Luthuli Dlamini
{{Short description|Zimbabwean-born South African actor}}
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| birth_place = Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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Luthuli Dlamini (born 13 March 1966) is a Zimbabwe-born South African film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Stan Nyathi on the e.tv soap opera, Scandal!. Dlamini has also had roles on Generations,{{Cite web|url=https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-entertainment-sc-local-byo-32228.html|title=Who is Luthuli Dlamini, the Zimbabwean on SA's Generations?|website=Bulawayo24 News}} Jacob's Cross, InterSEXions,{{Cite web|url=http://www.intersexions.co.za/|title=InterSEXions TV | Luthuli Dlamini | Our lives intersect in mysterious ways. We are tied together by the secrets we keep But open to the harm that secrets bring|website=InterSEXions TV}} Rockville, Room, Tempy Pushas, and Uzalo.{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/entertainment-celebrities/1272152/does-luthuli-dlamini-sound-too-white-for-zulu-roles/|title=Does Luthuli Dlamini sound ‘too white’ for Zulu roles?|website=citizen.co.za|last=|date=}}
Early life
Dlamini was born on 13 March 1966 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He grew up in England spending his time between that country and his native Zimbabwe. "I was born in Zimbabwe in the late '60s and moved between Africa and Europe most of my life. I lived all the way through the Beatles craze of the UK and the liberation movement of Zimbabwe.{{Blockquote
|text= England was fun but I felt like a foreigner and I always wanted to come back home," he remarked during a Drum magazine interview.
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Career
From 2008-2009, He has played the leading role of Tombo Mbuli in the M-Net sitcom The Coconuts.
On July 4, 2013, he joined Generations , television show that was aired live on SABC 1, playing a role of Scott.
He also had played the role of Advocate Zulu on Uzalo from season 1 to season 4.{{cite web|title=Luthuli Dlamini biography {{!}} TVSA|url= https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=3725|website=TVSA|language=en}}
''Scandal!'' controversy
Dlamini initially notified the producers of Scandal! on 4 June 2007 that he had been ill and needed some time off. After a prolonged absence and no news from him, the producers of that show tried to reach him to no success, at which point they went to his house where they found that the house appeared to be uninhabited. After two weeks of no news from him, the police were notified and they discovered that he had been inside his house. He claimed that he had been sick and needed time to recuperate. On 28 June 2007, he was dismissed from Scandal! but later returned on a recurring basis to see out his character of Stan Nyathi.
Filmography
=Television=
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|2013 | Generations | Scott Nomvete | |
| Intersexions | Zakes | ||
| 2011-2013 | Scandal!' | Stan Nyathi | |
| 2015 | Tempy Pushas | Ben Landers | |
| 2018 | Uzalo | Advocate Zulu | |
| 2024 | Umkhwenyana | Mr. Mawela |
=Films=
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| Year || Title || Role || Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The lost future | Lars | |
| 2010 | {{ill|Im Brautkleid durch Afrika|de}} | ||
| 2013 | Chander Pahar | ||
| 2016 | Mandela's Gun | Walter Sisulu | |
| 2016 | Cry of love | Larry | |
| 2016 | The Journey is the Destination | Mr. Hirabe | |
| 2016 | Jongo | Noah | |
| 2016 | Naked Reality | Peot | |
| 2019 | The Furnace | Coffin | |
| rowspan=2|2021 | Dead Places | Jacob | |
| Alleyway | President | ||
| 2022 | Office Invasion | Moses | |
| 2023 | Red Cargo | RSA Minister |
Achievements
=Nice International Film Festival=
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! width="20%"| Nominated Work ! width="25%"| Category ! width="6%"| Result ! width="2%"| Ref |
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| align="center"| 2019
| Himself | Best Actor | {{won}} | align="center"| {{cite web|title=Luthuli Dlamini wins international award at Nice Film Festival|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/amp/entertainment/2019-05-22-luthuli-dlamini-wins-international-award-at-nice-film-festival/|website=Sowetan LIVE|last=Kyle Zeeman|date=22 May 2019|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-163432.html|title=Luthuli Dlamini scoops international award |website=Bulawayo24|last=Staff reporter|date=31 May 2019}} |
References
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External links
{{IMDb name | id=nm2292419 | name=Luthuli Dlamini }}
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Category:Entertainers from Bulawayo
Category:South African male soap opera actors
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