Alois Moyo

Alois Moyo (born 28 October 1966), is a Rhodesian-born Zimbabwean–German actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in the films The Power of One and Iron Sky as well as the TV series Tatort.

Personal life

He was born on 28 October 1966 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He currently lives in Minden in Northern Germany.

Career

He started his career as an actor in theatre in 1986 with the play Citizen Mind. In 1980, Moyo co-founded the first African Theater called 'Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Center' (ATSCC) in Zimbabwe which was initially used as a karate-club and turned into a cultural institution in Zimbabwe. Since 2005, he has been living in Germany and working as an actor for theatre, film and TV. He made his cinema debut with 1992 with the film Power of One directed by John Avildsen where he played the role of an African boxer and freedom fighter.

When living in Germany, he made his first production in German called Die Zofen in 2005, and then Afrika Montage in 2007. After the success of that, he made the second German production Steinstunde der Menschheit in 2008.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1986 Cry Freedom film 1992 The Power of One Gideon Duma film 2000 Stitsha TV series 2002 Sinjalo TV series 2005 Amakorokoza Spider TV series 2008 Traces TV series 2009 Spuren Will Short film 2009 The Thick Mbege TV series 2009 Der Dicke Noahs Vater TV series 2010 Rausch Laye Nawesi Short film 2010 Die Käserei in Goldingen Rashid Mamadou TV movie 2010 Verbotene Liebe Fritz Sambu film 2012 Heiter bis tödlich Souleyman Kone TV series 2012 Iron Sky NYC Taxi Driver film 2012 Ein starkes Team Laurent Soré TV series 2013 Heiter bis tödlich Oba Obasiri TV series 2013 Der Bestatter Jaja TV series 2015 Blindgänger Kamali TV movie 2015 Großstadtrevier Charles Gyan TV series 2015 Tatort: Verbrannt Bashiir TV series 2015 Dahoam is Dahoam Adunbi Guambo TV series 2023 Tatort: Verborgen Jon Makoni TV series