Presley Chweneyagae

Presley Chweneyagae
Born
Presley Chweneyagae

(1984-10-19) 19 October 1984 (age 40)[1]
Mafikeng, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Other namesMokwepa
Occupationactor
Years active2005-present
Notable workTsotsi

Presley Chweneyagae (born October 19, 1984), is a South African actor of Tswana origin.[2] he rose to prominence for his starring role in a film called tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.[3] His mother, Agnes Keagile named him after her favourite singer, Elvis Presley.[citation needed] Although he had acted before in plays, Tsotsi was his first feature film. His most recent role is on the South African telenovela, The River as Thuso "Cobra" Mokoena.[4]

He has recently been focusing on stage plays and more films. His latest films include More Than Just a Game, State of Violence and Africa United. He is currently doing a play about Solomon Mahlangu, a former MK cadre who was hanged at the age of 22.

  1. ^ "biography | TVSA". TVSA.
  2. ^ Eunice Nkosi. "Presley Chweneyagae bio, family, soapies, movies, awards, interesting facts". Briefly.
  3. ^ Ntombizodwa Mkhoba (27 September 2020). "Presley does it again | Citypress". News24.
  4. ^ Emmanuel Tjiya (8 March 2019). "Presley Chweneyagae rides 'The River' in big comeback". Sowetan LIVE.