Somkele iyamah biography template

  • Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama is a talented and worldwide recognised actress and model of Nigerian origin.
  • Explore the journey of Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama, an acclaimed actress and proud alumna of Chrisland College.
  • I am the third child and I have three siblings.
  • The Nigerian-born actress plays 'The Progenitor' on Star Trek: Discovery.

    Nigerian actress Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama is elated to be a part of the cast of American science fiction television series, Star Trek: Discovery.

    The actress plays a pivotal role in the Paramount+ adventure drama series as the 'The Progenitor' in the 10th episode of the fifth season titled 'Life, Itself'.

    Filled with a sense of accomplishment and excitement, the Delta State-born film star and model took to her Instagram page to share the update with her followers.

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    As an actress, Somkele is popular for playing one of the surviving doctors who caught Ebola in Nigeria in the Steve Gukas-directed biopic, 93 Days. Her exceptional portrayal of the character earned her several awards including the ELOY Award for Best Actress of the Year, AMVCA Trailblazer Award, and The Future Awards Africa Prize for Acting.

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  • Somkele Iyamah

    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama was born on March 23rd, , in Lagos state, Nigeria, to Andrew Nkwor Iyamah and Onyi Iyamah from Delta state. She is an actress and model.


    Somkele Iyamah Age

    Somkele Iyamah is 36 years old.


    Somkele Iyamah Early Life

    Born and bred in Lagos, Somkele is the third of four children belonging to a closely-knit family. Her father was an engineer and owned a power generating retail and service company before he died when she was about twelve years old. Her mother has run the company since then and that has helped sustain the family through the years. 

    She attended Chrisland and Grange schools in Lagos before moving to Lifeforte School while in grade 10 and completed grade 12 at Columbia International College, Canada. She studied Biochemistry at McMaster University, Canada.


    Somkele Iyamah Career

    Somkele began her acring career at a young age when her drama teacher in primary sc

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    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama

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    Somkele Iyamah

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    Lagos, Nigeria

    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama(born23 March; age 36) is an actress who played a Progenitorin the Star Trek: Discoveryfifth seasonepisode "Life, Itself".

    Iyamah-Idhalama had been previously cast for a role in the series, but turned it down after catching COVID [1]

    She played a Tycho engineer in six episodes of The Expanse (with Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bahia Watson, Vanessa Smythe, Phi Huynh, and Samer Salem) and guested in episodes of series such as Coroner (starring bekräftelse Cross, with Saad Siddiqui, Clare McConnell, Andrea Davis, and Etan Muskat), Murdoch Mysteries (with Clare McConnell and Stephanie Belding), and Titans (developed by Akiva Goldsman).

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