Hamilton Dhlamini

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Hamilton Dhlamini
Born
Hamilton Dhlamini

(1969-12-15) 15 December 1969 (age 54)
Sebokeng, South Africa
Nationality South African
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, producer, director
Years active1984–present
SpouseMartha Dlamini
Children3

Hamilton Dhlamini (born 15 December 1969), sometimes as Hamilton Dlamini, is a South African actor, playwright and a filmmaker. He is best known for the roles in the films and teleserials Isithembiso, Faith like Potatoes and The King's Messenger . [1]

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Personal life

He was born on 15 December 1969 in a township South of Johannesburg, called Sebokeng, Vaal Triangle, South Africa to a family with poor economy. [2]

He is married to a nutritionist, Martha, where they have three children. He first met Martha in a lift. [3]

Career

He started his acting career in early 1984 through stage plays. He also played as a businessman Korea in the SABC 1 sitcom Mzee Wa Two Six. In early 2008, he made a lead role in the short series on SABC1, adapted by William Shakespeare’s play King Lear. [4] Also, he played a lead character on the SABC 2 sitcom Stokvel with the role 'Mojo Khumalo'. [2] In 2008, he acted in the series Ten Bush directed by Mncedisi Shabangu. For his role, he later won the Naledi Theatre Award for the best supporting actor. Then in 2009, he collaborated with William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company on Woyzeck in the Highveld. [5]

In 2006, he acted in Regardt van den Bergh’s film Faith like Potatoes . This time, he won a South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) for best supporting actor for his role. [5] In 2007, he won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. In 2018, he played the role 'Banzi Motaung' in the popular television series Isithembiso. In the same year, he again won the Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a TV soap opera 'Isithembiso'. [2] [4]

In 2018, he starred in the play 'Woza Albert' with Joburg City Theatres which was staged at The Kenya International Theatre Festival. His outstanding performance and the general impact of 'Woza Albert' in the festival attribute to his celebration as the most outstanding act of the previous year in the 2019 edition of The Kenya International Theatre Festival. He appeared in the official #KITFest2019 poster.[ citation needed ]

He also founded his own production company, 'Ndlondlo Productions'. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1990The King's MessengerPoacherFilm
2001Scoop SchoombieSparksTV series
2004Gums & NosesStreet DealerFilm
2006 Faith like Potatoes Simeon BhenguFilm
2009Izingane ZobabaLuckyTV series
2010JoziTraffic copFilm
2011 Otelo Burning SkhumbuzoFilm
2013Nothing for MahalaForemanFilm
2016FluitersBantu NtengaTV series
2016UmliloMnqobi SimelaneFilm
2017LokozaDirectorShort film
2017Five Fingers for MarseillesSepokoFilm
2018IsithembisoBanzi MotaungTV series
2021IsibayaAndile Sibiya
2021DiepCityBonga JeleTV series
2021 Reyka Hector ZwaneTV series
2024 Queendom BET King Banzi KhahlambaTV drama series

Other Television roles

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References

  1. ↑ "'I go to shebeens and places that are considered dangerous to build my characters' – Hamilton Dlamini on his badboy characters". news24. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hamilton Dlamini biography". briefly. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton Dlamini shares how he met his wife". zalebs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Bio". tvsa. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "HAMILTON DLAMINI". theheadandtheload. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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