Entertainment : Peter Mensah plays Akwey [the Horse Clan Leader] in Avatar

Did you know that Akwey –who is the clan leader of the Horse Clan -of the Plains [and is witnessed fighting in the final battle on his Direhorse] in Avatar is played by Ghanaian born actor -Peter Mensah?  I’m so impressed by this handsome brother’s acting -and somewhat surprised that I haven’t heard of him sooner –anyway, the following is more information about Peter Mensah from wikipedia.

Peter Mensah (born on 12 November 1970 in Accra, Ghana as Enzo Patnogon) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role in Tears of the Sun and more recently "Doctore" on the Starz original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Mensah comes from an academic family. He was born in Ghana, to parents of the Asante tribe. At a young age, he moved to Hertfordshire, England with his father, an engineer, and his mother, a writer and 2 younger sisters. Mensah moved to Canada 11 years ago. He emigrated from Britain to see the world and it was a toss up whether his destination would be Canada or Australia.

Acting career
He appeared in such films as 300, Hidalgo, Tears of the Sun, Jason X, Harvard Man, Bless the Child and has made television appearances in Star Trek: Enterprise, Tracker, Witchblade, Blue Murder, Relic Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Highlander: The Raven and La Femme Nikita.Mensah also stars in the short film "The Seed", produced and directed by Linkin Park's DJ Joe Hahn, and recently in The Incredible Hulk and Avatar.

Recently, he did the voice and likeness of Sgt. Zach Hammond in EA's video game Dead Space. Mensah, who has practiced martial arts since he was 6, is now playing the character "Doctore" in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and was on the Spartacus Panel at Comic Con 2009. [Credit: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mensah]

Entertainment: Pictures from the -Screen Nation Awards

Designer (Samata's Muse), singer and socialite Samata Angel looking fabulous......


Naomi Harris walked away with the Female Performance in TV (for Poppy Shakespeare)

Matthew Mensah, Madonna Momoh and Charles Thompson (Founder of Screen Nation Awards)

Presenter Ama K Abebrese & Sierra Leonean Director Madonna Momoh and guests..


The Screen Nation Awards are a celebration of the achievements of black people working in film and television in the UK, and overseas -and it's founder Charles Thompson is an incredibly inspirational character. Many of you would have seen this Ghanaian brother on OBE TV (UK based Ghanaian owned cable television channel) or at award ceremonies -inspiring all those around him. Charles Thompson, is an Independent Producer with 18 years' experience in the UK film and television industry and also, the co-founder of the BFM Film Festival.

One of the biggest events in any glamorous, Ghanaian Princess' social calender; -the Screen Nation Awards was unfortunately hit by the credit crunch and -this event was the re-scheduled 2008 Awards, but it was still glamorous (and one of the this years hottest tickets). It was a good night for all, especially for the Ghanaian glitterati. Favourite Male TV Star (Public voting) went 'our' dashing, Hugh Quarshie, - UK’s number one rapper Sway entertained the crowd and the event ended with a high-profile charity fashion show, -Catwalk the World (co founded by the gorgeous -Matthew Mensah). To Check out the glamourati and the fashionati -and for more information on the Screen Nation Awards -visit: www.screennation.co.uk)...