Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1984-10-19
- Day of Death2025-05-27 (40 years)
- Place of BirthSoweto, Transvaal, South Africa
- Also Known As-
Presley Chweneyagae
Biography
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2018
The River
As: Thuso "Cobra" Mokoena
- 2017
The Number
As: China Boy
- 2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
As: Militant Prisoner
- 2013
iNumber Number
As: Shoes
- 2012
Zama Zama
As: Joseph Phiri
- 2010
Africa United
As: Egg
- 2010
State of Violence
As: Boy-Boy
- 2009
Menda City
As: Don P
- 2007
More Than Just a Game
As: Mark Shimmers
- 2005
Tsotsi
As: Tsotsi