Eugene Khumbanyiwa

Eugene Khumbanyiwa is a Malawian and South African actor whose work spans stage, television, film and voice. Born in Zomba, he began as an extra in Hotel Rwanda (2004), playing a hotel staff member, then took commercial and soap roles, including Generations and Scandal, and appeared in Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema. He gained critical acclaim as an underground warlord in District 9 (2009), which brought international attention. He went on to Hollywood features such as Death Race: Inferno (2013) and Chappie (2015), and worked with director Neill Blomkamp again on the short sci-fi film Rakka as Amir. On television he played Pastor Peter in Damilola, Our Loved Boy and a Kenyan security guard in The Looming Tower. He has also done voice work, including an Africa Cup of Nations radio campaign for the City of Johannesburg, and in 2016 was named Best Achiever in Entertainment by the Malawi Achievers Awards South Africa.