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词条 Tongayi Chirisa
释义

  1. Education

  2. Acting career

  3. Filmography

      Film   Television 

  4. References

  5. External links

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Tongayi Arnold Chirisa (born 8 August 1981) is a Zimbabwean actor known for playing Man Friday on NBC's Crusoe television series, Father Nicholas on The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Hekule on Leon Schuster's Back from the Past movie. He is experienced in theatre, film, and television, and is also an occasional singer.

Education

Chirisa attended Lomagundi College.[1]. He also studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy.[2]

Acting career

He played the part of "Detective Trevor Davies" in the popular Zimbabwean soapie Studio 263.[3] 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.[4] . 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.[5] He has been nominated and won many NAMA Awards over the last five years. He recently played the lead in the comedy feature film 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 SABC 1. He played Man Friday on the NBC international television series Crusoe, based on the classic story Robinson Crusoe.[6] He also appeared in Sleepy Hollow based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. He played Father Nicholas on The Jim Gaffigan Show (2017).[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title RoleNotes
2005Tanyaradzwa
2008Ace of HeartsTebsane MasaShort
2008ZimbabweCharles
2008SkinTownship Priest
2008Back from the PastHekule
2009GargoyleThembaShort
2011GeezasSammy the Mouth
2013Stand ByDeeShort
2014Whipping BoyOlly 'Napalm' HarrisShort
2016Happiness Is a Four-letter WordThomas
2017{{sortname>The|Zim|nolink=1}}William ZimunyaShort
20??ReGhostAndrewAnnounced

Television

Year Title RoleNotes
2008–09CrusoeFridayMain role
2009DiamondsOba SeweleTV film
2010Mrs MandelaArguing husbandTV film
2010Barack Obama's CousinBarack Obama's CousinTV miniseries
2011Los AngelesInterrogator"Betrayal"
2012AsylumMiles"Dark Cousin"
2012The Digital SeriesAfrican Soldier"African Aid", "Seeds"
2013Sleepy HollowArthur Bernard"The Sin Eater"
2013GaffiganFather Nicholas NgungumbaneTV film
2015WhitneyGary HoustonTV film
2015–16{{sortname>The|Jim Gaffigan Show}}Father NicholasMain role
2016Mars ProjectNeil CormackTV film
2017–2019iZombieJustin BellRecurring role (season 3), guest (seasons 4–5)
2018Hawaii Five-0Don"Kopi Wale No I Ka I'a A 'Eu No Ka Ilo"
2018{{sortname>The|Guest Book}}Kwame"2.5"

References

1. ^{{cite web | url =http://www.zimnewsblog.com/news/chirisa-traces-journey-to-hollywood/ | title =Chirisa traces journey to Hollywood | date =2015-08-02 | publisher =Zim News Blog | access-date =2017-10-28 | quote =I proceeded to ‘A’ Level (Lomagundi College) }}
2. ^{{cite news|last=Quinn|first=Nicola|title=Chirisa gains Hollywood fame|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/07/chirisa-gains-hollywood-fame/|accessdate=February 18, 2018|work=NewsDay|date=July 6, 2015}}
3. ^http://www.thezimbabwestandard.com/entertainment/14154.html
4. ^https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0920869/
5. ^http://www.juicemanagement.com/Tongayi-Chirisa.html
6. ^http://www.nbc.com/Crusoe/
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvland.com/shows/the-jim-gaffigan-show/bios/tongayi-chirisa|title=Father Nicholas Ngugumbane/Tongayi Charisa/TV Land|website=TVLand|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=2475161|name=Tongai Arnold Chirisa}}
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8 : Zimbabwean male film actors|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people)|Zimbabwean male television actors|Zimbabwean male singers|21st-century Zimbabwean male actors|Place of birth missing (living people)|Alumni of Lomagundi College

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