With more than thirty-five years of experience in the Nigerian creative industry, Chief Francis Duru remains a household name in the Nigerian creative industry ecosystem.

As a pioneer Nollywood practitioner who rose to limelight and has stayed on the lips and hearts of his fans which stretches from national, continental climes to global, his movie Rattlesnake has endeared him to many, cutting across generations. He is nothing less than 100 movies titles to his credit as an actor.

Chief Francis Duru is not only skilled in film alone but remains a committed thespian per excellence. He is a theatre arts graduate who also holds a certificate in acting and a master's degree in development communication from Nasarawa State University. The University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State remains the birthplace of creative travails with a Ph.D. in view. He remains a theatre scholar and a development communication scholar using the arts, media, film blended with his vast experience of three decades plus as a new tool for mass mobilization.

Chief Duru has had his experiences cut across the entire creative industry chain as a producer, director, writer, and singer; and in theatre, as an event manager, stage manager, event Mc anchorage and consultant in various spheres that need a blend of art, media, music, and film.

He has held leadership positions as a former chairman of Actors Guild Abuja chapter, former coordinator of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, a fellow of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, and will soon be made a fellow of the Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners. He is a member of the advisory council of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) and a member of Directors Guild of Nigeria Policy Advisory Council, and he will soon be made president of the Federation of African Actors. He is also a member of the Institute of Strategic and Development Communication (ISDEVCOM). He is a member of so many boards of trustees and undertakes various pedagogical activities through his master classes.

Chief Duru remains a firm believer of Afrocentric values, and at every point in time a believer of the notion that Africa can actually take care of her own. He has so many awards and has worked with so many humanitarian bodies and has helped so many charities and is still helping. He was recently inducted into Nollywood’s legendary Hall of Fame.

He was born in the Cameroon of Nigerian parentage, married and blessed with two wonderful children. He remains a devout Christian and has served as a minister (Sunday school teacher), minister of God in Family Worship Center Abuja, where he has put in twenty-four years working and mentoring in the youth department.

He hails from Okai, Eziama in Isiala Mbano, Imo State and proudly Nigerian.