Pacharo Mzembe

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Pacharo Mzembe
Born
Alma mater National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AwardsGreen Room Award winner, Theatre Companies Performer, 2019 Helpmann Awards, Best Actor in a leading role, South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) - Best Performance nominee for Kind of Man, 2009

Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian actor. He has performed on stage, in several television series and in feature films.

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Early life

Mzembe's parents originate from Malawi, but he was born in Zimbabwe. He migrated to Australia at the age of six to the state of Queensland.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

Mzembe is an alumnus of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), after being accepted when he was 17 years old. In the summer of 2012, he undertook a run across Australia, which he founded and named the Run of Awareness, with the aim of highlighting the inequality of educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Australia and around the world.[ citation needed ]

Mzembe started his career in theatre, but has since appeared in numerous television and movie roles, including Monster Problems , Channel Nine’s Here Come the Habibs , Harrow on the ABC, and SBS's Safe Harbour . On the stage, he played Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, as well as appearing in Prize Fighter, for which he won a Green Room Award and was nominated for the Sydney Theatre and Helpmann Awards for his portrayal of an ex-child soldier turned boxing contender.[ citation needed ]

Mzembe is also passionate about youth empowerment and filmmaking.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Summer CodaMonty
2020 Love and Monsters Ray
2022 Black Site Ben Jordan
2024 Sleeping Dogs Isaac Samuel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2009The DiplomatD.C Terry AyyarTelevision film
2011 Underbelly Nuggett12 episodes
Terra Nova Alverez2 episodes
Spirited Ghost TangEpisode: "Changes"
Sinbad and the Minotaur KarimTelevision film
2015Texas Rising: The Lost SoldierJoeEpisode #1.2
Danger 5 Pierre7 episodes [1]
2017 Here Come the Habibs Kanye3 episodes
The Family Law AaronEpisode: "Matters of the Heart"
2018 Safe Harbour Matou4 episodes
2019 Harrow Jacob DialloEpisode: "Abo Imo Pectore"
2020 The End Detective SharmaEpisode: "With Sparkles"
2021 La Brea Tony Greene10 episodes
Wakefield Rohan Achebe5 episodes [2]
Young Rock FiremanEpisode: "Working the Gimmick"
2022 God's Favorite Idiot Dr. StephensEpisode: "Tom the Baptist"
2024 Nautilus Boniface10 episodes [3]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue / Co.
Class Enemy NIDA
Sweet Charity NIDA
2007 Can't Pay? Won't Pay! Giovanni NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney [4]
Once on This Island NIDA
Romeo & Juliet NIDA
The Cherry Orchard NIDA
The Ramayana NIDA
Steppingstone Company NIDA
2008 Antigone Pach Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2008 An Oak Tree Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney [5]
2009RockabyeTobias Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
2010Gwen in PurgatoryFather Ezekiel Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite [6]
2013Solomon and MarionSolomon Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
2014 The Mountaintop Dr Martin Luther King Jr Playhouse, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
2015 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius / Flute Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite [7]
2015; 2018 Prize Fighter Isa Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Logan Entertainment Centre, Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne, IMB Theatre, Wollongong with La Boite
2016 The Tragedy of King Richard III Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite
2019L'AppartementSerge Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
2023Bloom GirlDirector / Producer Thomas Dixon Centre, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with PM Collab Operations [8]

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Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2009Kind of ManSouth Australian Screen Awards (SASA)Best PerformanceNominated [6]
2009Kind of Man St Kilda Film Festival Best ActorNominated [6]
2016Prize Fighter Helpmann Awards Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated
2019Pacharo Mzembe Green Room Award Theatre Companies Best Performer AwardWon

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