Alois Moyo
Born
Alois Moyo

(1966-10-28) 28 October 1966
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
NationalityZimbabwean
German
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1986–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Websitehttp://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

He was born on 28 October 1966 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He currently lives in Minden[4] in Northern Germany.[1]

Career

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

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1986Cry Freedomfilm
1992The Power of OneGideon Dumafilm
2000StitshaTV series
2002SinjaloTV series
2005AmakorokozaSpiderTV series
2008TracesTV series
2009SpurenWillShort film
2009The ThickMbegeTV series
2009Der DickeNoahs VaterTV series
2010RauschLaye NawesiShort film
2010Die Käserei in GoldingenRashid MamadouTV movie
2010Verbotene LiebeFritz Sambufilm
2012Heiter bis tödlichSouleyman KoneTV series
2012Iron SkyNYC Taxi Driverfilm
2012Ein starkes TeamLaurent SoréTV series
2013Heiter bis tödlichOba ObasiriTV series
2013Der BestatterJajaTV series
2015BlindgängerKamaliTV movie
2015GroßstadtrevierCharles GyanTV series
2015Tatort: VerbranntBashiirTV series
2015Dahoam is DahoamAdunbi GuamboTV series
2023Tatort: VerborgenJon MakoniTV series

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alois Moyo bio". Alois Moyo official website. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Alois Moyo films". swissfilms. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alois Moyo". pindula. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Koch, Ursula. "Schauspieler aus dem Kreis Minden-Lübbecke spielt beim Tatort am Sonntag mit". Minden: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.