Bongo Mbutuma | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | South African College Schools CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Bongo Mbutuma is a South African actor. [1] He is best known for his roles in the popular serials District 9, Troy: Fall of a City and Mary and Martha. [2]
Mbutuma was born and raised in Cape Town.[ citation needed ] In 1999, he graduated from South African College Schools (SACS) High School in Cape Town. Then he attended CityVarsity, completing a course in Film and Television Production in 2001. [3]
Mbutuma appeared in a commercial for Momentum Life, which became very popular. In the commercial, he played a man who gets a car salesman to test drive a new car for him, while he sits in the back seat reading a newspaper. [3]
In 2003 he joined the Gregg Watt Interactive Actors Workshop for further studies in cinema. Then in 2004, he received a contract with 'Arepp: Theatre For Life', where he was lucky to travels to schools with educational drama projects. After the contract, he made his first guest role on television, in the sci-fi series Charlie Jade. In 2005, he played several guest appearance in the serials Interrogation Room, Going Up Again and Laugh Out Loud. Then he appeared in the feature film Unrequited Love, which made his cinema debut. [3]
In 2006, he played a minor role 'Hospital Gate Guard' in the international drama series ER. Then in 2007, he received his first television leading role in the SABC1 drama series Divers Down. In the serial, he played the role as 'Bafana'. In the meantime, he received several television commercials for Joko Tea, Momentum, BP and Nedbank. In 2010, he became the television host for the first season of the e.tv technology magazine show The Tech Report. [3]
In 2014, he played a supportive role 'Detective Songezo Sibanda' in the eKasi+ and e.tv detective drama series Traffic!.[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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2005 | Charlie Jade | Corporal | TV Series | |
2006 | ER | Hospital Gate Guard | TV Series | |
2008 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | Sheepish Trooper | Home movie | |
2009 | Stürme in Afrika | Bwami | TV Movie | |
2009 | 30 Karat Liebe | Sam | TV Movie | |
2009 | District 9 | Nigerian Gangster | Film | |
2010 | Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove | Mansa | Film (credited as Bongolethu Mbutuma) | |
2010 | Silent Witness | Kudzai's guest | TV Series | |
2010 | 'Master Harold' ... And the Boys | Elias | Film | |
2011 | Outcasts | XP Hartson | TV Mini-Series | |
2011 | Heart & Soul | Hamilton Naki | Short film | |
2013 | Mary and Martha | Pumelele | TV Movie | |
2017 | Kilimandscharo: Reise ins Leben | Joseph | TV Movie | |
2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Young Troy Hostage #2 | TV Series | |
2019 | Die Spreeus | Mkhize | TV Series | |
2020 | Vagrant Queen | Volun / Young Volun | TV Series |
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