Tony Kgoroge

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Tony Kgoroge
Born (1974-04-21) 21 April 1974 (age 50)
NationalitySouth African
OccupationActor
Known for Invictus
Notable workBlood Diamond
Spouse
(m. 2002)
Children3

Tony Kgoroge (born 21 April 1974 [1] [2] ) is a South African actor. He is best known for his performance as Jason Tshabalala in Invictus . [3] [4]

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He also stars as Zimele "Ngcolosi" Bhengu on e.tv's soap, Imbewu: The Seed . [5]

Personal life

He is married to actress Sthandiwe Kgoroge and they have children. When faced with debt recovery in 2018, he asked that people ignore his and his wife's Instagram pages. They were only "ordinary people". He was facing loss of earnings because he was not being paid for repeat fees by some broadcasters. [6]

Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Hijack Stories Sox MorakaCrime / Drama
2004 Hotel Rwanda GregoireBiography / Drama / History
2005 Lord of War MbiziTrue Crime / Drama
2006 Blood Diamond the Liberian army officerAdventure / Drama / Thriller
2007 The Bird Can’t Fly ScoopDrama
2008 Skin Petrus ZwaneBiography / Drama
2009 Invictus Jason TshabalalaBiography / Drama / History
2010 The First Grader Charles ObinchuBiography / Drama / Romance
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Walter Sisulu Biography / Drama / History
2018 - 2020; 2022 - Present Imbewu: The Seed Zimele BhenguTV Series

274 episodes

2022- Present Recipes for Love and Murder Khaya MeyerTV Series

10 episodes

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References

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