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Patrick Mofokeng

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Patrick Mofokeng
Born
Patrick Mofokeng

(1969-05-15) May 15, 1969 (age 55)
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma materCAP Arts School in Cape Town
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Height1m 58cm

Patrick Mofokeng (born 15 June 1969) is a South African actor.[1][2] He is best known for his roles in the films Invictus, Who Am I? and Master Harold...and the Boys.[3]

Personal life

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He was born on 15 June 1969 in Cape Town, South Africa. He later moved to Johannesburg. But after few years, he resettled in Cape Town. He completed a Diploma in Drama and Speech from CAP Arts School in Cape Town.[4]

Career

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In 1997 he made acting debut with the TV movie Pride of Africa. In 1998, he appeared in Jackie Chan's film Who Am I where he played a minor role as 'Village Hunter'. In 2008 he acted in the film Surprise and played the role of 'Gerald Judge'. Meanwhile, he won the Golden Horn Award for the Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role in The Provider in 2007. He also won the award for the Best TV drama for the serial When we were black.[4]

In 2005, he played the role 'King Sibiya' in the television drama Zone 14. The role became highly popular. Apart from that, he played guest appearances in the television serials Backstage and Yizo Yizo, Scandal!, and Isidingo. In the popular serial Scandal!, he played the role 'Mlungisi Ngema'. He also starred in the second film The Good Provider in 2006, where he played the leading role of 'Solomon Sithole'. In 2011, he played the supportive role of 'Jimmy' in the eleventh season of the SABC1 AIDS drama series Soul City.[4] In 2020, he starred in the South African Netflix original series Blood & Water.[5]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1997 Pride of Africa Somabele TV movie
1998 Who Am I? Village Hunter Film
2001 Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story TV movie
2005 Man to Man Zachary Film
2005 A Warm Heart Napoleon Dzombe Short film
2005 Zone 14 King Sibiya TV series
2006–07 When We Were Black Rev. Serote TV series
2008 Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema Vusi Film
2008 Surprise! Gerald Judge Home Video
2008–present Scandal! Mlungisi Ngema TV series
2008 Silent Witness Chingola Doktor TV series
2009 Wild at Heart Captain Lekota TV series
2009 Invictus Linga Moonsamy Film
2010 Themba Luthando Film
2010 Master Harold...and the Boys Willie Film
2010 Africa United Police Sargeant Sam Film
2011 A Million Colours Albert Film
2019 Losing Lerato Station Commander Film
2020 Blood & Water Brian Bhele TV series
2024 Losing Lerato 2 Station Commander Film

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Mofokeng films". filmstarts. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Patrick Mofokeng films". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Patrick Mofokeng: Actor". unifrance. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Patrick Mofokeng". briefly. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ Morkel, Graye. "PHOTOS | Blood & Water season 2 underway in Cape Town". Channel. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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