Alois Moyo
Alois Moyo | |
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| Born | Alois Moyo 28 October 1966 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean German |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Website | http://aloismoyo.com/en/ |
Alois Moyo (born 28 October 1966), is a Zimbabwean–German actor and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his roles in the films The Power of One and Iron Sky as well as the TV series Tatort.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He was born on 28 October 1966 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He currently lives in Minden[4] in Northern Germany.[1]
Career
[edit]He started his career as an actor in theater in 1986 with the play Citizen Mind.[1] In 1980, Moyo co-founded the first African Theater called 'Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Center' (ATSCC) in Zimbabwe which was initially used as a karate-club and turned into a cultural institution in Zimbabwe.Since 2005 he has been living in Germany and work as an actor for theatre, film and TV. He made his cinema debut with 1992 with the film Power of One directed by John Avildsen where he played the role of an African boxer and freedom fighter.[3]
When living in Germany, he made his first production in German called Die Zofen in 2005 and then Afrika Montage in 2007.[1] After the success of that, he made the second German production Steinstunde der Menschheit in 2008.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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| 1986 | Cry Freedom | film | ||
| 1992 | The Power of One | Gideon Duma | film | |
| 2000 | Stitsha | TV series | ||
| 2002 | Sinjalo | TV series | ||
| 2005 | Amakorokoza | Spider | TV series | |
| 2008 | Traces | TV series | ||
| 2009 | Spuren | Will | Short film | |
| 2009 | The Thick | Mbege | TV series | |
| 2009 | Der Dicke | Noahs Vater | TV series | |
| 2010 | Rausch | Laye Nawesi | Short film | |
| 2010 | Die Käserei in Goldingen | Rashid Mamadou | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Verbotene Liebe | Fritz Sambu | film | |
| 2012 | Heiter bis tödlich | Souleyman Kone | TV series | |
| 2012 | Iron Sky | NYC Taxi Driver | film | |
| 2012 | Ein starkes Team | Laurent Soré | TV series | |
| 2013 | Heiter bis tödlich | Oba Obasiri | TV series | |
| 2013 | Der Bestatter | Jaja | TV series | |
| 2015 | Blindgänger | Kamali | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Großstadtrevier | Charles Gyan | TV series | |
| 2015 | Tatort: Verbrannt | Bashiir | TV series | |
| 2015 | Dahoam is Dahoam | Adunbi Guambo | TV series | |
| 2023 | Tatort: Verborgen | Jon Makoni | TV series |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Alois Moyo bio". Alois Moyo official website. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Alois Moyo films". swissfilms. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Alois Moyo". pindula. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Koch, Ursula. "Schauspieler aus dem Kreis Minden-Lübbecke spielt beim Tatort am Sonntag mit". Minden: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Alois Moyo at IMDb
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