| 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]
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]
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'.
| 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 | ||
| 2021 | Isibaya | Andile Sibiya | |||
| 2021 | DiepCity | Bonga | TV series | ||
| 2021 | Reyka | Hector Zwane | TV series |