Presley Chweneyagae
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Presley Chweneyagae | |
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Born | [1] Mafikeng, South Africa | 19 October 1984
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | actor |
Years active | 2000-present |
Notable work | Tsotsi |
Presley Chweneyagae (born October 19, 1984 in the North West Province Mafikeng, South Africa) is a South African actor of Tswana origin.[2] He starred in the film Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.[3] His mother, Agnes Keagile named him after her favourite singer, Elvis Presley.[citation needed] Although he had acted before in plays, Tsotsi was his first feature film. His most recent role is on the South African telenovela, The River as Thuso "Cobra" Mokoena.[4]
He has recently been focusing on stage plays and more films. His latest films include More Than Just a Game, State of Violence and Africa United. He is currently doing a play about Solomon Mahlangu, a former MK cadre who was hanged at the age of 22.
Selected filmography[]
- Tsotsi (2005)
- iNumber Number (2013)
- (2013)
- The Number (2017)
- The River (2018)
References[]
- ^ "Presley Chweneyagae biography | TVSA". TVSA.
- ^ Eunice Nkosi. "Presley Chweneyagae bio, family, soapies, movies, awards, interesting facts". Briefly.
- ^ Ntombizodwa Mkhoba (27 September 2020). "Presley does it again | Citypress". News24.
- ^ Emmanuel Tjiya (8 March 2019). "Presley Chweneyagae rides 'The River' in big comeback". Sowetan LIVE.
External links[]
- South African male film actors
- 1984 births
- Living people
- South African male stage actors
- People from North West (South African province)
- South African actor stubs