Alois Moyo (born 28 October 1966), is a Zimbabwean–German actor and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his roles in the films The Power of One and Iron Sky as well as the TV series Tatort.[3]

Alois Moyo
Born
Alois Moyo

(1966-10-28) 28 October 1966 (age 58)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
NationalityZimbabwean
German
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1986–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Websitehttp://aloismoyo.com/en/

Personal life

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He was born on 28 October 1966 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He currently lives in Minden[4] in Northern Germany.[1]

Career

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He started his career as an actor in theater in 1986 with the play Citizen Mind.[1] In 1980, Moyo co-founded the first African Theater called 'Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Center' (ATSCC) in Zimbabwe which was initially used as a karate-club and turned into a cultural institution in Zimbabwe.Since 2005 he has been living in Germany and work as an actor for theatre, film and TV. He made his cinema debut with 1992 with the film Power of One directed by John Avildsen where he played the role of an African boxer and freedom fighter.[3]

When living in Germany, he made his first production in German called Die Zofen in 2005 and then Afrika Montage in 2007.[1] After the success of that, he made the second German production Steinstunde der Menschheit in 2008.[3]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1986 Cry Freedom film
1992 The Power of One Gideon Duma film
2000 Stitsha TV series
2002 Sinjalo TV series
2005 Amakorokoza Spider TV series
2008 Traces TV series
2009 Spuren Will Short film
2009 The Thick Mbege TV series
2009 Der Dicke Noahs Vater TV series
2010 Rausch Laye Nawesi Short film
2010 Die Käserei in Goldingen Rashid Mamadou TV movie
2010 Verbotene Liebe Fritz Sambu film
2012 Heiter bis tödlich Souleyman Kone TV series
2012 Iron Sky NYC Taxi Driver film
2012 Ein starkes Team Laurent Soré TV series
2013 Heiter bis tödlich Oba Obasiri TV series
2013 Der Bestatter Jaja TV series
2015 Blindgänger Kamali TV movie
2015 Großstadtrevier Charles Gyan TV series
2015 Tatort: Verbrannt Bashiir TV series
2015 Dahoam is Dahoam Adunbi Guambo TV series
2023 Tatort: Verborgen Jon Makoni TV series

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Alois Moyo bio". Alois Moyo official website. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Alois Moyo films". swissfilms. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Alois Moyo". pindula. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ Koch, Ursula. "Schauspieler aus dem Kreis Minden-Lübbecke spielt beim Tatort am Sonntag mit". Minden: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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