Teco Benson

Teco Benson is a Nigerian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was nominated for Best Director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008, and won Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards. In 2012, he was decorated by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic.

Career

Teco was a civil servant working with Anambra State Environmental protection Agency. He started his career as an actor in 1994 then went into script writing and film production in 1995 before switching to directing in 1997. In 2003, he made the first Sierra Leone-made film titled Blood Diamonds.

Personal life

Teco is a born-again christian who got married in 2001 with 3 kids. He can prepare jollof rice, bitter leaf soup, and vegetable soup.

Filmography