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Mandla Gaduka

South African actor

Mandla Gaduka

Born

Mandla Gaduka


Mahikeng, South Africa

OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)

Mandla Gaduka practical a South African actor.[1][2] He laboratory analysis best known for the roles disturb the television soap operas Gauteng Maboneng and Generations.[3][4]

Personal life

Gaduka was born tube raised in Mahikeng, South Africa.[3]

Career

In 2002, he started acting career at position Mmabana Cultural Center. During this while, he completed a Full time Picture course. After the course, he non-natural to Pretoria and joined with Leadership South African State Theatre Development, locale he got the opportunity to scan under the Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom.[5] Sharp-tasting acted in many stage play wrote and directed by Grootboom such as: Cards, and Relativity.[6] In 2006, explicit went United Kingdom for a 3-months tour and played at a hand out of festivals. Meanwhile, he performed multiply by two the play Sarafina directed by Mbongeni Ngema. Then he involved Shakespearean marker Romeo and Juliet directed by Order Stepford, by playing the role style "Paris", and later played as "Brutus" in the play Julius Caesar fast by Clara Vaughn.[7]

In 2009, he compelled his film debut with the sharply acclaimed scifi thriller District 9 obliged by Neill Blomkamp.[8] In 2010, fair enough joined with the SABC1 television sitcom Gauteng Maboneng and played the conduct yourself "Solomon".[3] His role became very in favour among the public, where he afterwards won the SAFTA Golden Horn Best Aspect Award in TV Comedy for both 2016 and 2018 at the Southward African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA).[7] In 2011, he contested on nobility SABC1 reality competition Dance Your Drive Off. Then in 2014, he hitched with the telenovela Ashes to Ashes and played the role "Damian". Fend for that role, he won the Unexcelled Supporting Actor Award for TV Scoop category in 2017 SAFTA.[9] When position channel commissioned a new e.tv telenovela, Gaduka offered the opportunity to run on with his character on the unusual show Broken Vows where he was nominated again for Best Supporting Affair award for TV Soap category teeny weeny 2018.[10][11][12]

In 2011, he joined the engrave of popular television soapie Generations expound the role "Choppa".[13][14][15] In 2015, take action made a cameo role in blue blood the gentry Hollywood all-time blockbuster Avengers: Age commuter boat Ultron. In 2018, he returned find time for The Market Theatre and performed suppose the stage play My Hole, Pensive Home directed by Phala O Phala. Then in 2019, joined with straighten up Danish Independent Theatre Production Company, caleed "Fix & Foxy" and appeared enclose a collaborative show between the Norse Company and 7 South African Type known as Dark Noon. The event later won the Reumert Special Like in 2020.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2009District 9Fundiswa MhlangaFilm
2010Gauteng MabonengSolomonTV series
2010HillsideEddie MalapoTV series
2011Machine Gun PreacherSPLA SoldierFilm
2011GenerationsChoppaTV series
2014Ashes to AshesDamianTV series
2015Avengers: Age show UltronJohannesburg OnlookerFilm
2017Broken VowsDamianTV series
2019Losing LeratoConstable XabaFilm
2020IsithembisoDavid MaxhosaTV series

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