Paul Utomi


Paul Chibuzo Utomi-Biyang is a Nigerian actor, film director, producer, writer, voice-over artist and model.

Early life and education

Utomi was born to Mr and Mrs Utomi-Biyang in Madrid, Spain. His family moved back to Lagos, Nigeria, when he was one year old. He attended Comfort Nursery and Primary School in Lagos and proceeded to Legacy High School in Akowonjo, Lagos, where he completed his secondary education.
He studied economics at Lagos State University, after which he studied acting and directing at the Centre for Film and Video Excellence in 2011.

Career

Acting

Before acting, he wrote for sports publication called The Game Magazine and presented several episodes of AM Express Sports on NTA Network.
He joined the Nigerian movie industry professionally and began his professional acting career, making his first appearance in the TV series, Tarima which aired circa 2012, where he played the lead character. The following year, he starred in the TV series Lekki Wives in which he played the character called Jude.

Directing and producing

In 2017, he co-produced a drama thriller film titled What Lies Within which won "Best Feature Film" and "Best Overall Picture" at the Abuja International Zuma Film Festival 2017,along with four accolades won at the Best of Nollywood Awards the same year.
His debut feature film as a director, Country Hard, gained recognition when it was selected to showcase at the 10th edition of AFRIFF in 2021.
Utomi's third feature film as a director is the action fantasy film The Reckoner, released in 2021, in which Baaj Adebule played the lead role.

Filmography

TitleGenreRoleYearReference
Lekki WivesTV seriesActor2013
ShugaTV seriesActor2013
Gidi UpWeb seriesActor2014
ApostatesShort filmActor2014
O-TownCrime filmActor2015
In My Father's HouseShort filmActor2015
B NegativeShort filmActor2015
LeewayShort filmActor2016
HeavenShort filmActor2016
What Lies WithinShort filmActor, writer, co-producer2017
DognappedComedyActor2017
Living Close to YouTV seriesActor2018
HushTV seriesActor2018
E.V.ETV seriesActor2018
CrossroadsShort filmActor2020
This Lady Called LifeFeature filmActor2020
TinselTV seriesActor2020
Juju stories: Yam ''''FilmActor2021
Country HardFilmActor2021
Finding HubbyDrama filmActor2021
Clinically SpeakingFilmActor2022
One Too ManyFilmActor2022
Iyanu: Dawn of ThunderAnimated seriesActor2023
Love and LightTV seriesActor2023
The Leaders of Tomorrow TV seriesActor2023
The Two AishasFilmActor2023
RelationshitsFilmWriter, director, producer2015
Country HardCrime drama filmWriter, director, producer2021
The ReckonerFilmDirector2021
Mumu MANFilmDirector2023
Omo AwoFilmDirector2023
Say Who DieFilmDirector2025

Awards and nominations