Chief Pete Edochie, is one of Nigeria’s most talented actors, Edochie was honored with an Industry Merit Award by Africa Magic and Lifetime Achievement by Africa Film Academy. Once an administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s, when he played the lead role of 'Okonkwo' in a Nigerian Television Authority adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time bestselling novel, Things Fall Apart. His performance was so impactful that the BBC flew to Nigeria to interview him about his portrayal of Okonkwo. In 2003, he was honored as a Member of the Order of the Niger by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Chief Pete Edochie has acted in over 200 movies.