Brighton Ngoma (born 1985), is a South African

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. He is best known for his roles in the television serials ''

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'', ''Who Am I?'' and '' Master Harold...and the Boys''.

Personal life

He was born in 1985 in

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, South Africa and has a Xhosa and Swiss heritage. His father was a doctor while his mother is a nurse. Ngoma has one younger brother. His father left him at the age of 5, where he raised with his mother. In 2002, when he was 17 years old, his mother died. Afterwards, another family fostered his brother. Ngoma has a skin condition called

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, that causes the skin to lose pigmentation, resulting in discoloured patches. He is married to fellow actress Tshepi Mashego and is a father of one son, Leano, who was born in January 2017.

Career

He started his career as a freelance stage manager. Then he started acting in the popular television serial ''Scandal'' as a featured extra. After the director saw his acting ability, Ngoma was soon promoted to a supportive actor. However after a few months, he was promoted to have a leading role of the character 'Quinton Nyathi'. The show became one of the most watched soap operas in South Africa, and it was also broadcast across

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on the eAfrica, e.tv Botswana and

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngoma, Brighton Living people 1985 births South African film actors South African television actors People from Mpumalanga