Benjamin A. Onyango

Benjamin Alfred Onyango Ochieng, is a Kenyan born-American actor, particularly active in Hollywood film industry. He is best known for the roles in the films Tears of the Sun, God's Not Dead and Beautifully Broken.

Personal life He was born in Ofafa Jericho Estate in Eastlands, Nairobi, Kenya, as the second child in a family of seven brothers. His father was Christopher Ochieng and mother was Eudiah Achieng Ochieng. Benjamin started his primary education in Ofafa Jericho Primary School then Ofafa Jericho Secondary School. When Benjamin turned 18, he was hired by his father at British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd (BAT) and later he was moved to a clerk position in the Wages Department where he worked for 4 years. Then he was transferred to computer department and worked for two years.

He later joined the United States International University (USIU) to study Management Information Systems (MIT). For further studies, Onyango moved to the USIU, San Diego in the United States. From there, he transferred to California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.

Career After graduation, he relocated to Hollywood, California, where he further studied music and acting. He worked with Funk Rock band 'P.F.O.' for few years later decided to be a professional actor. With this thought, he started to appear in many feature films and popular American television serials such as General Hospital, The Shield and The X-files in 1999.