If there’s one thing that Spielworks Media does excellently, it’s nurture Kenyan stars. And few have come brighter off that assembly line than Brian Ogola.
His first notable TV role was as Ben Juma on award winning series Lies That Bind and barely a year later the rising star landed a title role- alongside seasoned actress Lizz Njagah- on Maisha Magic’s new drama Jane and Abel.
Abel Simba is the responsible, sober minded, sole male heir of the Simba empire; the good son! The one who, in acceptance of the role he is meant to play, sacrifices his own dreams for the sake of the family. And it was going well until he finds a kindred spirit in the form of Lucy, a beautiful woman who shares and encourages his passion and dares him to think differently, to dream. But the strain from balancing the weight of this new found perspective on life and that of the pressure from his mother to do right by the family threatens to split him down the middle.
Will he remain the good son, or will he crumble under all that pressure? Catch Brian Ogola on Jane and Abel, only on Maisha Magic, DSTV Channel 161, Wednesdays to Fridays 10pm EAT!