Hlomla Dandala

Hlomla Dandala (born 22 September 1974^[1]) is a South African actor, television presenter, and director.

Hlomla Dandala
Born	(1974-09-22) 22 September 1974 (age 50) Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa [1]
Nationality	South African
Education	Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg
Alma mater	University of the Witwatersrand
Occupations	actor television presenter director
Years active	1995-present
Known for	Isidingo Jacob’s Cross All You Need Is Love
Spouses	Candy Litchfield ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2009)​ Brenda Dandala
Children	4
Parent	Mvume Dandala (father)
Relatives	Gqibelo Dandala

He is best known for his roles as Derek Nyathi in Isidingo (1998–2001),^[2] title character Jacob Makhubu in Jacob's Cross (since 2007), and host of the reality dating show All You Need Is Love from 2002 to 2003. He starred in the drama series Rockville as Gomorrah, the main antagonist of the third season, and e.tv's prime time soap opera, Scandal! as Kingsley Siseko Langa from 2016 until 2019.

As of 2018, Dandala stars in The River across Sindi Dlathu (who plays Lindiwe) as her husband, Commissioner Zweli Dikana. Dandala is the son of Mvume Dandala and has a sister Gqibelo.^[3] He speaks five languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Sesotho and Zulu.

Filmography

Television series
Year	Title	Role	Season	Notes
1998 - 2001	Isidingo	Derek Nyathi	1 - 4	Lead role
2007	Jacob's Cross	Jacob Makhubu/Abayomi	1 - 3	Lead role
2005	Gaz'lam	Coltrane	3 - 4
	Scandal!	Kingsley Siseko Langa
2006	Tsha Tsha	Lungi	4
	Rockville	Gomorrah	3
	Zero Tolerance	Majola Tindleni	2
2018 - 2024	The River	Zweli Dikana	1 - 6	Lead role
2019	The Republic	Deputy President Cassius Ndlovu	1
2022	Justice Served	Azania Maqoma
2006 - 2007	Jozi-H	Dr. Sipho Remthalile
	Interrogation Room
2002 - 2004	Scout's Safari	Charlton 'C.B.' Boone
2024 - ongoing	Smoke & Mirrors (TV series)	Ceasar Ngonyama	2	Lead role

Programming
Year	Title	Notes
1995 - 1998	Channel O
2002 - 2003	All you need is love	Host

Mini series
Year	Title	Notes
2008	Land of Thirst (as Khanyiso Phalo)
2005	The Triangle
2017	Madiba

Film

• Fools (1997) as Zani Vuthela
• Red Dust (2004) as Oscar Dumasi
• Lord of War (2005) as Interpol Pilot
• Coup! (made for TV, 2006) as Ngum
• Sniper Reloaded (2011) as Kyle Brown
• Winnie (2011) as Oliver Tambo
• Contract (2014) as Peter Poplampo - with Yvonne Okoro and Joseph Benjamin.^[4]
• Honeymoon Hotel (2014) with Beverly Naza and Martha Ankhoma.^[5]
• Momentum (2015) as Mr. Madison
• Happiness Is a Four Letter Word (2016) with Chris Attoh.