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Ger Duany (born 1978 in Akobo, Greater Upper Nile in Sudan) is a South Sudanese and US-American movie actor and former refugee born in southern Sudan, who was resettled to the United States at the age of 15.
Ger Duany is a Sudanese-born actor who starred in films such as The Good Lie, I Heart Huckabees and The Nile Hilton Incident. He is also a producer and a model who documented his journey from war to Hollywood in a documentary called Ger: To Be Separate.
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Mar 10, 2016 · Ger Duany woke up one morning to gunshots that eventually led to his becoming one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”, a child soldier, refugee, then US high school student, basketball...
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Apr 13, 2015 · Ger Duany: ‘As an actor, I share my life story with other kids who are struggling’. Interview by Alex Clark. The Sudanese actor on being a child refugee, the healing power of basketball ...
Sep 26, 2014 · WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — By the age of 14, Ger Duany had wandered barefoot for hundreds of miles through his native Sudan, spent four years in Ethiopian refugee camps and fought as a child...
Jun 22, 2015 · said Ger. As UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador I have elected to focus on the areas of Youth and Education. Up to 90% of refugees in any settlement tend to be women and children.
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Ger Duany is a South Sudanese refugee who has overcome adversity and pursued his passion for acting, modeling and writing. He uses his voice and experience to educate and advocate for the people of South Sudan and other refugees around the world.
