Pacharo Mzembe

Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian actor. He has performed on stage, in several television series and in feature films.

Early life Mzembe's parents originate from Malawi, but he was born in Zimbabwe. He migrated to Australia at the age of six to the state of Queensland.

Acting career Mzembe is an alumnus of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), after being accepted when he was 17 years old. In the summer of 2012, he undertook a run across Australia, which he founded and named the Run of Awareness, with the aim of highlighting the inequality of educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Australia and around the world.

Mzembe started his career in theatre, but has since appeared in numerous television and movie roles, including Monster Problems, Channel Nine’s Here Come the Habibs, Harrow on the ABC, and SBS's Safe Harbour. On the stage, he played Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, as well as appearing in Prize Fighter, for which he won a Green Room Award and was nominated for the Sydney Theatre and Helpmann Awards for his portrayal of an ex-child soldier turned boxing contender.

Mzembe is also passionate about youth empowerment and filmmaking.

Filmography Film

Television

Theatre YearTitleRole Venue / Co. Class Enemy NIDA Sweet Charity NIDA 2007 Can't Pay? Won't Pay! Giovanni NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney Once on This Island NIDA Romeo & Juliet NIDA The Cherry Orchard NIDA The Ramayana NIDA Steppingstone Company NIDA 2008 Antigone Pach Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2008 An Oak Tree Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2009 Rockabye Tobias Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC 2010 Gwen in Purgatory Father Ezekiel Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite 2013 Solomon and Marion Solomon Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC 2014 The Mountaintop Dr Martin Luther King Jr Playhouse, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 2015 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius / Flute Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite 2015; 2018 Prize Fighter Isa Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Logan Entertainment Centre, Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne, IMB Theatre, Wollongong with La Boite 2016 The Tragedy of King Richard III Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite 2019 L'Appartement Serge Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 2023 Bloom Girl Director / Producer Thomas Dixon Centre, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with PM Collab Operations

Awards Year Work Award Category Result 2009 Kind of Man South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) Best Performance 2009 Kind of Man St Kilda Film Festival Best Actor 2016 Prize Fighter Helpmann Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role 2019 Pacharo Mzembe Green Room Award Theatre Companies Best Performer Award