If you were one of those ladies (like me!) that was wondering when a good looking, suave, smooth, articulate dreamboat of an actor was going to walk in and sweep you off your feet (in the movies, mind you! lol) then you need to wonder no more. Infact, I say you can finally exhale, ladies! This is introducing… Joseph Benjamin. The new generation of martinee idols just got a kick start from the fine looking, chocolatey brown brother. (Well, I was always partial to chocolate though I know its bad for you.. the waist line that is). Never one to miss out on a good thing, nollywooduncut.com caught up with the fine actor and this is what transpired. Enjoy!
NWU: Hi Joseph.
J.B: Hi Bola. How are you?
NWU: Fine thank you. First of all, where have you been all our lives? (general laughter)
J.B: I’ve been there, I’ve been there but not necessarily in Nollywood.
NWU: You do know you’re a dreamboat, don’t you? (general laughter). Can you tell us a bit about your professional background?
J.B: I first started as a child actor on NTA’s ‘Tales by Moonlight’.
NWU: No kidding!
J.B: Yes, I did several of those production, then I acted in ‘Super Story’, ‘Edge of Paradise’,168, and Mnet’s ‘Tinsel’.
NWU: Has anybody ever told you you look a lot like Desmond Elliot?
J.B: I get that a lot. I guess it’s the dark complexion.
NWU: Have you ever acted in a Nollywood movie?
J.B: Funny enough yes but that was a long time ago. It was called ‘Travels of Faith’. I was an extra. I also acted in Zeb Ejiro TV series but I have been doing more of modeling.
NWU: When can you say you had your big break? When the world took notice of you
J.B: It was definitely ‘The Project Fame’ gig.. I was a presenter on the MTN Project Fame show and it certainly opened doors for me, being aired all over Africa.
NWU: So what projects have you been doing film-wise?
J.B: I’ve shot a film with respected director, Mahmood Ali Balogun called ‘Tango with Me’. It was a big budget movie, shot on celluloid and all that. I acted with Genevieve.
NWU: I see… I hear you got to kiss her too… how was that? (laughter)
J.B: Great! She’s a very good kisser that I can tell you! (laughter)
NWU: What other films should we expect to see you in?
J.B: A film called ‘Spell Bound’ and ‘Bursting Loose’… both produced by Emem Isong.
NWU: Hmm.. you got called back a second time… you must have impressed her. You know she is fond of discovering new talent… Stella Damasus, Dakore Egbuson, Nse Ikpe-Etim are just a few names of people she is said to have discovered. Do you think you are the next anointed one?
J.B: Let’s wait and see… let the audience decide.
NWU: I hear you sing as well.
J.B: Yes I do.
NWU: What kind of music?
J.B: Soul… anything jazzy too.
NWU: You sing, you act … is there anything else you do that we should know about?
J.B: I do Voice Overs for commercials too.
NWU: I repeat, where have you been all our lives? (sigh)
J.B: (in deep, baritone voice over mode) I’ve been right here… and Im here to stay!
NWU: Yipee! (Do I hear an ‘Amen, somebody?)
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