Mawuli Semevo

Mawuli Yaw Semevo (1962 – 20 February 2025) was a Ghanaian actor.

Early life

Semevo was born in Chorkor, attended Cambridge Preparatory School, then later moved to Presbyterian Training College where he discovered he had a passion for acting.

Career

Semevo began his acting career in 1980, by featuring in a stage play which led him to join the Ghana Theatre Club in 1981 at the Art Centre. He worked at National Theatre. He played the role of Baba Fakunle, adapting Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame.

Death

Semevo died at the Ridge Hospital on 20 February 2025 as a result of injuries sustained in a fire accident.

Filmography

• Harvest at 17
• A Stab in the Dark
• Escape of Love
• Like Cotton Twines
• Cargo (2006)
• The Lost Stool (1997)
• Yolo
• Foriwaa
• Firestorm
• Bishop Handle Stick
• Tiger of Liberation

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