Patrick Mofokeng (born 15 June 1969) is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Invictus, Who Am I? and Master Harold...and the Boys.
Early life He was born on 15 May 1969 in Cape Town, South Africa. He later moved to Johannesburg. But after few years, he resettled in Cape Town. He completed a Diploma in Drama and Speech from CAP Arts School in Cape Town.
Career In 1997 he made his acting debut with the TV movie Pride of Africa. In 1998, he appeared in Jackie Chan's film Who Am I where he played a minor role as 'Village Hunter'. In 2008 he acted in the film Surprise and played the role of 'Gerald Judge'. Meanwhile, he won the Golden Horn Award for the Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role in The Provider in 2007. He also won the award for the Best TV drama for the serial When we were black.
In 2005, he played the role 'King Sibiya' in the television drama Zone 14. The role became highly popular. Apart from that, he played guest appearances in the television serials Backstage and Yizo Yizo, Scandal!, and Isidingo. In the popular serial Scandal!, he played the role 'Mlungisi Ngema'. He also starred in the second film The Good Provider in 2006, where he played the leading role of 'Solomon Sithole'. In 2011, he played the supportive role of 'Jimmy' in the eleventh season of the SABC1 AIDS drama series Soul City. In 2020, he starred in the South African Netflix original series Blood & Water.
Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1997 Pride of Africa Somabele TV movie 1998 Who Am I? Village Hunter Film 2001 Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story TV movie 2005 Man to Man Zachary Film 2005 A Warm Heart Napoleon Dzombe Short film 2005 Zone 14 King Sibiya TV series 2006–07 When We Were Black Rev. Serote TV series 2008 Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema Vusi Film 2008 Surprise! Gerald Judge Home Video 2008–present Scandal! Mlungisi Ngema TV series 2008 Silent Witness Chingola Doktor TV series 2009 Wild at Heart Captain Lekota TV series 2009 Invictus Linga Moonsamy Film 2010 Themba Luthando Film 2010 Master Harold...and the Boys Willie Film 2010 Africa United Police Sargeant Sam Film 2011 A Million Colours Albert Film 2019 Losing Lerato Station Commander Film 2020 Blood & Water Brian Bhele TV series 2024Losing Lerato 2Station CommanderFilm
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