Joel Okuyo Atiku, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joel Okuyo Atiku

Ugandan actor, model, photographer and lecturer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1983

Place of Birth: Arua, Uganda

Profession: photographer, actor, model

Nationality: Uganda

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joel Okuyo Atiku Prynce is a Ugandan actor, model, photographer and lecturer at Uganda Christian University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration (BSWSA) plus Makerere University, the Best Two Campuses in Uganda.
His film acting breakthrough came when he was cast as the Devil's reincarnation in Ugandan director Matt Bish's 2007 Film Battle of the Souls, a popular Ugawood Movie.
It was based on the real-life story of the director's brother, KFM Radio Presenter Roger Mugisha.
Joel is also the President of his own company The Lhynnq-X, Inc.
Born in Arua on 4 December 1983 to a Lugbara couple, Major Gabriel Francis Atiku and Yema Drakuru Atiku, his debut villain role won him over five international accolades including Best Supporting Actor at the Balafon Film Festival in Bari, Italy (2008) and 2009's Best Actor in Supporting Role at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Lagos, Nigeria.
Other awards include Best Actor at both Ubuntu Village, Colorado (USA) in 2010 and the 2011 Zanzibar International Film Festival [ZIFF] in Tanzania.
Ugandan newspaper The Observer labelled Okuyo Africa's Brad Pitt.