Majid Michel

Majid Michel (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017. He eventually won the award in 2012 after three previous consecutive nominations. Michel was born in Cantonments, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital Accra. The son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother, he grew up in Accra with his nine siblings. He attended St. Theresa's Primary School, and later, the Mfantsipim School. His first starring role was in the popular television serial drama Things We Do for Love in which he played a young Lebanese working in a hotel. He was cast in his first movie, Divine Love, as the male lead, alongside Jackie Aygemang with Van Vicker in a supporting role. Divine Love was a success, turning Majid Michel, Jackie Agyemang and Van Vicker into household names in Ghana. Michel, a born-again Christian, announced on a radio interview that due to his religious beliefs, he would no-longer take on roles that requires him to kiss on set.