Vuyo Dabula | |
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Born | Mahikeng, South Africa | September 11, 1976
Status | Married |
Education | Witz Technikon |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2003–present |
Notable work | Generations: The Legacy |
Children | 1 |
Vuyo Dabula (born 11 September 1976) [1] is a South African model, actor and bodybuilder. He is best known for his role as Shandu Magwaza in the Netflix crime drama, Queen Sono . [2]
He studied at P.H Moeketsi Agricultural High where he matriculated in 1995, followed by Wits Technikon, where he graduated after a year in 1996. He claimed what he studied in school was not something he was interested in making his career for the future; instead he started acting. For acting, he studied at AFDA Cape Town. [3]
He is most famous for his role of Kumkani Phakade in the South African soap opera, Generations . [4] Vuyo also appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and he played the main role in the 2017 film Five Fingers for Marseilles . [5] Vuyo starred as Shandu, a spy turned rebel as well as a love interest to Pearl Thusi's character in Netflix's first African original series, Queen Sono . [6] In April 2020, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season. [7] However, on November 26, 2020, it was reported that Netflix has cancelled the series because of the production challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Soldiers Of The Rock | Vuyo | |
2009 | Invictus | Presidential Guard | |
2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | World Trade Centre Delegate | |
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Johannesburg Cop | |
2017 | Five Fingers for Marseilles | Tau | |
2022 | Collision | Bra Sol |
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Wild at Heart | Kane |
2014 | Kowethu | Mothusi |
2014–present | Generations: The Legacy | Kumkani "Gaddafi" Phakade |
2020 | Queen Sono | Shandu Magwaza |
2023 | Unseen | Peter |
2023 | Uzalo | Bentley Majozi |
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