He studied at Achimota School, the University of London in the United Kingdom and Niagara College in Canada.
[1] He started out directing a series of popular TV serialized dramas.
Hotel St. James, set in Kumasi and in a mix of Akan and English, began airing in 2005.
[2] Apea's 2006 movie Run Baby Run won four Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, with Apea winning the Award for Best Director.
[3] A 2010 movie, Elmina, attracted critical attention.