Hamilton Dhlamini

{{short description|South African actor}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Hamilton Dhlamini | other_names = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|12|15}} | birth_name = Hamilton Dhlamini | birth_place = Sebokeng, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | alma_mater = | education = | height = | years_active = 1984–present | party = | awards = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | occupation = Actor, playwright, producer, director }}

'''Hamilton Dhlamini''' (born 15 December 1969), sometimes as '''Hamilton Dlamini''', is a South African actor, playwright and a filmmaker. He is best known for the roles in the films and teleserials ''Isithembiso'', ''Faith like Potatoes'' and ''The King's Messenger ''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news24.com/drum/Celebs/i-go-to-shebeens-and-places-that-are-considered-dangerous-to-build-my-characters-hamilton-dlamini-on-his-badboy-characters-20180622| title='I go to shebeens and places that are considered dangerous to build my characters' – Hamilton Dlamini on his badboy characters| publisher=news24 | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== He was born on 15 December 1969 in a township south of Johannesburg, South Africa, called Sebokeng, Vaal Triangle to a family with poor economic standing.<ref name= dlamini>{{cite web | url=https://briefly.co.za/39553-hamilton-dlamini-biography-age-wife-family-voice-hometown-tv-shows-movies-awards-instagram.html| title=Hamilton Dlamini biography| date=16 October 2019| publisher=briefly | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

He is married to a nutritionist, Martha; they have three children. He first met Martha in a lift.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://zalebs.com/relationships/hamilton-dlamini/isithembisos-hamilton-dlamini-shares-how-he-met-his-wife| title=Hamilton Dlamini shares how he met his wife| publisher=zalebs| access-date=27 October 2020| archive-date=29 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151701/https://zalebs.com/relationships/hamilton-dlamini/isithembisos-hamilton-dlamini-shares-how-he-met-his-wife| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career== He started his acting career in early 1984 through stage plays. He also played a businessman, Korea, in the SABC 1 sitcom ''Mzee Wa Two Six''. In early 2008, he had a lead role in the short series on SABC1, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play ''King Lear''.<ref name= tvsa>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=4045| title=Bio| publisher=tvsa | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref> Also, he played a lead character on the SABC 2 sitcom ''Stokvel'' in the role of Mojo Khumalo.<ref name= dlamini /> In 2008, he acted in the series ''Ten Bush'' directed by Mncedisi Shabangu. For his role, he later won the Naledi Theatre Award for the best supporting actor. In 2009, he collaborated with William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company on ''Woyzeck in the Highveld''.<ref name= dlami>{{cite web | url=https://www.theheadandtheload.com/hd-bio| title=HAMILTON DLAMINI| publisher=theheadandtheload | access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

In 2006, he acted in Regardt van den Bergh’s film ''Faith like Potatoes''. This time, he won a South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) for best supporting actor for his role.<ref name= dlami /> In 2007, he won the Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. In 2018, he played Banzi Motaung in the popular television series ''Isithembiso''. In the same year, he again won the Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in a TV soap opera 'Isithembiso'.<ref name= dlamini /><ref name= tvsa />

In 2018, he starred in the play ''Woza Albert'' with Joburg City Theatres, which was staged at The Kenya International Theatre Festival. His outstanding performance and the general impact of ''Woza Albert'' in the festival attribute to his celebration as the most outstanding act of the previous year in the 2019 edition of The Kenya International Theatre Festival. He appeared in the official #KITFest2019 poster.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

He also founded his own production company, Ndlondlo Productions.<ref name= dlami />

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- | 1990 || ''The King's Messenger'' || Poacher || Film || |- | 2001 || ''Scoop Schoombie'' || Sparks || TV series || |- | 2004 || ''Gums & Noses'' || Street Dealer || Film || |- | 2006 || ''Faith like Potatoes'' || Simeon Bhengu || Film || |- | 2009 || ''Izingane Zobaba'' || Lucky || TV series || |- | 2010 || ''Jozi'' || Traffic cop || Film || |- | 2011 || ''Otelo Burning'' || Skhumbuzo || Film || |- | 2013 || ''Nothing for Mahala'' || Foreman || Film || |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''Fluiters'' || Bantu Ntenga || TV series || |- | ''Umlilo'' || Mnqobi Simelane || Film || |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''Lokoza'' || Director || Short film || |- | ''Five Fingers for Marseilles'' || Sepoko || Film || |- | 2018 || ''Isithembiso'' || Banzi Motaung || TV series || |- |2021 |''Isibaya'' |Andile Sibiya |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |''DiepCity'' |Bonga Jele |TV series | |- |''Reyka'' |Hector Zwane |TV series | |- |2024 |Queendom BET |King Banzi Khahlamba |TV drama series | |}

==Other Television roles== * ''Askies!, season 1'' as Homeless Man * ''Boo & TT, season 1'' as TT * ''City Ses'la, season 1'' as Uncle Mto eKasi * ''Our Stories, season 5'' as Mbangiseni * ''Fluiters, season 1'' as Bantu Ntenga * ''Home Affairs, season 2'' as Katleho's Father * ''Home Affairs, season 3 & 4'' as Senzo Mbatha * ''Izingane zoBaba, season 1'' as Lucky * ''Mutual Friends (2014), season 1'' as Pat * ''Mzansi, season 1 & 2'' as Prosper * ''Mzee wa Two Six, season 1'' as Korea * ''Saints and Sinners, season 2'' as Andries * ''Shooting Stars, season 2'' as Themba Zwane * ''Soul Buddyz, season 1'' as Melusi's Teacher * ''Stokvel, season 6'' as Mojo Khumalo * ''The Mayor, season 1'' as Mapula * ''Matlala Umlilo, season 1, 2, 3 & 4'' as Mnqobi Simelane * ''Zero Tolerance, season 1'' as Lefty * ''Zero Tolerance, season 3'' as President Tubman * ''Emzini Wezinsizwa'', as Ndwandwe * ''Shaka iLembe'' as King Jobe ka Nyambose * ''Nikiwe''

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm2370080}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhlamini, Hamilton}} Category:Living people Category:20th-century South African male actors Category:South African male film actors Category:1969 births Category:South African male stage actors Category:South African male television actors Category:People from Sebokeng Category:South African dramatists and playwrights Category:21st-century South African male actors