Hungani Ndlovu

He was born on 19 June 1994, in Mpumalanga, South Africa in a family with three siblings. However, he was raised in Bushbuckridge in Nelspruit, South Africa. His parents descend from Tsonga community.

He is married to fellow South African actress, and TV presenter Stephanie Sandows.[1] The wedding was secretly celebrated on 23 February 2019.[2]

He started his career in 2001 when he was seven years old. He was good at dancing, but later turned to be an actor. With the objective to be an actor, he moved to USA and graduated in HipHop Choreography from Flii'Cademy, Los Angeles.[3] He is also very popular in social media under the name, 'Sbujwa dance' in which he posted dancing videos. During his studies at Flii'Cademy, he trained under renowned choreographer, FliiStylz for three years. He also studied at New York Film Academy and passed an Associated Degree in Acting for Film.[4]

After returning to South Africa, he started acting career. His first appearance was a lead role in the film, Memoir of an Honest Voice in 2014.[4] The film later won the Best Short Film award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2015. In 2016, he joined the cast for popular television serial Scandal! and played the role 'Romeo'.[5] Meanwhile, he also appeared in the film Because You are Black. Then he played the lead role in music video Black Coffee.[3]

He is the co-founder of an NPO coaching center, 'The Ndlovu Foundation' which helps to youth to achieve their goals through dancing and drama. He is also a pioneer to establish an art development studio, Strong Attitudes Nurture Success Group (SANS).[3]

In 2016, he appeared in two stage plays: A Raisin in the Sun and A Night with Sam. In 2018, he acted in the film Sipho and then HEKS in 2019.[4]

• Hungani Ndlovu at IMDb