Mduduzi Mabaso (born 1 April 1976), 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 ...

. He is best known for the roles in the films and teleserials ''Blood Diamond'', ''Machine Gun Preacher'' and ''

Hotel Rwanda ''Hotel Rwanda'' is a 2004 drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the Rw ...

''.

Personal life

He was born in 1976 in

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. He spent 3 years of his childhood in

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. He was previously married to Veronica Maseko and the couple had two children. He is currently married to fellow actress, Fatima Metsileng. Mabaso met her during the set of the second season of ''Zone 14'' in 2007. They later got married and have two children. He has four children: Ntokozo, Mpumi, Njabulo and Zolile.

Career

In 1992, he first appeared in a theater production ''Divide and Rule''. In 2004, he made film debut with the American film ''Hotel Rwanda'' directed by

Terry George Terence George (born 20 December 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Much of his film work (e.g. ''The Boxer'', ''Some Mother's Son'', and ''In the Name of the Father'') involves "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. He was nominated fo ...

. The film was based on the

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, which occurred during the spring of 1994. Then he acted in many supportive roles in the films, ''Catch a Fire'', ''Heartlines'' and ''Blood Diamond''. He also acted in the stage plays: ''Cry The Beloved Country'', ''Madiba’s Magic'', ''Behind the Curtains'', ''Shaka Zulu'' and ''Tasha On The Rocks''. In 2006, he played the lead role in the short '' Sekalli le Meokgo'' directed by Tebho Mahlatsi. The film was later awarded Best Short Film at the 2007

Durban International Film Festival The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Founded in 1979 by Teddy Sarkin and Ros Sarkin, it is the oldest and largest film festival in Africa an ...

. In 2007, he was invited to play in the lead character of the South African television soap opera '' Rhythm City''. He played the role 'Suffocate Ndlovu'. The soapie made its premier on free-to-air television channel

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on 9 July 2007. The serial is continuously airing up to date in South Africa with positive critical reviews. Meanwhile, Mabaso won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Soap and then Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role 'Ndlovu' in the serial.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mabaso, Mduduzi Living people 20th-century South African male actors South African male film actors 1976 births South African theatre people South African male television actors People from Alexandra, Gauteng 21st-century South African male actors

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