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Mpho Koaho Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation Actor Years active 1998–present Mpho Koaho is a Canadian/South African film and television actor.
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Biography
Mpho Koaho was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to South African parents.[1]
Mpho began his acting career when Maya Angelou cast him as the lead in her 1998 Miramax film Down in the Delta.[2] After that, he has starred in films like The Salton Sea, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Saw III, and Saw VI.
In 2009, Mpho was nominated to two Gemini Awards. One for his supporting role on the Canadian mini-series Soul, and another for his guest role on the TV series Flashpoint. He ended up winning the former.[3][4]
Mpho currently appears as a series regular on the original TNT sci-fi action/drama series Falling Skies produced by Steven Spielberg which began airing in June 2011.[5]
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes 1998 Down in the Delta Thomas Sinclair 1999 Both Sides of the Law Pete Anderson 2001 Snipes Malik 2002 Short Hymn, Silent War Peter Short film The Salton Sea Kid Selling Guns Partners in Action Ty 2003 Detention Jay Tee Barrow 2004 A Question Short film Haven Kimo 2005 Four Brothers Gang Leader Get Rich or Die Tryin' Junebug 2006 Saw III Timothy Young It's a Boy Girl Thing Horse 2008 Blindness Pharmacist's Assistant Poker Night Simon 2009 Saw VI Timothy Young Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Goosebumps Ben Episode: "Awesome Ants" 1999 Sci-Squad Durnsford TV series, Lead role Deep in My Heart Roger TV Movie 2000 Mail to the Chief Ernie TV Movie 2001 Soul Food Brandon Episode: "If You Don't Know Me by Now" 2002 Tracker Jordan Baylor/Sirez 2 Episodes Doc Marcus Episode: "Sea No Evil" 2004 Crown Heights TV Movie 2005 Tilt Hemphill Episode: "The Game" Deacons for Defense Baily TV Movie Kojak Lawrence Butler Episode: "Kind of Blue" Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story Trevor TV Movie 2006 Doomstown Paul "Countryman" Blackhall TV Movie 2007 The Gathering Tucker TV mini-series 2008 ReGenesis The Leader Episode: "Unbottled" Flashpoint Michael Jameson Episode: "Never Kissed a Girl" 2009 Soul TV mini-series 2010 Rookie Blue Episode: "To Serve or Protect" 2011 Falling Skies Anthony TV Series, Supporting role References
- ^ Falling Skies – TVE Interview – Mpho Koaho on TV Edge
- ^ Falling Skies - Cast Bios - Mpho Koaho on TNT
- ^ Falling Skies - Cast Bios - Mpho Koaho on TNT
- ^ 24th Annual Gemini Awards on Gemini Awards
- ^ "TNT Brings Steven Spielberg's Fallen Skies to Comic-Con". MovieWeb. 2010-07-01. http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEIN3PIIb7HdLR. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
External links
Categories:- Actors from Toronto
- Black Canadian actors
- Canadian child actors
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian people of South African descent
- Canadian television actors
- Living people
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