Aubrey Poolo Explained

Aubrey Poolo
Birth Date:November 30, 1976
Birth Name:Aubrey Poolo
Birth Place:Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Years Active:2010–present
Occupation:Actor

Aubrey Poolo (born 30 November 1976), is a South African actor.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Five Fingers for Marseilles, Life Above All, Generation The Legacy and Madiba.[2] [3]

Personal life

He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, township of Pretoria, South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC).[4]

Career

At very young age, he joined with the television program Legae la bana. In 2010, he made the film debut with the film Life, Above All. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[5] It was also selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[6] and then made the final shortlist announced in January 2011.[7] With the success of the film, he was selected to the 2017 American television mini-series Madiba for a minor role.

In 2017, he played a lead role 'Unathi' in the South African Western thriller film Five Fingers for Marseilles directed by Michael Matthews. It was later screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and received critical acclaim.[8]

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2010 Life, Above All Jonah Film [9]
2017 Madiba Coughing Man TV Mini-Series
2017 Five Fingers for Marseilles Unathi Film [10]
2024Losing Lerato 2Doctor "X" XolaniFilm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mduduzi Mabaso: Actor . MUBI . 27 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Aubrey Poolo: born on November 30th, 1976. news24 . 27 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Five Fingers For Marseilles. filmstarts . 27 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Aubrey Poolo: On his Upbringing and Five Fingers for Marseilles role. monatelly. 27 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Life, Above All . 9 January 2011 . festival-cannes.com.
  6. Web site: 65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar . 16 October 2010. oscars.org.
  7. Web site: 9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race . 19 January 2011. oscars.org.
  8. Web site: Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem . TheWrap. 22 August 2017. 28 August 2017 . Pond . Steve.
  9. Web site: Life, Above All (2010) May 18, 2010: Drama, General Film. dream13 . 27 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017): Sep 7, 2018: Drama, General Film, Thriller, Western. dream13 . 27 October 2020.