| Leroy Gopal | |
| Other Names: | Fit Man |
| Birth Date: | July 6, 1979 |
| Birth Name: | Leroy Gopal |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality: | Zimbabwean |
| Alma Mater: | AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy |
| Education: | Glen View High School Hartzell High School |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Years Active: | 1986–present |
| Spouse: | Keletso Molefe (m. 2017) |
| Children: | 3 |
| Awards: | Best Comedian |
| Occupation: | Actor, voice artist |
Leroy Gopal (born 6 July 1979), is a Zimbabwe-born South African actor, comedian and a voice artist.[1] [2] He is best known for his roles in the films Yellow Card and Strike Back.[3] [4]
He was born on 6 July 1979 in Harare, Zimbabwe.[5] When Gopal was 14 years old, his father died. He has one elder sister, Claudia Gopal Muvuti is the former title holder of the Iron Woman Zimbabwe.. He completed primary education from Blackiston Primary School and then secondary education from Gateway High School and Prince Edward Senior School. He has a BA (Honors) degree in Live Performance and Motion Picture from AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy. He is one of two students to ever win the prestigious M-NET Student Of The Year award 2003 and 2004 consecutively.
Gopal is married to South African, Keletso Molefe since 2017.[6] The couple has three children: Kiki Leroy Gopal, Didi Tadiwa, and Mimi Naima.
In 2000, he made his maiden cinema appearance with the film Yellow Card where he played the lead role of soccer player 'Tiyane Tsumba'. From 2006 to 2007, he played the role 'Thabang Ngema' on the SABC 3 soap opera One Way which became highly popular. In 2012, he appeared in SABC 1's sitcom, Ses'Top La in the role as 'Oleshe'. In 2013, he won the award for the Best Actor in a comedy role at South African Film and Television Awards for this role. With the success and established as an accomplished actor, he was hired to act in the TV series Mzansi Love: Kasi Style in 2013. His role was a Kenyan man named 'Joshua Pembe'. He also acted in the short Through the Flight of a feather which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival as well.
In the same year, he acted in the film Seal Team 8 as a Congolese dictator 'Tonga'. Then he made the appearance on TV series Mzansi Magic with the role 'Abomama' which became a popular character throughout the series. In 2014, he played in the SABC1 political series Ihawu le Sizwe. He later founded 'Creation Station Entertainment Company'. Leroy also directed a Zimbabwean music video for the singer Audius Mtawarira.
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Through the Flight of a Feather | Film | |||
| – | Smart Rewards Ride Show | TV series | |||
| 1986 | Paraffin | TV series | |||
| 1993 | Generations | Jackson | TV series | ||
| 1996 | Adventure Unlimited | Film | |||
| 1998 | Choose Freedom | Film | |||
| 2000 | Yellow Card | Tiyane Tsumba | Film | ||
| 2003 | Scarred Instinct | Chidzonga | Short film | ||
| 2004 | Four Days | Joe | Short film | ||
| 2004 | Cut | Skinny | Short film | ||
| 2005 | Binnelanders | TV series | |||
| 2005 | Hush | Felix | TV series | ||
| 2006 | Backstage | Duma | TV series | ||
| 2006 | One Way | Thabang Ngema | TV series | ||
| 2007 | Andre Metstrepie | Dave | Short film | ||
| 2007 | Home Affairs | Remy | TV series | ||
| 2007 | Jacob's Cross | Jacab's Lawyer | TV series | ||
| 2008 | Surprise! | Zeb Agent | Film | ||
| 2009 | Siren's Feast | Film | |||
| 2010 | Hola Mpinji | Doctor Chinyamurindi | TV mini-series | ||
| 2010 | Night Drive | Tafadzwa | Film | ||
| 2011 | Mzansi Love Home Affairs | TV series | |||
| 2012 | The Way | T | TV series | ||
| 2012 | Ses'Top La | TV series | |||
| 2013 | Strike Back | Medical Orderly | TV series | ||
| 2013 | Zabalaza | TV series | |||
| 2013 | The Game Fact Show | TV series | |||
| 2013 | The Lost Diaries of Livingstone | Arbian Slave Trader | Film | ||
| 2014 | Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines | General Ntonga | Film | ||
| 2014 | Check-Coast | TV series | |||
| 2014 | Kite | Doctor | Film | ||
| 2014 | Ihawu le Sizwe | TV series | |||
| 2015 | Making A Killing | Bosco | Short film | ||
| 2016 | The Crisis Caravan | Seleka Sergeant | Film | ||
| 2017 | Harry's Game | Tanner | Film | ||
| 2017 | Revolt | Jeandre | Film | [7] | |
| 2017 | Happy Family | Detective Mpilo | TV series | ||
| 2017 | All About Love | Film | |||
| 2017 | It's OK We're Family | TV series | |||
| 2017 | The Wall | Film | |||
| 2018 | Ice | N'Koulou | Film | ||
| 2018 | Beautifully Broken | Matisse | Film | ||
| 2018 | Mzansi Love: Kasi Style | TV series | |||
| 2018 | Abomama | TV series | [8] | ||
| 2019 |
| TV series | |||
| 2019 | Jozi-H Red Cake - Not the Cooking Show | TV series | |||
| 2019 | Blackout | Journalist | Short film |