Brighton Ngoma

Brighton Ngoma (born 1985) is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the television serials Invictus, Who Am I? and Master Harold...and the Boys.

Personal life He was born in 1985 in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa and has a Xhosa and Swiss heritage. His father was a doctor while his mother is a nurse. Ngoma has one younger brother. His father left him at the age of 5, where he raised with his mother. In 2002, when he was 17 years old, his mother died. Afterwards, another family fostered his brother.

He is married to fellow actress Tshepi Mashego and is a father of one son, Leano, who was born in January 2017.

Career He started his career as a freelance stage manager. Then he started acting in the popular television serial Scandal as a featured extra. After the director saw his acting ability, Ngoma was soon promoted to a supportive actor. The show became one of the most watched soap operas in South Africa, and it was also broadcast across Africa on the eAfrica, e.tv Botswana and e.tv Ghana.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2008–2019 Scandal! Quinton Nyathi TV Series2021UBettina WethuT-bangTV Series