Pacharo Mzembe
Born
Malawi
Alma materNational Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
OccupationActor
AwardsGreen Room Award winner, Theatre Companies Performer, 2019 Helpmann Awards, Best Actor in a leading role, South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) - Best Performance nominee for Kind of Man, 2009

Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian actor. He has performed on stage, in several television series and in feature films.

Early life

Mzembe's parents originate from Malawi, but he was born in Zimbabwe. He migrated to Australia at the age of six to the state of Queensland.

Acting career

Mzembe is an alumnus of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), after being accepted when he was 17 years old. In the summer of 2012, he undertook a run across Australia, which he founded and named the Run of Awareness, with the aim of highlighting the inequality of educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Australia and around the world.

Mzembe started his career in theatre, but has since appeared in numerous television and movie roles, including Monster Problems, Channel Nine’s Here Come the Habibs, Harrow on the ABC, and SBS's Safe Harbour. On the stage, he played Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, as well as appearing in Prize Fighter, for which he won a Green Room Award and was nominated for the Sydney Theatre and Helpmann Awards for his portrayal of an ex-child soldier turned boxing contender.

Mzembe is also passionate about youth empowerment and filmmaking.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Sleeping Dogs Isaac Samuel
202? Nautilus [1] Boniface 10 episodes
2022 God's Favorite Idiot Dr Stephens 1 episode
2022 Blake Site Ben Jordan
2021 La Brea Tony Greene 10 episodes
2021 Wakefield (TV series)[2] Rohan Achebe 5 episodes
2021 Young Rock Fireman 1 episode
2020 Love and Monsters Ray
2020 The End Detective Sharma 1 episode
2019 Twelfth Round Short
2019 Harrow (TV series) Jacob Diallo 1 episode
2018 Safe Harbour Matou 4 episodes
2017 Making of a Master Tiger Short
2017 Here Come the Habibs Kanye 3 episodes
2017 The Family Law Aaron 1 episode
2016 Twenty 7 Robert Johnson Short
2015 Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier Joe 1 episode
2015 Danger 5 [3] Pierre 7 episodes
2011 Underbelly (TV series) Nuggett 12 episodes
2011 Terra Nova Alverez 2 episodes
2011 Spirited Ghost Tang 1 episode
2011 Sinbad and the Minotaur Karim TV Movie
2010 Summer Coda Monty
2009 Vinyl Zeke Short
2009 Ralph DJ Short
2009 Kind of Man Dalu Short
2009 The Diplomat D.C Terry Ayyar TV Movie

Theatre

Awards

  • Green Room Award winner, Theatre Companies Performer, 2019
  • Helpmann Awards, Best Actor in a leading role, Nominee for Prize Fighter, 2016
  • South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) - Best Performance nominee for Kind of Man, 2009[4]
  • St Kilda Film Festival - Best Actor nominee for Kind of Man, 2009[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/02/georgia-flood-joins-nautilus-shoot-in-qld.html
  2. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/07/wakefield-to-resume-filming-for-abc.html
  3. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/01/danger-5-returns-on-sbs-2.html
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Pacharo Mzembe - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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