John Dumelo (born February 3, 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, farmer and politician. On April 1st 2014, he emerged as the first Ghanaian citizen to hit a million likes on Facebook.
John Dumelo Personal life
Dumelo had his basic education at Christ the King School in Accra. He attended Achimota School and further studied Civil Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He started acting in the early 1990s in a 1991 movie called Baby Thief.
John Dumelo is married to Gifty Mawunya Nkornu. The couple’s first child was born on 16 October 2018. He is named John Dumelo Jnr. after his father.
Filmography
He has acted in several films, including:
- 4Play
- A Northern Affair (2014)
- Adams Apples film series (2011–2012)
- A Private Storm (2010)
- A Night with Her
- After the Wedding
- Black Men Rock (2018)
- Blackmoney (2012)
- Beautiful Ruins (2016)
- Baby Thief (1991)
- Blind Lust
- Chelsea
- Crime Suspect
- Double Cross (2014)
- End of Mirror of Life (2011)
- End of Brides War
- End of the Maidens
- Final Innocent Sin
- Ghetto Queen
- Gold Not Silver
- Hearts of men (2009)
- Hero
- Holy Secret
- Humble Hero
- Hunted House
- If God Be for Us (2016)
- Letters to my Mother
- Love Alone
- Love or Something Like That (2014)
- Marriage Planner
- Mirror of Life
- Men in Love (2010)
- My Fantasy
- Never Again
- One Night in Vegas
- One in a Million
- Of Sentimental Value
- Queens Pride
- Single Six
- Single, Married and Complicated
- Secret Shadows
- Tales Of Nazir – The Movie”
- The Game (2010)
- The King is Mine
- The Maidens
- The Prince Bride
- The Snake Boy
- The Supremo
- Ties that Bind
- To Love a Prince
John Dumelo Business ventures
Aside being an actor of international recognition, John Dumelo is an entrepreneur. He launched his clothing line (J.Melo) in 2012. The Actor is also known to be involved in both Crop and Animal farming.
Engagement in politics
During the National Democratic Congress (Ghana) NDC Party’s Campaign In 2016, Dumelo was one of the most influential and outstanding celebrities who were seen campaigning for the NDC Government. Rumours have spread that, as an appreciation for his engagement and patriotism to the Party, he was called and appointed by the former president of Ghana H.E John Dramani Mahama, to serve his Party as a Director of Operations for pro-NDC youth group for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
John Dumelo on the 19th of July 2019, picked up a nomination form to contest in the NDC primaries as a parliamentary candidate .On August 24th 2019, he won the NDC parliamentary primaries to represent the NDC in Ayawaso West Wougon Constituency in the 2020 general elections