Hungani Malcolm Ndlovu (born 19 June 1994, in Bushbuckridge), is a South African

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

dancer Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...

. He is a Tsonga actor best known for his roles in the television serials ''Memoir of an Honest Voice'', ''Sipho'' and '' Scandal!'' Recently started with his DJ experience as DJ Grizi.

Personal life

He was born on 19 June 1994, in

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

, South Africa in a family with three siblings. However, he was raised in Bushbuckridge in Nelspruit, South Africa. His parents descend from Tsonga community. He is married to fellow South African actress, and TV presenter

Stephanie Sandows Stephanie Ndlovu ( née Sandows) (born 29 October 1990) is a South African television presenter and actress known for her appearances in the soap '' Scandal!'' and in the series ''MTV Shuga" and YouTube channel "The Ndlovu’s Uncut". Early ...

. The wedding was secretly celebrated on 23 February 2019.

Career

He started his career in 2001 when he was seven years old. He was good at dancing, but later turned to be an actor. With the objective to be an actor, he moved to USA and graduated in HipHop Choreography from Flii'Cademy, Los Angeles. He is also very popular in social media under the name, 'Sbujwa dance' in which he posted dancing videos. During his studies at Flii'Cademy, he trained under renowned choreographer, FliiStylz for three years. He also studied at New York Film Academy and passed an Associated Degree in Acting for Film. After returning to South Africa, he started acting career. His first appearance was a lead role in the film, ''Memoir of an Honest Voice'' in 2014. The film later won the Best Short Film award at the

Africa Movie Academy Awards The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was fou ...

in 2015. In 2016, he joined the cast for popular television serial ''Scandal!'' and played the role 'Romeo'. Meanwhile, he also appeared in the film ''Because You are Black''. Then he played the lead role in music video ''Black Coffee''. He is the co-founder of an NPO coaching center, 'The Ndlovu Foundation' which helps to youth to achieve their goals through dancing and drama. He is also a pioneer to establish an art development studio, Strong Attitudes Nurture Success Group (SANS). In 2016, he appeared in two stage plays: ''A Raisin in the Sun'' and ''A Night with Sam''. In 2018, he acted in the film ''Sipho'' and then ''HEKS'' in 2019.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndlovu, Hungani Living people 1994 births South African film actors South African television actors People from Mpumalanga