Presley Chweneyagae
Born
Presley Chweneyagae

(1984-10-19) 19 October 1984[1]
Mafikeng, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Other namesMokwepa
Occupationactor
Years active2005-present
Notable workTsotsi

Presley Chweneyagae (born October 19, 1984), is a South African actor of Tswana origin.[2] he rose to prominence for his starring role in a film called tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.[3] His mother, Agnes Keagile named him after her favourite singer, Elvis Presley. 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 "Cobra" Mokoena.[4]

He has recently been focusing on stage plays and more films. His latest films include More Than Just a Game, State of Violence and Africa United. He is currently doing a play about Solomon Mahlangu, a former MK cadre who was hanged at the age of 22.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "biography | TVSA". TVSA.
  2. Eunice Nkosi. "Presley Chweneyagae bio, family, soapies, movies, awards, interesting facts". Briefly.
  3. Ntombizodwa Mkhoba (27 September 2020). "Presley does it again | Citypress". News24.
  4. Emmanuel Tjiya (8 March 2019). "Presley Chweneyagae rides 'The River' in big comeback". Sowetan LIVE.


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