Hoji Fortuna Explained

Hoji Ya Henda Braga Fortuna
Birth Date:1974 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Alma Mater:Catholic University of Portugal
Occupation:Actor
Spouse:Anja Mutic

Hoji Ya Henda Braga Fortuna[1] (born 4 September 1974) is an Angolan actor.

Born in Luanda and named after war hero Hoji-ya-Henda, Fortuna emigrated to Portugal at the age of 20. He worked as a model and DJ in parallel to his study of law at the Catholic University of Portugal in Porto, and eventually took up acting. In 2008, he followed his partner and now wife, travel writer Anja Mutic, to live in New York.[2]

Fortuna has appeared in many stage, TV and film productions since 2001, acquiring a certain celebrity status in Portugal for appearing in at least ten television series there. He received an Africa Movie Academy Award as best supporting actor for his breakthrough role as the criminal César in the 2010 Congolese movie Viva Riva!.[3] In 2013, he was cast to appear in a supporting role in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.

Appearances

Television
Film

Notes and References

  1. News: Nkeita. Tazuary. "Viva Riva", Vem aí o vulcão do cinema Africano!. Voz Angola. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206173605/http://vozangola.com/sociedade.html. 6 December 2013.
  2. News: Dollar. Steve. Out of Africa and Back Again: To Find His Breakthrough, an Actor Had to Return to the Continent He Left Behind. 2 September 2013. Wall Street Journal. 9 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Gangster film goes global, puts Congo on the movie map . Isha Sesay . CNN . June 22, 2011 . October 7, 2018 .