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{{short description|Ugandan actor}}
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| name = Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
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| birth_place = Jinja [[Uganda]]
| years_active = 1994–present
| alma_mater = [[Makerere University]],
| occupation = {{plainlist|
*Theatre Director
*Producer
*Actor
*Radio personality
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| children = 4
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| citizenship = [[Ugandan]]
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'''Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga''' is a Ugandan multi-award winning actor, comedian, director producer, and radio personality, recognised for theatre plays, film, television and radio.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kasadha |first1=Badru |title=Celebrated actor, Abby Mukiibi declares intention to join politics |url=https://eagle.co.ug/2017/07/05/celebrated-actor-abby-mukiibi-declares-intention-join-politics.html |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=Eagle News}}</ref> He is the founder of Afri Talent, a Ugandan drama group and veteran radio presenter at 88.8 CBS in Kampala. He has played mostly military roles in films such as [[The Last King of Scotland (film)|''The Last King of Scotland'']] (Masanga), ''[[Sometimes in April]]'' (Colonel Bagosora), ''[[The Silent Army]]'' (Michel Obeke) and ''[[The Mercy of the Jungle]]'' (Major).<ref>{{cite web |title=ABBY NKAAGA MUKIIBI |url=http://africultures.com/personnes/?no=47260 |website=African Cultures |accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Abby Mukiibi And Patriko Mujuuka Set For 3-Hour 'Nonstop Nonsense |url=https://chano8.com/abby-mukiibi-and-patriko-mujuuka-set-for-3-hour-nonstop-nonsense/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=Chano8}}</ref> He was listed #1 on the list of the ten best Ugandan comedians by Big Eye in 2015.
==Career==
===Theatre===
Nkaaga started out as a supporting cast member at his uncle [[Omugave Ndugwa]]'s theatrical drama group The Black Pearls in 1988. He worked on several productions but started getting recognition when he played a lead role on Ziribasanga Ne Sanyu. At the time such roles were reserved for Fred Kalule, Ndugwa, and Omulangira Kayondo, the big stars of the time.
When [[Kato Lubwama]] and some of his friends left The Black Pearls in 1993, Nkaaga also started Afri Talent with his other colleagues Ruth Wanyana, Brenda Nanyonjo, Michael Mabira, Bob Bulime and John Segawa. His breakout role in Afri Talent was when he acted as Chombe, a ruthless leader who didn’t care about the plight of soldiers' families. His performance attracted UPDF army commander Gen Mugisha Muntu who praised Mukiibi for the performance. He received an award for Best Actor at the Uganda National Theater Awards in 1994 when he played Kabaka Muteesa II in Saagala Agalamidde. His other works in theatre include Ekitangaala Munzikiza, Omuyaga Mu Makoola, Omusaayi Gw’obutiko, Olujegere Lw’obulamu, Galimpitawa with The Black Pearls and Order, The Best of Abby and Patricko, Ensitaano, Safari, Sebalamu, Tebesigwa, Mbyaase and Akandolindoli at Afri Talent.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nantaba |first1=Agnes |title=I am my own fan! |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/i-am-my-own-fan/ |website=The Independent |accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Badru Zziwa |first1=Hassan |title=How ABBY MUKIIBI risked it all to cut it as an all-rounder |url=https://observer.ug/lifestyle/40786-how-abby-mukiibi-risked-it-all-to-cut-it-as-an-all-rounder |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=The Observer}}</ref>
===Film===
Mukiibi started appearing in films in 1996 starting with ''Fire of Hope''. In 2005, he played a lead villain role as Colonel [[Théoneste Bagosora]] in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Sometimes in April]]'', about the [[Rwandan genocide]] of 1994. His performance in ''Sometimes in April'' gave him recognition in the East African region and he started getting more international roles, including a Hollywood role in [[The Last King of Scotland (film)|''The Last King of Scotland'']] in 2006 and a role in a South African film ''[[The Silent Army]]'' in 2008 about the LRA war in northern Uganda.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ssejjengo |first1=Emmanuel |title=Abby Mukiibi brings Kony to the silver screen |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1187355/abby-mukiibi-brings-kony-silver-screen |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=New Vision}}</ref> He played a role of a Major in another Rwandan genocide film [[The Mercy of the Jungle]] in 2018. His other film roles include John in [[Imperial Blue (film)|Imperial Blue]] (2019) and the Golomadi in the upcoming legal drama film Kafa Coh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Abby Mukiibi in international movie deal. |url=https://bigeye.ug/abby-mukiibi-international-movie-deal/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=Big Eye}}</ref>
===Radio===
Abby Mukiibi was scouted by Daudi Ochieng and Peter Sematima to join radio in 1996 when they opened [[CBS FM Buganda|CBS radio]]. He started presenting the morning sports show Kalisoliso Wemizanyo and has presented it since then, remaining one of the longest serving radio personality in a show and at a radio station in Uganda. He later got promoted to the stations' programmes director.<ref>{{cite news |title=Defiant Abbey Mukibi asked to resign from CBS radio |url=https://whispereye.co.ug/2020/06/23/defiant-abbey-mukibi-asked-to-resign-from-cbs-radio-over-yusuf-baliruno-outcry/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=Whisper Eye}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walakira |first1=Joshua |title=CBS BOSS ABBEY MUKIIBI; I CAN'T FIGHT BOBI WINE |url=https://mulengeranews.com/cbs-boss-abbey-mukiibi-i-cant-fight-bobi-wine/ |accessdate=21 October 2020 |agency=Mulengera News}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Nkaaga was born in Jinja to the late Erias Simwogerere and the late Madina Simwogerere. He grew up in the Jinja Walukuba housing estates. He studied Music, Dance and Drama (MDD) at [[Makerere University]]. He is married to Stella Namatovu, and they have four children.
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
! Movie/Film
! Role
! Notes
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| 1994
| ''Fires of Hope''
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| 1996
| ''Ultimatum''
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|
|-
| 1998
| ''Frontiers of Hell''
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| 2000-2004
| ''Ensitano (The Scuffle)''
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| Television Soap by Afri-Talent on WBS TV.
|-
| 2002
| ''Omo Pick A Box''
| (Himself - Host)
| TV show
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Sometimes in April]]''
| [[Théoneste Bagosora|Colonel Bagosora]]
| [[HBO]] Television film directed by [[Raul Peck]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]''
| Masanga
| Hollywood film directed by Kevin Macdonald
|-
| 2007
| ''The Good Life''
| (Himself - Host)
| TV Health Show
|-
| rowspan=3|2008
| ''Strength of a Stranger''
|
| Directed by [[Mariam Ndagire]]
|-
| ''[[The Silent Army|White Light/The Silent Army]]''
| Michel Obeke
| South African film
|-
| ''Stand Up Uganda''
| (Himself - Judge)
| MNET Africa TV Comedy show
|-
| 2009
| ''Hearts in Pieces''
|
| Directed by [[Mariam Ndagire]]
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bella (2017 film)|Bella]]''
|
| A [[Matt Bish]] directed film
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Mercy of the Jungle]]''
| Major
| A [[Rwandan genocide]] film directed by [[Joel Karekezi]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Imperial Blue (film)|Imperial Blue]]''
| John
| Directed by Dan Moss
|-
| 2020
| ''Kafa Coh''
| Golomadi
| An Amani Film House film.
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Sanyu (TV series)|Sanyu]]''
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| TV series on Pearl Magic Prime.
|-
|2023
|''Case Closed''
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|Short
|}
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