Mduduzi Mabaso

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Mduduzi Mabaso
Born
Mduduzi Mabaso

1975
Nationality South African
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouses
Veronica Maseko
(divorced)
Fatima Metsileng
(m. 2009)
Children4
Awards2

Mduduzi Mabaso (born 28 June 1975), is a South African actor. [1] He is best known for the roles in the films and teleserials Blood Diamond, Machine Gun Preacher and Hotel Rwanda . [2]

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Personal life

He was born in 1976 in Alexandra, South Africa. He spent 3 years of his childhood in Transkei. [3]

He was previously married to Veronica Maseko and the couple had two children. He is currently married to fellow actress, Fatima Metsileng. [4] Mabaso met her during the set of the second season of Zone 14 in 2007. [5] They later got married and have two children. He has four children: Ntokozo, Mpumi, Njabulo and Zolile. [3]

Career

In 1992, he first appeared in a theater production Divide and Rule. In 2004, he made film debut with the American film Hotel Rwanda directed by Terry George. The film was based on the Rwandan genocide, which occurred during the spring of 1994. [6] Then he acted in many supportive roles in the films, Catch a Fire, Heartlines and Blood Diamond. [3] He also acted in the stage plays: Cry The Beloved Country, Madiba’s Magic, Behind the Curtains, Shaka Zulu and Tasha On The Rocks. [7]

In 2006, he played the lead role in the short Sekalli le Meokgo directed by Tebho Mahlatsi. [8] The film was later awarded Best Short Film at the 2007 Durban International Film Festival. [9]

In 2007, he was invited to play in the lead character of the South African television soap opera Rhythm City . He played the role 'Suffocate Ndlovu'. The soapie made its premier on free-to-air television channel e.tv on 9 July 2007. In 2015 he also modelled on Soweto Fashion Week [10] runway for fashion designer Floyd avenue. The serial is continuously airing up to date in South Africa with positive critical reviews. Meanwhile, Mabaso won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Soap and then Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role 'Ndlovu' in the serial.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2004 Hotel Rwanda Hutu LieutenantFilm
2006Catch a FireSecurity Branch PolicemanFilm
2006 Sekalli le Meokgo KhotsoShort film
2006HeartlinesManyisaFilm
2006Blood DiamondRebel 1Film
2006A Place Called HomeStevenTV series
2007–2021 Rhythm City Suffocate NdlovuTV series
2011Machine Gun PreacherMarcoFilm
2011LuckyBongileFilm
2014SecurityMorrisShort film
2016For Love and Broken BonesMotheoFilm
2017 Five Fingers for Marseilles LuyandaFilm [11]
TBDState Enemy No.1Collen ChaukeFilm
2021 - 2023 DiepCity Elliot MgedezaTV Series
2024QueendomPrince Andile KhahlambaTV Series
2024 House of Zwide MsiziTV Series

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