Vuyo Dabula

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
Mahikeng, South Africa
StatusMarried
OccupationActor, Model
Years active2003–present
Notable work
Generations: 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

Television
Year Title Role Episodes Notes
2011 Wild at Heart Kane
2014 Kowethu Mothusi
2017 Generations: The Legacy Gadaffi
2020 Queen Sono Shandu Magwaza

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