Mpho Koaho () (born 22 April 1979) is a Canadian actor.Mpho Koaho's bio at www.northernstars.ca He portrayed Anthony on the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies (2011–2015) and was also a series regular on the Teletoon action adventure MetaJets (2011) and the BBC America science fiction comedy Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017)."‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ Sneak Peek Hints at Season 2 Case" by JD Knapp at variety.com
Early life and education Mpho Koaho was born 22 April 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to South African parents.
Career Mpho began his acting career when Maya Angelou cast him as the lead in her 1998 Miramax film Down in the Delta. Down in the Delta review by Joe Leydon at variety.com After that, he appeared in films such as The Salton Sea, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', and Saw III.
In 2009, Koaho was nominated to two Gemini Awards; one for his supporting role on the Canadian TV series Soul, and another for his guest role on the TV series Flashpoint."Tudors, Flashpoint vie for Gemini Awards" at www.cbc.ca He ended up winning the former.
Mpho portrayed Anthony, a series regular on the TV series Falling Skies produced by Steven Spielberg, which began airing in June 2011.
In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017), he played Ken, the reluctant associate of "holistic assassin" Bart Curlish (Fiona Dourif)."Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: Character guide" by Clark Collis at ew.com
Filmography Film Year Film Role 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 Unknown Short film Haven Kimo 2005 Four Brothers Gang Leader Get Rich or Die Tryin' "Junebug" 2006 Saw III Timothy It's a Boy Girl Thing "Horse" 2008 Blindness Pharmacist's Assistant Poker Night Simon 2009 Saw VI Timothy 2011 Charlie Zone Donny 2012 Here I Come Jay Short film My Name Is Syn Syn Short film 2014 Black or White Duvan 2018 Night Hunter Glasow2022PatternAjay
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Goosebumps Ben Episode: "Awesome Ants" 1999 Sci-Squad Durnsford TV series Deep in My Heart Roger Television film 2000 Mail to the Chief Ernie Television film 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 Unknown Television film 2005 Tilt Hemphill Episode: "The Game" Deacons for Defense Baily Television film Kojak Lawrence Butler Episode: "Kind of Blue" Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story Trevor Television film 2006 Doomstown Paul "Countryman" Blackhall Television film 2007 The Gathering Tucker TV miniseries 2008 ReGenesis The Leader Episode: "Unbottled" Flashpoint Michael Jameson Episode: "Never Kissed a Girl" 2009 Soul Jamil TV miniseries 2010 Rookie Blue Unknown Episode: "To Serve or Protect" 2011 Combat Hospital Sergeant Geoffrey Daums Episode: "Reason to Believe" MetaJets Trey Jordan TV series 2011–2015 Falling Skies Anthony TV series 2016 Dark Matter Milo Episode: "We should have seen this coming" Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Ken TV series 2017 The Expanse Private Travis TV series 2023 Murdoch Mysteries Joey Witherspoon Episode: "Cool Million" 2024 Tales From the Void Harris Episode: "Into the Unknown"
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