Bongo Mbutuma

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Bongo Mbutuma
Born
Nationality South African
Alma mater South African College Schools
CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Height1.76 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]

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Personal life

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]

Career

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 ]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2005Charlie JadeCorporalTV Series
2006ERHospital Gate GuardTV Series
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Sheepish TrooperHome movie
2009Stürme in AfrikaBwamiTV Movie
200930 Karat LiebeSamTV Movie
2009 District 9 Nigerian GangsterFilm
2010 Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove MansaFilm (credited as Bongolethu Mbutuma)
2010Silent WitnessKudzai's guestTV Series
2010'Master Harold' ... And the BoysEliasFilm
2011OutcastsXP HartsonTV Mini-Series
2011Heart & SoulHamilton NakiShort film
2013 Mary and Martha PumeleleTV Movie
2017 Kilimandscharo – Reise ins Leben  [ de ]JosephTV Movie
2018Troy: Fall of a CityYoung Troy Hostage #2TV Series
2019Die SpreeusMkhizeTV Series
2020Vagrant QueenVolun / Young VolunTV Series

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References

  1. "Bongo Mbutuma biographie". 21 November 2020.
  2. "Bongo Mbutuma films". 21 November 2020.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bongo Mbutuma". 21 November 2020.