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Vuyo Dabula (born 11 September 1976)[1] is a South African model, actor and bodybuilder. He is best known for his role as Shandu Magwaza in the Netflix crime drama, Queen Sono.[2]

Vuyo Dabula
Born (1976-09-11) September 11, 1976 (age 46)
Mahikeng, South Africa
StatusMarried
OccupationActor, Model
Years active2003–present
Notable workGenerations: The Legacy
Children1

Early life


He studied at P.H Moeketsi Agricultural High where he matriculated in 1995, followed by Wits Technikon, where he graduated after a year in 1996. He claimed what he studied in school was not something he was interested in making his career for the future; instead he started acting. For acting, he studied at AFDA Cape Town.[3]


Career


He is most famous for his role of Kumkani Phakade in the South African soap, Generations.[4] Vuyo also appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and he played the main role in the 2017 film Five Fingers for Marseilles.[5] Vuyo currently stars as Shandu, a spy turned rebel as well as a love interest to Pearl Thusi's character in Netflix's first African original series, Queen Sono.[6] In April 2020, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season.[7] However, on November 26, 2020, it was reported that Netflix has cancelled the series because of the production challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2009 Invictus Presidential Guard
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom World Trade Centre Delegate
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Johannesburg Cop
2017 Five Fingers for Marseilles Tau
2022 Collision Bra Sol

Television


Year Title Role Episodes Notes
2011 Wild at Heart Kane
2014 Kowethu Mothusi
2014–Present Generations: The Legacy Kumkani "Gadaffi" Phakade main role (season 22 - present)
2020 Queen Sono Shandu Magwaza main role (season 1)

References


  1. "Vuyo Dabula Acting Career".
  2. Herimbi, Helen (2 March 2020). "Queen Sono: The spy and the good guy". News24. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. "AFDA: Vuyo Dabula".
  4. "Vuyo Dabula reveals how he deals with all the attention". TimesLive. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. Golding, Shenequa (7 September 2018). "Instead Of A White Savior, A Black Man Is The Hero In The African Western 'Five Fingers For Marseilles'". Vibe. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. Isama, Antoinette (11 June 2019). "Production for 'Queen Sono,' Netflix's First African Original Series, Is Underway". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  7. Kanter, Jake (28 April 2020). "'Queen Sono': Netflix Renews Its First African Original Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. Eloff, Herman (26 November 2020). "Queen Sono's second season cancelled amid 'current trying times'". Channel24. Retrieved 26 November 2020.




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