Presley Chweneyagae (born October 19, 1984 in the

North West Province North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, an ...

Mafikeng,

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) is a South African actor of

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origin. He starred in the film ''

Tsotsi ''Tsotsi'' is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Tsotsi'' by Athol Fugard and is a South African/UK co-production. Set in the Alexandra slum in Johan ...

'', which won the

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at the

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. His mother, Agnes Keagile named him after her favourite singer,

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. Although he had acted before in plays, ''Tsotsi'' was his first feature film. His most recent role is on the South African telenovela, ''The River'' as Thuso "Cobrizi" Mokoena. He has recently been focusing on stage plays and more films. His latest films include '' More Than Just a Game,

State of Violence ''State of Violence'' is a 2010 South African-French film written and directed by Khalo Matabane. The film features Fana Mokoena, Presley Chweneyagae, Neo Ntlatleng, Lindi Matshikiza, and Vusi Kunene. Its settings situated in black township, Ale ...

'' and Africa ''United''''.'' He is currently doing a play about

Solomon Mahlangu Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu (10 July 1956 – 6 April 1979) was a South African freedom fighter, struggle activist and operative of the African National Congress (ANC) militant wing, Umkhonto weSizwe, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). He was convicted of murd ...

, a former MK cadre who was hanged at the age of 22.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2005) * ''

iNumber Number ''Avenged'' (originally titled ''iNumber Number'') is a 2013 South African action film written and directed by Donovan Marsh. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Chili ...

'' (2013) * '' Zama Zama'' (2013) * '' The Number'' (2017) * '' The River'' (2018)

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* South African male film actors 1984 births Living people South African male stage actors People from North West (South African province) {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub