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Eugene Khumbanyiwa

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Eugene Wanangwa Khumbanyiwa is a Malawian-born South African- based stage, television, film and voice actor, popularly known for playing the role of Obesandjo in the 2009 Oscar- nominated sci-fi hit 'District 9.' Khumbanyiwa was born at Cobbe Barracks Hospital in Zomba, Malawi's former capital. He has four siblings... See full bio »

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Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Death Race Inferno set. Cape Town, South Africa. Nov 2011 Theatre cast: Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Angelique Pretorius and Damon Berry. Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Danny Trejo and Luke Goss. on Death Race Inferno set, Cape Town, South Africa. Nov 2011. Theatre cast: Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Angelique Pretorius, Damon Berry and British director Glynne Steele(second from right). Pretoria, South Africa Eugene Khumbanyiwa and Tanya van Graan. Death Race Inferno set. Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 2011 Brandon Livanos, Katja Hopkins, Shaamilla Noordien, Olivia Jackson, Kim Engelbrecht,Eugene Khumbanyiwa and Dannyville Ross. Death Race Inferno set. Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 2011
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'Not many people has a destiny, Lawrence. It's a terrible thing for one to funk it if he has.' Lawrence Of Arabia(1962).
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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

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2014 Chappie (pre-production)
 
2012 Death Race: Inferno (video)
Nero
 
2011 Paradise Stop
Malawian trucker
 
2009 District 9
Obesandjo 7
 
2008 Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
Drug dealer
 

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District 9 -- From producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original science-fiction thriller where alien refugees, stranded on Earth, are exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Death Race: Inferno -- Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, aka Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew, Lucas is plunged into an all-new competition more vicious than anything he has experienced before. Pitted against his most ruthless adversaries ever, Lucas fights to keep himself and his team alive in a race in South Africa's infernal Kalahari Desert. With powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat, will Lucas' determination to win at all costs mean the end of the road for him? Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema -- An unflinching look into the crime, corruption and the transgressions of those looking to survive in the most crime-infested district of Johannesburg.
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He attended Blantyre Sec School (1990-1993) and Army Secondary School(1994). Upon completion at Army Sec School in Blantyre, Malawi, he was voted 'The Most Popular Student,' by fellow students an accolade that made him feel like he's won some prestigious award. See more »

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