Ger Duany was born in Akobo South Sudan He is the fifth child of ten born to mother Nyathak Muon Weng and father Thabac Duany Wunbiel He was forcefully recruited as a child soldier during the Second Sudanese Civil War However Duany successfully fled to Ethiopia for second a time at age 14 then to Kenya and finally sought refuge in The United States when he was only sixteen hence becoming one of the Lost Boys of Sudan Duany made his debut as an actor in the 2004 philosophical comedy film I Heart Huckabees in which he played a refugee called Stephen Nimieri Duany was picked for the role because the films producer and director David O Russell wanted someone who had endured the real life experience of being a refugee In 2010 Duany made an uncredited appearance in another Russell film The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale He later had a much important role in the 2011 drama Restless City In 2010 he produced and starred in the documentary Ger To Be Separate about his search for his family after 18 years apart his long journey from a war child to a refugee to a Hollywood actor and an international model his return to South Sudan voting for the first time and celebrating the countrys newly acquired independence on July 9 2011 IMDb Mini Biography
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