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South African actor of Tswana origin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Presley Chweneyagae (born October 19, 1984), is a South African actor of Tswana origin.[2] he rose to prominence for his starring role in a film called tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.[3] His mother, Agnes Keagile named him after her favourite singer, Elvis Presley.[citation needed] Although he had acted before in plays, Tsotsi was his first feature film. His most recent role is on the South African telenovela, The River as Thuso "Cobra" Mokoena.[4]
He has recently been focusing on stage plays and more films. His latest films include More Than Just a Game, State of Violence and Africa United. He is currently doing a play about Solomon Mahlangu, a former MK cadre who was hanged at the age of 22.
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