Presley Chweneyagae
Acting 1984-10-19 Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa
Presley Chweneyagae (October 19, 1984 — May 27, 2025) was a South African actor best known for his breakthrough lead role in Tsotsi (2005). Chweneyagae went into acting at an early age, taking acting classes from the age of 10. His first major role proved to be a history-making one, securing the part of David, aka Tsotsi, in Gavin Hood’s searing 2005 crime drama Tsotsi. In the film, set in a Johannesburg township, Chweneyagae plays a small-time hoodlum who steals a car, only to discover a baby …
Known For
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⭐ 6.9
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
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⭐ 5.0
The River
2018
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⭐ 6.9
Tsotsi
2005
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⭐ 5.8
Avenged
2014
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⭐ 6.2
Africa United
2010
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⭐ 5.5
More Than Just a Game
2007
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⭐ 5.5
iNumber Number: Jozi Gold
2023
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Zama Zama
2012
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The Number
2017
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⭐ 7.0
State of Violence
2010
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Menda City
2009