Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian actor. He has performed on stage, in several television series and in feature films.
Pacharo Mzembe | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Awards | Green Room Award winner, Theatre Companies Performer, 2019 Helpmann Awards, Best Actor in a leading role, South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) - Best Performance nominee for Kind of Man, 2009 |
Early life
editMzembe's parents originate from Malawi, but he was born in Zimbabwe. He migrated to Australia at the age of six to the state of Queensland.[citation needed]
Acting career
editMzembe is an alumnus of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), after being accepted when he was 17 years old. In the summer of 2012, he undertook a run across Australia, which he founded and named the Run of Awareness, with the aim of highlighting the inequality of educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Australia and around the world.[citation needed]
Mzembe started his career in theatre, but has since appeared in numerous television and movie roles, including Monster Problems, Channel Nine’s Here Come the Habibs, Harrow on the ABC, and SBS's Safe Harbour. On the stage, he played Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, as well as appearing in Prize Fighter, for which he won a Green Room Award and was nominated for the Sydney Theatre and Helpmann Awards for his portrayal of an ex-child soldier turned boxing contender.[citation needed]
Mzembe is also passionate about youth empowerment and filmmaking.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Summer Coda | Monty | |
| 2020 | Love and Monsters | Ray | |
| 2022 | Black Site | Ben Jordan | |
| 2024 | Sleeping Dogs | Isaac Samuel |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Diplomat | D.C Terry Ayyar | Television film |
| 2011 | Underbelly | Nuggett | 12 episodes |
| Terra Nova | Alverez | 2 episodes | |
| Spirited | Ghost Tang | Episode: "Changes" | |
| Sinbad and the Minotaur | Karim | Television film | |
| 2015 | Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier | Joe | Episode #1.2 |
| Danger 5 | Pierre | 7 episodes[1] | |
| 2017 | Here Come the Habibs | Kanye | 3 episodes |
| The Family Law | Aaron | Episode: "Matters of the Heart" | |
| 2018 | Safe Harbour | Matou | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Harrow | Jacob Diallo | Episode: "Abo Imo Pectore" |
| 2020 | The End | Detective Sharma | Episode: "With Sparkles" |
| 2021 | La Brea | Tony Greene | 10 episodes |
| Wakefield | Rohan Achebe | 5 episodes[2] | |
| Young Rock | Fireman | Episode: "Working the Gimmick" | |
| 2022 | God's Favorite Idiot | Dr. Stephens | Episode: "Tom the Baptist" |
| 2024 | Nautilus | Boniface | 10 episodes[3] |
Theatre
edit- The Tragedy of King Richard The Third
- Prize Fighter
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The Mountaintop
- Solomon & Marion
- Gwen in Purgatory[4]
- Rockabye
- An Oak Tree
- Antigone[4]
- Can't Pay? Won't Pay!
- Romeo & Juliet
Awards
edit- South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) - Best Performance nominee for Kind of Man, 2009[4]
- St Kilda Film Festival - Best Actor nominee for Kind of Man, 2009[4]
- Helpmann Awards, Best Actor in a leading role, Nominee for Prize Fighter, 2016
- Green Room Award winner, Theatre Companies Performer, 2019
References
edit- ^ Knox, David (7 January 2016). "Danger 5 returns on SBS 2". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (30 July 2020). "Wakefield to resume filming for ABC". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (25 February 2022). "Georgia Flood joins Nautilus shoot in Qld". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Pacharo Mzembe - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.