Kenneth Nkosi

Gender: Male
Actor Biography

Kenneth Nkosi is a South African actor best known for his roles as The Pastor in the television drama Gaz'lam and as Aap in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi.

He also appeared in the 2007 mini-series Society.

Nkosi had his first taste of acting in community theatre. In 1993 he enrolled at the Market Theatre Laboratory in Johannesburg. He made his stage debut two years later in the comedy Afrodizzia at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre.

He has worked on stage at The Civic and at The Market Theatre in a variety of productions and is a member of the South African Sports Company and a field worker for the Market Theatre Laboratory.

He is well known on television for his performances in the soap opera Isidingo and in Saints, Sinners and Settlers and for his appearances on e.tv's The Toasty Show.

His film credits include Fela's TV, Tsotsi, Jerusalema, Mafrika, White Wedding and the international box office hit District 9.

He also co-produced the sitcom Mzee wa Two Six, with Endemol.

In 2010 he was the host of the SABC2 World Cup show Siyaya 2010.

He is the host of the the SABC1 reality competition television series Class Act, since 2010.

In 2011 he was one of the featured celebrities interviewed by Nicky Greenwall in The Close Up, which aired on e.tv and DStv's eNews channel.
Character Show
The Presenter - Himself Class Act - Season 1
The Presenter - Himself Class Act - Season 2
Pastor Gaz'lam - Season 3
Pastor Gaz'lam - Season 4
Mzee Mzee wa Two Six - Season 1
Presenter - Himself Siyaya 2010 - Season 1
Paris Society - Season 1
Himself The Close Up - Season 1
Two Shots Pulani The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Season 1
Host - Himself Total Soccer
Presenter - Himself Total Soccer - Season 2

Filmography

Kenneth Nkosi - filmography

Skeem (2011)
Starring: Casey B. Dolan, Grant Swanby, Rapulana Seiphemo
Director: Tim Green
Certificate:
Halfway home from a drug-sale in Jo'burg, two wannabe gangsters run into trouble when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Forced to spend the night at a creepy old holiday resort, their problems escalate when, unpacking the car, their box of cash splits open, spilling a million bucks in ..read more »

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District 9 on DVD (2009)
Starring: Jason Cope, Kenneth Nkosi, Sharlto Copley
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Certificate:
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More than 20 years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over ..read more »

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District 9 - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Jason Cope, Kenneth Nkosi, Sharlto Copley
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
More than 20 years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over ..read more »

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Tsotsi on DVD (2005)
Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Percy Matsemela
Director: Gavin Hood
Certificate:
An Academy Award winning film about a gritty young gang leader named Tsotsi who lives on the dangerous and crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. This deeply affecting film traces six days in Tsotsi's life in which he ends up caring for a baby he accidentally kidnaps during a ..read more »

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Kenneth Nkosi facts

5 most recent films

Skeem - 4.5 stars
District 9 - 3.5 stars
District 9 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Tsotsi - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

District 9 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
District 9 - 3.5 stars
Tsotsi - 3.5 stars
Skeem - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Skeem - 4.5 stars
Tsotsi - 3.5 stars
District 9 - 3.5 stars
District 9 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sharlto Copley - 3 times - show films
William Allen Young - 3 times - show films
Mandla Gaduka - 3 times - show films
Devlin Brown - 3 times - show films
Vanessa Haywood - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Neill Blomkamp - 3 times - show films
Gavin Hood - 2 times - show films
Ralph Ziman - 1 times - show films
Tim Green - 1 times - show films

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