“Presley Chwoneyagae, The South African Actor Who Came to International Promyinence As the Star of the Academy Award-Winning Feature Tsotsi, Has Died. HE WAS 40. “IT IS WITH PROFOUND SADNESS THAT WEFIRM The UNTIMELY PASSING OF ONE OF SOUNT OF SOUNT”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
“It is with Profound Sadness that We Confirm the Untimely Passing of One of South Africa’s MOST GIFTED AND BELOVED ACTORS,” ChWEENEYAGAE’SEMDA INTEME AGEME AGEME AGEME. No Details or Cause of Death Were Provides.
“The Nation Mourns of A Gifted Storyteler’s Whose Talent Lit Up Our Screens and Hearts,“ The Official X Account of the South African Government Tweeted. “Your Legacy Will Live on Through The Powerful Stories You Told.”
Fikile Mbalula, The Secretary-General of the African National Congress Also Paid Tribute to the Actor on X. “Heartbroken to Hear of the Passing of Presley Chwoney. theatre, his legacy in Tsotsi, The Riverand beyond Will Live On. Condolences to His Family, Friends, and All Who Were Were Toucked By His Brilliance. ”
Born on Oct. 19, 1984, in Mafikeng, South Africa, Chwoneyagae Went Into Acting at An Early Age, Taking Acting Classes from The Age of 10. His Breakthughh Role Proved to Be a Histery Aka Tsotsi, In Gavin Hood’s Searing 2005 Crime Drama Tsotsi. In the Film, Set in a Johannesburg Township, Chwoneyagae Plays A Small-Time Hoodlum Who Steals a Car Only to Discover a Baby in the Back Seat that causes Him to have his to have his.
Presley chwoneyagae in ‘tsotsi.’ Everett Collection
Tsotsi Was A Huge Hit with Critics, with Praise Especialy for Chwoneyagae’s Performance. The Film was nominated for a Golden Globe and An Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Winning The Latter and Beconming The FIRST South African Film to Win An Oscar. The Success of Tsotsi Secured Chwoneyagae Place As One of the Best Known South African Actors.
As Well As Features, Chwoneyagae’s Found Great Success On Domestic Television, and Was Arguable Better Known in South Africa for His Leading Role in The Popular Talenovelaa The River. In the pretoria-set show, whoh takes place in the Diamond Mining Industry, Chwoneyagae’s Scheming, Villainous and Charismatic Thuso ‘Cebra’ mokoena beck, a Firm Fan-Favorite series Cobrizi.
The RiverWHICH RAN FROM 2018 TO 2024, WON CHWENEYAGAE A South African Film and Television Award in 2019, and Helped Him Become A Streaming Star Outside South Africa
As Well As Film and TV, Chwoneyagae was Deeply Involved in Theater, Boasting Extension Credits and Starring in Seval Shakespeare Productions. Chwoneyagae Also Wrote and Directed Plays. HE CO-Wrote with Paul Grootboom The AcClaimed Stage Play Relativity and Directed The Award-Winning Production Cell No 4.