Jerry Mofokeng
Biography
Jerry Mofokeng, a South African actor who has worked on both stage and screen, attended Orlando West High School in Soweto during the 1970s. He studied acting at Wits Drama School and later earned a master's degree in theater directing from Columbia University in the United States. His film work includes Mandela and de Klerk, Lord of War and Cry The Beloved Country, along with Tsotsi (2005), which won an Academy Award. In 2019 the University of the Free State gave him an honorary Doctor of Letters, and he holds a SAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award from 2013, an African Film Legend Award from The African Film Festival in 2018 and a lifetime achievement honor at the 2024 Royalty Soapie Awards. He is also the author of two books, I Am a Man (2021) and Nna Ke Monna (2023).
70years old
Turns 71 on April 17in 197 days
- Born
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Dr Jerry Mofokeng
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 12 years2001 to 2013
Every film, newest first
- 2013Fanie Fourie's LobolaIMDb rating 6.9
- 2005TsotsiIMDb rating 7.2
- 2001AskariIMDb rating 5.3
- 2001Mr. BonesIMDb rating 4.8
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Early training
Jerry Mofokeng began at Wits Drama School, majoring in acting, and afterward went to Columbia University in America, where he earned a master's degree in Theatre Directing.
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Worked with
Jerry Mofokeng shares two films with Ian Roberts, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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