Uche Agada

Movie Actor

Birth Year 2001

Birthplace Westampton, NJ

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About

Actor known for playing NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2022 Disney+ sports drama film Rise. His brother, Ral Agada, played the role as Thanasis Antetokounmpo. He and his brother had no previous acting experience.

Before Fame

He graduated from high school in 2020.

Trivia

In October 2020, he saw an Instagram post that Disney was producing a movie about the Antetokounmpo family. He filmed an audition and sent in a tape. The movie was filmed in Athens, Greece in 2021. He landed the role on the same day, in 2020, that Giannis earned his second MVP award.

Family Life

His family moved to New Jersey.

Associated With

Rise also starred Taylor Nichols and Yetide Badaki.