Aubrey Poolo

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'''Aubrey Poolo''' (born 30 November 1976) is a South African actor.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mubi.com/cast/mduduzi-mabaso| title=Mduduzi Mabaso: Actor | publisher=MUBI | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> He is best known for the roles in the films ''Five Fingers for Marseilles'', ''Life Above All, Generation The Legacy'' and ''Madiba''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/aubrey-poolo/filmografie| title=Aubrey Poolo: born on November 30th, 1976| publisher=news24 | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/258443/castcrew.html| title=Five Fingers For Marseilles| publisher=filmstarts | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, a township of Pretoria, South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.monatelly.com/aubrey-poolo-on-his-upbringing-and-five-fingers-for-marseilles-role/| title=Aubrey Poolo: On his Upbringing and Five Fingers for Marseilles role| publisher=monatelly| access-date=27 October 2020}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Career== At a very young age, he joined the television program ''Legae la bana''. In 2010, he made his film debut with the film ''Life, Above All''. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/11023168/year/2010.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Life, Above All |accessdate=9 January 2011 |work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> It was also selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20101013a.html |title=65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar |accessdate=16 October 2010|work=oscars.org}}</ref> and then made the final shortlist announced in January 2011.<ref name="Oscar Shortlist">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html |title=9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race |accessdate=19 January 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> With the success of the film, he was selected for a minor role in the 2017 American television mini-series ''Madiba''.

In 2017, he played the lead role of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festival-adds-international-films-angelina-jolie-javier-bardem/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem |work=TheWrap|date=22 August 2017|accessdate=28 August 2017 |last=Pond |first=Steve}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- | 2010 || ''Life, Above All'' || Jonah || Film ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://media.dream13.com/life-above-all-2010/| title=Life, Above All (2010) May 18, 2010: Drama, General Film| publisher=dream13 | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''Madiba'' || Coughing Man || TV Mini-Series || |- | ''Five Fingers for Marseilles'' || Unathi || Film ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://media.dream13.com/five-fingers-for-marseilles-2017/| title=Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017): Sep 7, 2018: Drama, General Film, Thriller, Western| publisher=dream13 | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Losing Lerato 2'' |Doctor "X" Xolani |Film |- |''The Masked Singer SA'' |Himself/Owl |Reality Competition |- |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm3914667}}

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