Owen Sejake

Owen Sejake
Beat the Drum



Mandela & De Klerk



Pure Blood



Shake hands with the Devil
Biographical Information

HEIGHT : 6’2”
HAIR : Black
EYES : Brown
LANGUAGES : S. Sotho, N. Sotho, Tswana, Zulu, Xhosa, English, Afrikaans

Owen has been acting since 1971

FILMS
Shake Hands with The Devil - Support - dir. Roger Spottiswood - Dalliaire Productions Inc.
Tsotsi - Support - dir. Gavin Hood
Country Of My Skull - Support - dir. John Boorman
Beat the Drum - Lead - New African Media Films
The African Story - Support - dir. Jason Xenopoulos
Pure Blood - Support - dir. Ken Kaplan
Hijack Stories - Support - dir. Oliver Schmidt
Ocean Harvest - Support - French T.V. Film
Mandela and De Klerk - Support - dir. Joe Sergeant - Showtime USA

TELEVISION
The Lab - Support - dir. Berry Burke
Gothia Capers - Lloyd - Curious Pic.
Zone 14 - Series - Lead - Various
Mponeng - Support - dir. Tony Kgoroge & Duma Ka’Ndlovu
Zero Tolerance I ,II,III - Series - Support - dir. Hilary Bletcher
Stokvel - Series - Guest appearance - dir. Vusi Dibakwane
Scout Safari - Series - Guest appearance - Film Afrika - USA TV
Behind The Badge - Series - Support - VIP - SABC
Justice For All - Series - Guest Appearance - Southern Exposure - SABC
Yizo Yizo II - Series - Support - BOMB - SABC
Saints, Sinners and Settlers - Series - Lead - dir. Robbie Thorpe - Phakathi Films - SABC
Soul City IV - Series - Support - dir. Angus Gibson - Basfour 559 - SABC
Black Velvet Band - TV Movie - Support - dir. Rob Knight - Yorkshire T.V.
So Hard To Forget - TV Movie - Support - Film Africa
Deafening Silence - Series - Support - dir. Ettienne De Villiers - SABC
Masakeng - Thoriso Productions - SABC
Oedipus Rex - S.A.B.C.
African Skies - Series - Support - Canadian - SABC
The Line - Series - Support - Channel Four - SABC
Going Up - Series - Guest Appearance - Penguin Films - SABC

THEATRE
On My Birthday - State Theatre
Milestones - dir. J. Mofokeng – State Theatre
Stand in the Sun - dir. Barbara Rubin – Sandton Square Alex. Theatre
Piano Lesson - dir. J Mofokeng - Civic Theatre
Captain’s Tiger - Civic Theatre, State Theatre & USA
Black Man’s Kingdom - Wits
A Matter of Convenience - Wits
Heaven Weeps for Tinasonke - Wits
The Knot Baxter - Cape Town
The Way We Are
Ipi Tombi I and II - Local and Abroad
Night of the Long Wake - dir. B Francis
Carrots for Rabbits - dir. B Francis
To Walk a Whiplash - dir. B Francis
A New Song - Market Theatre
Caesar In Africa - dir. B Petersen - Market Theatre
Burning Embers - dir. B Francis - Market theatre
Mountain of Volcano - dir. B Francis - Market Theatre & London
Story time Amabali - dir. J Honeyman - Market Theatre
The Causican chalk Circle - dir. D Haines - University of Cape Town
Lakutshon’ Ilanga - Market theatre
Baby come Duze - Market Theatre
Death and the Kings Horseman - PACT and Grahamstown Festival
Prophets in the Sky - Market Theatre
Once On This Island - NAPAC and CAPAB
Daughter of Nebo - Market Theatre
Nongogo - Civic Theatre Johannesburg
Julius Caesar - Windybrow Theatre
Marabi - Market Theatre,Grahamstown,Scotland,USA

AWARDS
1996 Nomination for Vita Awards Best Supporting Actor - Marabi
1993 Nomination for Vita Awards Best Actor in a Musical – Once on this Island

Website: http://www.tsotsi.com

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