Vuyo Dabula (born 11 September 1976) is a South African model, actor and bodybuilder. He is best known for his role as Shandu Magwaza in the
Netflix
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crime drama, ''
Queen Sono
''Queen Sono'' is a South African crime drama streaming television series created by Kagiso Lediga that premiered on Netflix on February 28, 2020. The series stars Pearl Thusi, Vuyo Dabula, Sechaba Morojele, Chi Mhende, Loyiso Madinga, Rob van V ...
''.
Early life
He studied at P.H Moeketsi Agricultural High where he matriculated in 1995, followed by Wits Technikon, where he graduated after a year in 1996. He claimed what he studied in school was not something he was interested in making his career for the future; instead he started acting. For acting, he studied at AFDA Cape Town.
Career
He is most famous for his role of ''Kumkani Phakade'' in the South African
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''. Vuyo also appeared in ''
Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) and he played the main role in the 2017 film ''
Five Fingers for Marseilles''. Vuyo currently stars as Shandu, a spy turned rebel as well as a love interest to Pearl Thusi's character in
Netflix's first African original series, ''
Queen Sono
''Queen Sono'' is a South African crime drama streaming television series created by Kagiso Lediga that premiered on Netflix on February 28, 2020. The series stars Pearl Thusi, Vuyo Dabula, Sechaba Morojele, Chi Mhende, Loyiso Madinga, Rob van V ...
''. In April 2020, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season.
However, on November 26, 2020, it was reported that Netflix has cancelled the series because of the production challenges brought on by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Vuyo Dabula on TVSA
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1976 births
Living people
21st-century South African male actors
South African male film actors
South African male television actors
People from Mahikeng