Hanks Anuku is a Ghanaian actor and television personality who was born in Nigeria on August 27, 1960.
He is well-known for his roles as bad boys and villains in the films in which he appears.
Since making his feature debut in 1993, he has been in multiple films.
Hanks Anuku Biography
Early Life & Education
A few weeks before Nigeria gained independence in 1960, Hanks Anuku was born in Ibadan, Nigeria.
The largest city in West Africa, Ibadan, is where he was raised and completed his elementary and secondary schooling.
But the well-known actor is a native of Delta State.
After obtaining Ghanaian citizenship in 2017, Hanks Anuku changed his name from Hanks Anuku to Nana Kwame Fifi Kakra Anuku and moved to Accra, Ghana, with his family.
Hanks Anuku is now a recognized citizen of Ghana after giving up his Nigerian citizenship.
Education
Ibadan is where Hanks Anuku completed his elementary and secondary schooling. After completing his secondary school at Auchi Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, he continued his studies there and earned a higher national diploma (HND) in mass communication in 1981. He attended Loyola College in Ibadan.
Career
Shortly after his return from a brief acting career in the US (he is a naturalized US citizen), Hanks Anuku entered the film industry in 1993.
However, the tall, fair-skinned actor did not make his film debut until 1994, when he starred in Fidelis Duker’s Skeleton. He took use of Skeleton’s popularity to star in several films, including as Django, Wild Romance, Akidi, and Dear Sister.
Hanks Anuku first gained recognition in the business in 1994 after starring in the hit film The Senator. This role elevated him above his peers at the time, and he was able to take full advantage of his celebrity to further his career.
Filmography
- The Captor (2006)
- Men on Hard Way (2007)
- Fools on the Run(2007)
- Desperate Ambition(2006)
- My Love
- Wanted Alive
- Rambo
- Broad Daylight (2001)
- Skeleton
- Wild Romance
- Akidi
- Dear Sister
- Django
- Bitter Honey (2005)
Social Media
Hanks Anuku, a seasoned actor, has over 56K Instagram followers, and his following keeps growing exponentially.
The username @ha1962anukuha on Instagram.
Personal Life
Hanks Anuku is a polyglot who speaks proficiently in three European languages: Italian, German, and French in addition to Igbo and Yoruba.
Because he loves adventure, he has visited many different nations throughout the world. He claimed that he normally grows bored when he spends too much time in one place. In an interview, he was cited as saying, “It gets boring to stay somewhere for too long.”
I take time to travel and unwind because I enjoy having adventures. I travel about even on long workdays when I have to be there.
Since there is a lot of demand on us, I usually take time off to decompress or unwind in order to avoid becoming exhausted.
Hanks Anuku acknowledged that his marriage failed because he had previously given his wife an HIV infection. Three children, however, are a blessing for his marriage. For now, he remains in South Africa.
Net Worth
Hans Anuku, a renowned Nollywood actor, is thought to be valued between $800,000 and $1 million.
Hanks Anuku Wife
Hanks acknowledged that after he gave his wife the fatal HIV infection, their marriage fell apart. But he and his wife are fortunate to have three beautiful kids.
After obtaining Ghanaian citizenship in 2017 and changing his name to Nana Kwame Fifi Kakra, Hanks stated in an interview that he intended to live out the remainder of his days in Ghana. He has also resided in Italy and England.
Hanks Anuku Twin Brother
Although they are not identical twins, Hanks Anuku did once remark in an interview from 2021 that he had a twin sibling.
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