World on MBC official website". MBC (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "2019 Asia Model Awards Fashionista Award - Sam Okyere, Oh Na-ra". 2019 Asia Model Awards Official NAVER TV Account. 22 June 2019.
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