Ronnie Nyakale (born 1 February 1973) is a

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n actor, MC and entrepreneur. He is best known for the roles in the films; ''Blood Diamond'' (2006), ''Machine Gun Preacher'' (2011) and ''Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema'' (2008) and "Cosmo Diale" on Generations: The Legacy (2016 - current)

Personal life

Nyakale was born in Soweto, South Africa. He is married to Lebogang Mashilo. The couple has one daughter.

Career

In 1999, he made film debut with a short film titled ''Portrait of a Young Man Drowning''. In the same year, he acted in the SABC1 television drama series ''Yizo yizo'' with the role "gangster Papa Action", where he later won the Best Supporting Actor Award in Drama Series category at the NTVA Avanti Awards. After that success, he joined with e.tv soap opera ''Rhythm City'' and played the role of gangster, "Ding Dong". In 2006, he acted in the series ''A Place Called Home'' by playing the critic acclaimed role "Sylvester". For that role, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award in TV Drama category at the 2010

South African Film and Television Awards The South African Film and Television Awards (sometimes referred to as the Golden Horns; often simply called the SAFTAs) is an annual South African awards ceremony hosted by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), to honour creative exce ...

(SAFTA). In 2006, he acted in the Hollywood blockbuster ''Blood Diamond''. In the meantime, he joined with the television mini series ''Fallen'' in 2007. For that mini series, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award in TV Drama category at the 2012 SAFTA. In 2008, he acted in the film ''Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema'' and played the role "Zakes Mbolelo". In 2011, he played the lead role "AJ" in the film ''Machine Gun''. The film received critics acclaim as well. Then he made a supportive role "Captain Stone" in the film ''Avenged'', which was previously known as ''iNumber Number''. In 2013, he starred in the Mzansi Magic miniseries ''Naledi'' with the role "Pheto". Then In 2017, he joined with the cast of first season of ''Generations the Legacy'' and played the role of "Cosmo Diale".

Filmography

References

Ronnie Nyakale Bows Out of Generations: The Legacy After a Decade
. Forever Yena. Retrieved 01 September 2024.

External links

IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nyakale, Ronnie Living people South African male film actors South African male television actors South African male stage actors Year of birth missing (living people)