Themba Ndaba
South African actor and director
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Themba Ndaba (born 14 February 1965) is a South African actor and director. He is best known for casting in the movie Machine Gun Preacher and in the series Zone 14. He recently starred as Brutus Khoza in the South African Ferguson Films TV series The Queen.[1][2][3][4][5]
14 February 1965
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| Born | Themba Ndaba 14 February 1965 Soweto, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Harare Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Notable work | "Brutus" on The Queen Mzansi |
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| Children | 3 |
| Awards | 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards |
Biography
Born in Soweto, Gauteng, he moved to Swaziland (since 2018 renamed to Eswatini) at an early age and was brought up there. He started school in 1970 and matriculated at St Marks High School in 1982. He then went to study Economics and Statistics in Zimbabwe in 1983. He took a break from studies and worked as a banker in Harare for a while. From 1986 to 1988 he attended Harare Polytechnic, where he graduated with a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies with a distinction in Economics and Statistics.[6]
Filmography
- Generations
- Machine Gun Preacher
- Hopeville
- The Queen
- Zone 14
- The Road
- Mfolozi Street
- Gomora
- Rockville
- Rhythm City
- Queendom
- Lobola Man
Awards
In 2011, He won a Golden Horn Award for being the Best Feature in a movie and also won the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards for his leading role in the movie Hopeville. [8]
Television
Personal life
In 1998, he married actress Sophie Ndaba, whom he has two children with; they divorced in 2007. In 2011, he married Josey Ndaba, with whom he has one child.[10][11]