Sello Maake kaNcube (born 12 March 1960) is a South African actor. He has worked in his native land as well as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.

Early life

Maake kaNcube was born in

Orlando, Soweto Orlando is a township (South Africa), township in the urban area of Soweto, South Africa. The township was founded in 1931 and named after Edwin Orlando Leake, Mayor of Johannesburg from 1925 to 1926. It is divided in two main areas: Orlando West a ...

, South Africa. He later moved to Atteridgeville, Pretoria, where he grew up. He changed his surname to Maake kaNcube in honour of his stepfather and his biological father. He holds a master's degree in script writing from the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

Work

Theatre

He performed at the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

and at

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's West End. The plays he performed in include: *Othello, based on

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play,

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

*The Suit, based on Can Themba's

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, '' The Suit'' *Smallholding *Raisin in the Sun *The Good Woman of Sharkville *Guess Who's Coming for Dinner *Prophets in The Black Sky *

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, based on the 1994 animated classic, ''

'' *Aaron *Titus Andronicus, based on Shakespeare's play, ''

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Filmography

He has appeared in the following films: *2017

Madiba (miniseries) ''Madiba'' is a three-part American biographical drama television miniseries documenting the true lifelong struggle of Xhosa human rights activist, lawyer, political prisoner, and eventual president of South Africa Nelson Mandela to overthrow th ...

as Chief

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*2005 Othello: A South African Tale *1993 Djadje: Last Night I Fell Off a Horse *1993 Taxi to Soweto *1993 Bopha! *1992 The Good Fascist *1991 Wheels and Deals *1990 Dark City *1990 The Rutanga Tapes *1989

A Dry White Season ''A Dry White Season'' is a 1989 American drama film directed by Euzhan Palcy and starring Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon. It was written by Colin Welland and Palcy, based upon A ...

Television

In his native country, he is best known for his leading roles in the long running soap opera ''

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'' as Archie Moroka and on the

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soap opera ''Scandal!'' as a villainous character called Lucas "Daniel" Nyathi. He also starred as the flamboyant Kgosietsile in

Mzansi Magic Mzansi Magic is a South African digital satellite and general entertainment channel created by Multichoice and run by M-Net's local interest division, and is broadcast on DStv. History The channel launched in mid-July 2010 on channel 107 as M- ...

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

, ''

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'' and as a corrupt politician in

's '' Rockville''. He narrated a 2008 natural history documentary ''Africa's Outsiders'' about unusually pigmented (

albino Albinism is the congenital absence of melanin in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, feathers, scales and skin and pink or blue eyes. Individuals with the condition are referred to as albino. Varied use and interpretation of the term ...

) wild animals, which was aired by

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Awards

*2021 Honorary SOTIGUI Award *2002 FNB Vita Nomination for Best Ensemble Performance in Musical Theatre, Best Script of a New South African Play, Best Director and for Best Production, for Komeng *2001 FNB Vita Award for Best Performance in a Comedy by a Male for Call Us Crazy *2000/2001 Pan African Heritage Broadcast Achievement Award for Drama *1994 DALRO Award for Best Actor for The Suit

Current and Previous Board Advisory Roles

CURRENT: Deputy Chairman, Naledi Theatre Awards Soweto TV Board Gauteng Arts and Culture Adjudication Panel Previous: Gauteng Film Commission Board of Trustees- Moving into Dance Mophatong

Community Empowerment Projects

Sello Maake kaNcube Foundation

References

External links

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