Yonda Thomas | |
---|---|
Born | Yonda Thomas December 1, 1985 |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Spouse | Taz Emerans |
Yonda Thomas (born 1 December 1985), is a South African actor. [1] He is best known for the roles in the films and television serials: Seriously Single , Mrs Right Guy,The Jakes Are Missing and Happiness ever after[ citation needed ]
He was born on 1 December 1985 in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.[ citation needed ] He was raised by a single mother. [1]
He is married to Taz Emerans, a medical doctor . [2]
He obtained a bachelor's degree in Public Administration. After graduating, he moved to Johannesburg in 2008 to become a diplomat. However, during this period, he participated in SABC 1's acting competition 'Class Act' under the guidance of one of his friends. Later he got the opportunity to play the leading role in drama series Fallen telecast in SABC 1. [3] His maiden acting came through the television series Wild at Heart in 2011. In the serial, he played the role 'Matthew'. In 2015, he played the role 'Detective Miles' in the film The Jakes Are Missing. [1] In 2016, he joined the SABC 3 series Isidingo, with the role 'police officer Majola'.
In August 2020, he starred in the sex comedy film Seriously Single co-directed by Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela. [4] It was released on July 31, 2020 on Netflix. [5]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Wild at Heart | Matthew | TV series | |
2013 | Previously on Childrens Hospital Africa | Video short | ||
2015 | The Jakes Are Missing | Detective Miles | Film | |
2016 | Mrs Right Guy | Lesego the Stripper | Film | |
2016 | Doubt | Sanele | TV series | |
2017 | Madiba | Nelson - Teen | TV mini-series | |
2020 | Isidingo: The Need | Detective Majola | Soap Opera | |
2020 | How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding | Khaya Manqele | TV series | |
2020 | Seriously Single | Max | Film | |
2021 | Happiness ever after | Yonda | Film | |
2021 | Generations: The Legacy | Lelethu Malinga | Soap Opera | |
2022 | Redemption | Detective Sabelo | Daily drama | |
2025 | One Piece Season 2 | Igaram | TV series | [6] |
Roger William Allam is a British actor who has performed on stage, in film, on television and radio.
Gregg Lee Henry is an American actor.
James Hiroyuki Liao is an American actor. Liao is known for his television roles as Roland Glenn in the Fox serial drama Prison Break (2008); Jay Lee in the CBS, and later A&E, police procedural series Unforgettable (2013–2016); and Albert Nguyen in the HBO black comedy series Barry (2019–2023).
Dylan Christopher Minnette is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor and received recognition for his role as a younger version of the character Michael Scofield on Prison Break. He then won a Young Artist Award for his role as Clay Norman in the TNT series Saving Grace. Minnette had a supporting role in the 2010 romantic horror film Let Me In. He played Ralph Dover in the thriller film Prisoners (2013) and Anthony Cooper in the family film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014).
Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger, known professionally as Jake Johnson, is an American actor. He has starred as Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014. He has also voiced a version of Spider-Man in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its 2023 sequel.
Thomas Steven Middleditch is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series Silicon Valley (2014–2019), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has voiced Penn Zero in the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014–2017), Harold Hutchins in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Sam Coleman in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and Terry in the Hulu adult animated sci-fi series Solar Opposites. Middleditch made his Broadway debut in 2024 as Eli in Eureka Day. He also appeared in ads for Verizon Wireless.
Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi Mokhele is a South African actress, model, and presenter. She is known for her roles as Patricia Kopong in the BBC/HBO comedy-drama series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Dayana Mampasi in the ABC thriller Quantico and Samkelo in the romance film Catching Feelings. In 2020, she starred in the title role of Netflix's first African original series, Queen Sono.
Seriously Single is a 2020 South African film directed by Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela, written by Lwazi Mvusi and starring Fulu Mugovhani, Tumi Morake and Bohang Moeko.
Bohang Moeko, is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the films and television series: Seriously Single, The Hot Zone and Housekeepers.
Tiffany Jones Barbuzano, is a South African actress.
Lihle Dhlomo is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the films and television series: Seriously Single, The Harvesters, Between Friends: Ithala and HG's Shadow. Apart from acting, she is also a voice-over artist, dancer, and training singer.
Craig Alan Jackson, is a South African actor and voice artist. He is best known for the roles in the television series Black Sails and Blood Drive.
Wayne Van Rooyen, is a South African actor and voice artist. He is best known for the roles in the films Fiela se Kind, Mayfair and Seriously Single.
Thabo Gabriel Malema, is a South African actor.
Mpho Osei Tutu, is a French-born South African actor and voice artist of Ghanaian-Mosotho descent. He is best known for his roles in the films and television serials: Seriously Single, Resident Evil and Outer Banks. Aside from acting, he is also a screenwriter, director and producer. Osei-Tutu also starred as the leading characters of the South African 2018 series called The Imposter, he played the roles of twins, Tebogo and Gary Mokoena.
Mthunzi Ntoyi, is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the films and television serials: Thula's Vine, Intersexions and Taryn & Sharon. Apart from acting, he is also a stand-up comedian and musician.
Kabomo Vilakazi, or simply as Kabomo, is a South African actor and singer.
Rethabile Ramaphakela, is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actress. She is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films Seriously Single, the Netflix Original "How to Ruin Christmas", Bedford Wives and The Bang Bang Club.
Katleho Ramaphakela, is a South African filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is best known as the director and producer of popular television serials and films Check Coast, Thulani No Thuli and Seriously Single.
Mojakisane 'Mojak' Lehoko, is a South African actor, Stand-up comedian and scriptwriter.