Aubrey Poolo

Aubrey Poolo (born 30 November 1976), is a South African actor.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Five Fingers for Marseilles, Life Above All and Madiba.[2][3]

Aubrey Poolo
Born
Aubrey Poolo

(1976-11-30) November 30, 1976
Pretoria, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Personal life

He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, township of Pretoria, South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC).[4]

Career

At very young age, he joined with the television program Legae la bana. In 2010, he made the film debut with the film Life, Above All. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[5] It was also selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[6] and then made the final shortlist announced in January 2011.[7] With the success of the film, he was selected to the 2017 American television mini-series Madiba for a minor role.

In 2017, he played a lead role 'Unathi' in the South African Western thriller film Five Fingers for Marseilles directed by Michael Matthews. It was later screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and received critical acclaim.[8]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2010Life, Above AllJonahFilm[9]
2017MadibaCoughing ManTV Mini-Series
2017Five Fingers for MarseillesUnathiFilm[10]

References
  1. "Mduduzi Mabaso: Actor". MUBI. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "Aubrey Poolo: born on November 30th, 1976". news24. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Five Fingers For Marseilles". filmstarts. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. "Aubrey Poolo: On his Upbringing and Five Fingers for Marseilles role". monatelly. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. "Festival de Cannes: Life, Above All". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  6. "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  7. "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. Pond, Steve (22 August 2017). "Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem". TheWrap. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. "Life, Above All (2010) May 18, 2010: Drama, General Film". dream13. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. "Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017): Sep 7, 2018: Drama, General Film, Thriller, Western". dream13. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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