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David Dontoh

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David Dontoh is known for Beasts of No Nation (2015), The Dead (2010) and The Cursed Ones (2015).
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    Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
    Beasts of No Nation
    7.7
    • Linguist
    • 2015
    The Dead (2010)
    The Dead
    5.7
    • The Chief
    • 2010
    David Dontoh, Oris Erhuero, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Fred Nii Amugi, Ama K. Abebrese, Joseph Otsiman, and Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu in The Cursed Ones (2015)
    The Cursed Ones
    8.0
    • Bar Tender
    • 2015
    Coming to Africa (2020)
    Coming to Africa
    8.3
    • Monte
    • 2020

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    • My Ashanti Dreams
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    • Accra Dreams
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    • Sukura: The Homecoming (2024)
      Sukura: The Homecoming
      • 2024
    • The Groomsmen (2024)
      The Groomsmen
      5.7
      • Mark's Father
      • 2024
    • Coming to Africa: Welcome to Ghana (2023)
      Coming to Africa: Welcome to Ghana
      6.6
      • 2023
    • Damson Idris in Snowfall (2017)
      Snowfall
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Likem
      • 2023
    • Us in Between (2021)
      Us in Between
      • 2021
    • Freedom and Justice (2021)
      Freedom and Justice
      • President
      • 2021
    • Louise Ryme, Anthony Warren, Richard van Weyden, and Michael Maponga in Lagos to Oslo (2020)
      Lagos to Oslo
      7.4
      • Professor Obiora
      • 2020
    • Coming to Africa (2020)
      Coming to Africa
      8.3
      • Monte
      • 2020
    • David Dontoh, Haillie Sumney, Derick Kobina Bonney, Rama Brew, Marie-Humbert Droz, and Blossom Chukwujekwu in Smoke Screen (2019)
      Smoke Screen
      • Uncle Debrah
      • 2019
    • Slumber Party Murders (2018)
      Slumber Party Murders
      6.4
      • 2018
    • Breached (2017)
      Breached
      • 2017
    • Beat (2017)
      Beat
      TV Series
      • Mr. Ntim
      • 2017
    • If Tomorrow Never Comes (2016)
      If Tomorrow Never Comes
      • 2016
    • Like Cotton Twines (2016)
      Like Cotton Twines
      7.8
      • Father Baani
      • 2016
    • David Dontoh, Oris Erhuero, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Fred Nii Amugi, Ama K. Abebrese, Joseph Otsiman, and Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu in The Cursed Ones (2015)
      The Cursed Ones
      8.0
      • Bar Tender
      • 2015

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