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'''Desmond Finney''' is a born and bred Sierra Leonean, young and multitalented. He is by every level a leader in the emerging filming sector in this country.
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'''Desmond Finney''' is a [[Sierra Leone]]an actor.


==Early life and education==
Finney attended Leone Preparatory, Prince of Wales schools. He then did his 6th Form at the immaculate Saint Edwards Secondary School in Kingtom, from where he proceeded to the country`s bastion of learning, the University of Sierra Leone`s Fourah Bay College. He studied Drama under Dr Julius Spencer. Mr. Finney furthered his education in theatre education in England, and he has since returned home to do his work.
Finney attended [[Leone Preparatory School]], [[Prince of Wales School (Freetown, Sierra Leone)|Prince of Wales]] schools. He did his 6th Form at the Immaculate Saint Edwards Secondary School in Kingtom, from where he proceeded to the [[University of Sierra Leone]]'s [[Fourah Bay College]] to study [[drama]]. Finney furthered his education in [[Applied Drama|theatre education]] in [[England]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/?p=53869|title='Private sector must help the movie industry '- Sierra Leonean Desmond Finney|publisher=}}</ref>


==Career==
Finney has a wife, Mrs.Veronica Finney, and a son, Maxwell James Finney.
Finney has appeared in over 40 [[Africa]]n movies and was nominated Best Newcomer for the [[Zulu African Film Academy Awards|ZAFAA]] African Movie Awards in the [[United Kingdom]], Best Supporting Actor by the [[Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards|GIAMA]] awards in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] and won Best Actor AWOL (All Works of Life) Sierra Leone. He was also nominated as best actor for the 'Ansev Movie Awards' in Sierra Leone and his movie ''Diamond Wahala'' has won two awards as best [[comedy]] at the Sierra Leone International Film Festival and the Ansev Movie Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africafilms.tv/en/personnes/1694?PHPSESSID=ozagdueg|title=Biography and filmography of Desmond FINNEY - VOD AfricaFilms.tv|last=Africafilms.tv|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sierra Leonean Movie Star for The Gambia Awards|url=http://standardtimespress.org/?p=7047|website=StandardTimesPress.org|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sama|first1=Poindexter|title=Sierra Leone News: Desmond Finney nominated for ZAFAA Awards|url=http://awoko.org/2013/09/06/sierra-leone-news-desmond-finney-nominated-for-zafaa-awards/|website=AWOKO.org|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref> He is an [[English drama|English Drama]] and [[Theatre]] lecturer at the [[University of Sierra Leone]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Desmond Finney invited to The Gambia Special Movie Awards|url=http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/?p=79278|newspaper=Sierra Express Media}}</ref> Finney was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Special movie awards in [[the Gambia]], an award that also recognized him as best foreign actor in 2016.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

He has appeared in over 40 African movies and was nominated Best Newcomer for the African Movie Awards ‘Zafaa’ in the United Kingdom , Best supporting Actor by the Giama awards in Houston, Texas and won Best Actor AWOL Sierra Leone .

He was also nominated as best actor for the ‘Ansev Movie Awards’ in Sierra Leone and his movie ''Diamond Wahala'' has won two awards as best comedy at the Sierra Leone International Film Festival and the Ansev Movie Awards.

Some secrets behind his success
Probably it is because it’s part of my mission to help raise the Sierra Leone movie industry up to a certain level that we will be able to compete with other African countries and beyond. I am in a position and very passionate about this, and also I am in a place (Premiere Media) to make many of these films myself or through premiere media. Sometimes I work with Jimmy B, and of late Desmond Elliot and several other local and international movie stars.
He has worked with like [[Desmond Elliot]], [[Ramsey Noah]], [[Rita Dominic]], [[John Okafor]]( Mr Ibu),[[Mike Ezerounye]], Morris K. Essay, Jimmy B ,Fatima Jabbi and many more shooting in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. 
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 19 April 2024

Desmond Finney
NationalitySierre Leonean
Alma materUniversity of Sierra Leone
OccupationActor

Desmond Finney is a Sierra Leonean actor.

Early life and education

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Finney attended Leone Preparatory School, Prince of Wales schools. He did his 6th Form at the Immaculate Saint Edwards Secondary School in Kingtom, from where he proceeded to the University of Sierra Leone's Fourah Bay College to study drama. Finney furthered his education in theatre education in England.[1]

Career

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Finney has appeared in over 40 African movies and was nominated Best Newcomer for the ZAFAA African Movie Awards in the United Kingdom, Best Supporting Actor by the GIAMA awards in Houston, Texas and won Best Actor AWOL (All Works of Life) Sierra Leone. He was also nominated as best actor for the 'Ansev Movie Awards' in Sierra Leone and his movie Diamond Wahala has won two awards as best comedy at the Sierra Leone International Film Festival and the Ansev Movie Awards.[2][3][1][4] He is an English Drama and Theatre lecturer at the University of Sierra Leone.[5] Finney was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Special movie awards in the Gambia, an award that also recognized him as best foreign actor in 2016.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "'Private sector must help the movie industry '- Sierra Leonean Desmond Finney".
  2. ^ Africafilms.tv. "Biography and filmography of Desmond FINNEY - VOD AfricaFilms.tv".
  3. ^ "Sierra Leonean Movie Star for The Gambia Awards". StandardTimesPress.org. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ Sama, Poindexter. "Sierra Leone News: Desmond Finney nominated for ZAFAA Awards". AWOKO.org. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Desmond Finney invited to The Gambia Special Movie Awards". Sierra Express Media.
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