Ronnie Nyakale

Ronnie Nyakale (born 1 February 1973) is a South African actor, MC and entrepreneur. He is best known for the roles in the films: Blood Diamond, Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008) and "Cosmo Diale" on Generations: The Legacy (2016 - current).

Personal life Nyakale was born in Soweto, South Africa. He is married to Lebogang Mashilo. The couple has one daughter.

Career In 1999, he made his film debut with a short film titled Portrait of a Young Man Drowning. In the same year, he acted in the SABC1 television drama series Yizo yizo with the role "gangster Papa Action", where he later won the Best Supporting Actor Award in Drama Series category at the NTVA Avanti Awards. After that success, he joined with e.tv soap opera Rhythm City and played the role of gangster, "Ding Dong". In 2006, he acted in the series A Place Called Home by playing the critic acclaimed role "Sylvester". For that role, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award in TV Drama category at the 2010 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA). In 2006, he acted in the Hollywood blockbuster Blood Diamond. In the meantime, he joined with the television miniseries Fallen in 2007. For that miniseries, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award in TV Drama category at the 2012 SAFTA.

In 2008, he acted in the film Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema and played the role "Zakes Mbolelo". In 2011, he played the lead role "AJ" in the film Machine Gun. The film received critics acclaim as well. Then he made a supportive role "Captain Stone" in the film Avenged, which was previously known as iNumber Number. In 2013, he starred in the Mzansi Magic miniseries Naledi with the role "Pheto".

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1999 Portrait of a Young Man Drowning Shadow Short film Yizo Yizo Ben "Papa Action" Mokoena TV series 2001 Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story TV movie Transit Cafe Vuyo TV movie 2002 In Desert and Wilderness Film 2006 Blood Diamond Digger 1 Film A Place Called Home Sylvester TV series 2008 Jerusalema Zakes Mbolelo Film Silent Witness Mizinga TV series 2010 Jozi Feather duster salesman Film State of Violence Strike Film 2011 Machine Gun Preacher AJ Film 2011 Lucky Moli Film 2013 Zaziwa Himself TV series Durban Poison Black man Film Avenged Captain Stone Film 2015 Kingmakers TV series The Call Customer Short film 2016 Dora's Peace Vusi Film 2016–present Generations: The Legacy Cosmo Diale TV series 2017 iNumber Number Capt. Stone TV series 2021ReykaMaBusi StrangerTV Series