Hamilton Dlamini

Awardwinning film and stage actor playwright director and producer Hamilton Dlamini was born in 1969 in Sebokeng near Vanderbijlpark He started his acting career in 1984 and currently runs his own production company Ndlondlo Productions Highlights of his career include his performance in Mncedisi Shabangus Ten Bush in 20082009 which won him a Naledi award for the best supporting actor his collaboration with William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company on Woyzeck in the Highveld in 2009 which toured the world performing opposite Mncedisi Shabangu in a Prince Lamladirected production of Woza Albert at the Market Theatre in 2012 which enjoyed a six month run and in 2013 performing in Athol Fugards Nongogo directed by James Ngcobo A wellknown face in a variety of television comedy and drama series over the years including Ntokozo in SABCs Zikhethele Ndwandwe in Emzini Wezinsizwa and Mojo in Stokvel Dlamini is the face and voice of the South African tavern industry thanks to his industrial and corporate theatre profile In addition he has appeared in local film including Regardt van den Berghs Faith Like Potatoes 2006 for which he won a SAFTA South African Film and Television Award for best supporting actor Dlamini was trained by Vusi Dibakwane of Penguin Films as a multicamera director and he has in this capacity directed several pieces for eTV including Sangoma Mageza and Isipoki