Joseph Muriuki

Joseph 'Joe' Kinyua Muriuki (born 31 January 1984), is a Kenyan actor particularly active in American cinema. He is best known for the role in the film The Fifth Estate.

Personal life He was born on 31 January 1984 in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. He later grew up in Nairobi and attended primary and secondary school in Kasarani. After finishing school, he studied accounting at Visions Professional Institute. Meanwhile, he found a job at Aga Khan University Hospital and worked four years there.

Career In 2008, he was invited to appear in the comedy Will You Still Love Me in the Morning, co-directed by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooners and produced by Festival of Creative arts. Then he continued to work parallel on both theater and television, locally and internationally. His maiden international appearance came through Wikileaks film The Fifth Estate produced as a DreamWorks movie. In the film, he played a supportive role as a journalist 'John Paul Oulu'.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2010 Noose of Gold Doc TV series 2013 The Fifth Estate John Paul Oulu Film 2015 How to Find a Husband Thomas TV series 2017 Sue Na Jonnie Johnny TV series 2019 Njoro Wa Uba Washington Njoroge TV series