Mpho Koaho
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Mpho Koaho | |
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 Koaho at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | April 22, 1979 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Mpho Koaho (/ˈʊmpoʊ ˈkwɑːhoʊ/) (born 22 April 1979) is a Canadian actor.[1] He portrayed Anthony on the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies (2011–2015) and was also a series regular on the Teletoon action adventure MetaJets (2011) and the BBC America science fiction comedy Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017).[2]
Mpho Koaho was born 22 April 1979[3] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to South African parents.[4]
Career
Mpho began his acting career when Maya Angelou cast him as the lead in her 1998 Miramax film Down in the Delta.[5][6] After that, he appeared in films such as The Salton Sea, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', and Saw III.
In 2009, Koaho was nominated to two Gemini Awards; one for his supporting role on the Canadian TV series Soul, and another for his guest role on the TV series Flashpoint.[7] He ended up winning the former.[5]
Mpho portrayed Anthony, a series regular on the TV series Falling Skies produced by Steven Spielberg, which began airing in June 2011.[8]
In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017) he played Ken, the reluctant associate of "holistic assassin" Bart Curlish (Fiona Dourif).[9]
