Hamilton Dhlamini Explained

Hamilton Dhlamini
Birth Date:December 15, 1969
Birth Name:Hamilton Dhlamini
Birth Place:Sebokeng, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Years Active:1984–present
Spouse:Martha Dlamini
Children:3
Occupation:Actor, playwright, producer, director

Hamilton Dhlamini (born 15 December 1969), sometimes as Hamilton Dlamini, is a South African actor, playwright and a filmmaker. He is best known for the roles in the films and teleserials Isithembiso, Faith like Potatoes and The King's Messenger .[1]

Personal life

He was born on 15 December 1969 in a township South of Johannesburg, called Sebokeng, Vaal Triangle, South Africa to a family with poor economy.[2]

He is married to a nutritionist, Martha, where they have three children. He first met Martha in a lift.[3]

Career

He started his acting career in early 1984 through stage plays. He also played as a businessman Korea in the SABC 1 sitcom Mzee Wa Two Six. In early 2008, he made a lead role in the short series on SABC1, adapted by William Shakespeare’s play King Lear.[4] Also, he played a lead character on the SABC 2 sitcom Stokvel with the role 'Mojo Khumalo'. In 2008, he acted in the series Ten Bush directed by Mncedisi Shabangu. For his role, he later won the Naledi Theatre Award for the best supporting actor. Then in 2009, he collaborated with William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company on Woyzeck in the Highveld.[5]

In 2006, he acted in Regardt van den Bergh’s film Faith like Potatoes. This time, he won a South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) for best supporting actor for his role. In 2007, he won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. In 2018, he played the role 'Banzi Motaung' in the popular television series Isithembiso. In the same year, he again won the Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a TV soap opera 'Isithembiso'.

In 2018, he starred in the play 'Woza Albert' with Joburg City Theatres which was staged at The Kenya International Theatre Festival. His outstanding performance and the general impact of 'Woza Albert' in the festival attribute to his celebration as the most outstanding act of the previous year in the 2019 edition of The Kenya International Theatre Festival. He appeared in the official #KITFest2019 poster.

He also founded his own production company, 'Ndlondlo Productions'.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1990 The King's Messenger Poacher Film
2001 Scoop Schoombie Sparks TV series
2004 Gums & Noses Street Dealer Film
2006 Faith like Potatoes Simeon Bhengu Film
2009 Izingane Zobaba Lucky TV series
2010 Jozi Traffic cop Film
2011 Otelo Burning Skhumbuzo Film
2013 Nothing for Mahala Foreman Film
2016 Fluiters Bantu Ntenga TV series
2016 Umlilo Mnqobi Simelane Film
2017 Lokoza Director Short film
2017 Five Fingers for Marseilles Sepoko Film
2018 Isithembiso Banzi Motaung TV series
2021IsibayaAndile Sibiya
2021DiepCityBongaTV series
2021ReykaHector ZwaneTV series

Other Television roles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘I go to shebeens and places that are considered dangerous to build my characters’ – Hamilton Dlamini on his badboy characters. news24 . 27 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Hamilton Dlamini biography. briefly . 27 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Hamilton Dlamini shares how he met his wife. zalebs. 27 October 2020. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151701/https://zalebs.com/relationships/hamilton-dlamini/isithembisos-hamilton-dlamini-shares-how-he-met-his-wife. dead.
  4. Web site: Bio. tvsa . 27 October 2020.
  5. Web site: HAMILTON DLAMINI. theheadandtheload . 27 October 2020.