Patrick Mofokeng

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Patrick Mofokeng
Born
Patrick Mofokeng

(1969-05-15) May 15, 1969 (age 55)
Cape Town, South Africa
Alma materCAP Arts School in Cape Town
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Height1m 58cm

Patrick Mofokeng (born 15 June 1969) is a South African actor. [1] [2] He is best known for his roles in the films Invictus , Who Am I? and Master Harold...and the Boys . [3]

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Personal life

He was born on 15 June 1969 in Cape Town, South Africa. He later moved to Johannesburg. But after few years, he resettled in Cape Town. He completed a Diploma in Drama and Speech from CAP Arts School in Cape Town. [4]

Career

In 1997 he made acting debut with the TV movie Pride of Africa. In 1998, he appeared in Jackie Chan's film Who Am I where he played a minor role as 'Village Hunter'. In 2008 he acted in the film Surprise and played the role of 'Gerald Judge'. Meanwhile, he won the Golden Horn Award for the Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role in The Provider in 2007. He also won the award for the Best TV drama for the serial When we were black. [4]

In 2005, he played the role 'King Sibiya' in the television drama Zone 14. The role became highly popular. Apart from that, he played guest appearances in the television serials Backstage and Yizo Yizo, Scandal! , and Isidingo . In the popular serial Scandal!, he played the role 'Mlungisi Ngema'. He also starred in the second film The Good Provider in 2006, where he played the leading role of 'Solomon Sithole'. In 2011, he played the supportive role of 'Jimmy' in the eleventh season of the SABC1 AIDS drama series Soul City. [4] In 2020, he starred in the South African Netflix original series Blood & Water . [5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1997Pride of AfricaSomabeleTV movie
1998Who Am I?Village HunterFilm
2001Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale StoryTV movie
2005Man to ManZacharyFilm
2005A Warm HeartNapoleon DzombeShort film
2005Zone 14King SibiyaTV series
2006–07When We Were BlackRev. SeroteTV series
2008 Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema VusiFilm
2008Surprise!Gerald JudgeHome Video
2008–present Scandal! Mlungisi NgemaTV series
2008Silent WitnessChingola DoktorTV series
2009Wild at HeartCaptain LekotaTV series
2009 Invictus Linga MoonsamyFilm
2010ThembaLuthandoFilm
2010 Master Harold...and the Boys WillieFilm
2010Africa UnitedPolice Sargeant SamFilm
2011A Million ColoursAlbertFilm
2019 Losing Lerato Station CommanderFilm
2020 Blood & Water Brian BheleTV series
2024 Losing Lerato 2 Station CommanderFilm

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