Tongayi Arnold Chirisa is a

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an actor known for playing

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's ''

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'' television series, Father Nicholas on ''

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'', and Hekule on

Leon Schuster Leon Ernest "Schuks" Schuster (born 21 May 1951) is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, prankster and singer. Early life Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age. As a child he and his brother would play practical ...

's '' Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past'' movie. He is also an occasional singer.

Education

Chirisa attended

Lomagundi College , location = Old Strip Road , city = Chinhoyi , province = Mashonaland West , country = Zimbabwe , coordinates = , opened = , type = Independent, boarding and day school , headmaster = Dean Seeliger , teaching_staff = 42 , grades_label ...

. He also studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance at

AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy AFDA is a private Higher Education institution that offers courses in film, television, performance, business innovation and technology, radio and podcasting. It has campuses located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg; Observatory, Cape Town; Dur ...

Acting career

He played the part of "Detective Trevor Davies" in the popular Zimbabwean television series ''Studio 263''. He also appeared in numerous feature films, the most well known being '' Tanyaradzwa'' in 2004, for which he won the Best Actor for Film and Television Award. He has also featured in music videos and is a singer. He also starred in a serial radio drama Mopani Junction that was taken off air at the height of political turmoil in Zimbabwe. He has been nominated and won many NAMA Awards over the last five years. He recently played the lead in the comedy feature film '' Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past''. He made a dramatic appearance in the mini-series ''Rough'' directed by British director, Andy Wilson, appeared in an international feature film ''Skin'', directed by Anthony Fabian and co-starring Sam Neill, and played a lead in a local drama series ''Redemption'' for

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. He played

on the

international television series ''

'', based on the classic story ''

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''. He also appeared in '' Sleepy Hollow'' based on

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. He played Father Nicholas on ''

'' (2017).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Zimbabwean male film actors Living people Zimbabwean male television actors 21st-century Zimbabwean male singers 21st-century Zimbabwean male actors Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Lomagundi College 1981 births {{zimbabwe-actor-stub