Don Mlangeni Eric Nawa (born 7 June 1959) 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 his roles in the popular serials ''

'Sgudi 'Snaysi __NOTOC__ The List of South African television series lists Television, TV series that were created and/or shown in South Africa since 1975. It includes both South African originals and foreign imports that were dubbed into local languages. ...

'', ''

Isidingo ''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...

'' and ''The Throne''.

Personal life

He was born on 7 June 1959 in

Soweto Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western Townships''. Formerly a s ...

, South Africa. He is married and is a father of five.

Career

He started acting career in theatre but then soon moved to Zulu drama ''Hlala Kwabafileyo'' in 1993. He also acted in the Zulu film Ubambo Lwami as David. Then in 1995, he acted in the ''Cycle Simenon''. In 1998, he made the popular role 'Zebedee Matabane' in the television soap opera ''

''. He continued to play the role until 2014 with a huge success. He received Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a TV Soap in 2006 for his role in ''Isidingo''. However he left the series in early 2014 following a disciplinary dispute with the show. In 2007 and 2010 he was nominated twice for SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a TV Soap. In 2018, he made a lead role 'Moseki', a royal family member and younger brother of the queen, in the popular Mzansi Magic telenovela ''The Throne''. In the same year, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Royalty Soapie Awards for his contribution to the television industry. He also played the popular role 'Laqhasha' in five seasons in the television serial 'Sgudi 'Snaysi''. In 2019, he made his film debut in the film ''Losing Lerato'' where he played the role 'SWAT Commander'. In 2020, he joined the cast of serial ''Legacy''. Later in 2020, he has confirmed that the serial ''

Uzalo ''Uzalo'' is a South African soap opera produced by Stained Glass Productions, which is co-owned by Kobedi "Pepsi" Pokane and Gugu Zuma-Ncube. It began airing in 2015, quickly becoming a hit due to its compelling narrative, writing, direction an ...

'' will be his last production as an actor.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nawa, Don Mlangeni Living people South African male television actors South African male film actors 1959 births Actors from Soweto