{"id":238563,"date":"2021-10-28T18:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=238563"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:22:15","slug":"zenzo-ngqobe-biography-everything-to-know-about-the-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/zenzo-ngqobe-biography-everything-to-know-about-the-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenzo Ngqobe Biography: Everything To Know About The Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zenzo Ngqobe (born September 8, 1983) is a 40-year-old South African actor, music composer, director, and writer. He is best known for his role as Butcher in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi<\/em> (2005), and Atang in The Forgotten Kingdom<\/em> (2013).<\/strong><\/p>\n Zenzo has mastered the act of taking on any character and becoming them, perfectly convincing others that he is them. It is said that even if he puts on the cloak of a wolf, he will convince you that he is indeed one. This man has outdone himself over and over again, and he leaves viewers amazed every time. He is a priceless asset to every soap series or movie he has featured in.<\/p>\n Not much is known about Zenzo Ngqobe\u2019s background except for the fact that he was born on the 8th of September 1983 into a poor family in the northern village of Mafikeng in Gauteng, South Africa. His parents who belonged to the low class in the society were struggling to get by financially, and one can say his childhood was not a rosy one. Growing up was quite tough for little Zenzo and he would try to escape reality by daydreaming about being a pilot. His dreams were very lofty and he often wondered if he would ever escape the dull, dreary life of Gauteng town.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Very little is revealed about the level and quality of Zenzo\u2019s education except for the fact that he hated going to school. As a matter of fact, his experience in high school traumatized him so badly that he left his village immediately afterward to start a new life. Zenzo Ngqobe regarded his hometown as a place where dreams were snuffed and he wasted no time leaving as soon as he got old enough.<\/p>\n He left for Pretoria to further his education and was able to sponsor himself by taking up acting as a side job. It didn\u2019t take long before he discovered that he had a flair for drama and that he loved being on the stage. That was when he abandoned his dream of being a pilot and decided to pursue acting as a full-time career.<\/p>\n Zenzo Ngqobe first graced South Africa\u2019s big screen with the 2005 blockbuster movie, Tsotsi<\/em>. He played a gangster called \u2018Butcher\u2019, the most blood-thirsty criminal among the gang. The movie went on to win an Academy Award and Zenzo\u2019s performance was highly praised by critics. He also featured in the multi-Oscar nominated and critically acclaimed war movie, Blood<\/em> Diamond <\/em>where he played a very convincing role as a thug.<\/p>\n These movies might have stereotyped him into acting in certain roles, but he blew our minds once again when he starred in the e.tv original series, Rhythm<\/em> City<\/em><\/a> in 2007. This was his first appearance in a TV series as he had initially only been featuring in movie productions. In this series, he played the character of Stone Khuse, a sensitive gay man, who was finding it very difficult to survive in South Africa\u2019s heteronormative and largely homophobic society.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n His character was one of the most complicated and it elicited mostly empathy from viewers generally. Sadly, he was fired from the show<\/a> in April 2012 after five years due to complaints of \u2018unreliability\u2019 from the directors as a result of a painful breakup which he was going through at the time. Through his role as Stone, Zenzo became the first black man to play a gay character in an African soap. So far, Zenzo is best known for his roles in Tsotsi<\/em> and Rhythm<\/em> City<\/em>.<\/p>\n Here is a list of Zenzo Ngqobe\u2019s movie credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n He has also featured in the following TV series:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ngqobe\u2019s life is not only about acting as he also has an active love life. However, the actor is known for keeping a very tight lid on his private life, especially in recent years. When he was still on Rhythm City, he started dating co-actor Nokuthula Ledwaba, who played the character, Lu, on the show. They secretly got married in 2008 and were referred to as Rhythm City\u2019s IT couple.<\/p>\nZenzo Ngqobe\u2019s Profile Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Zenzo Ngqobe Was Born 40 Years Ago in North-Eastern South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n
His 2005 Movie Debut In Tsotsi Is His Best Known Role<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Zenzo Ngqobe Was Once Married to Nokuthula Ledwaba<\/strong><\/h2>\n