Advertorial 'It turns out Iâm really good at it' - man turns health challenges into sport and TV success How actor Ekow Otoo went from a teenager facing a debilitating condition to a lead role in The National Lotteryâs stunning new TV ad Advertorial Thanks to CGI, Ekow is transported into the middle of a Viking invasion in The National Lottery ad Imagine being a 6ft 1in, 21-year-old man and finding two pizzas too heavy to carry, but not knowing why. That was what happened to Ekow Otoo â an actor, spoken-word poet and model. âMy legs had been giving me problems for years; I was suffering a relapse and felt too weak to cook, so Iâd ordered a takeaway. I remember being pinned to the wall when I took the pizzas from the delivery guy â they were too heavy to walk with,â says Ghanian-born Londoner Ekow, now 29.