SouthAfrican actors in Hollywood are the pride of Africa.
One way this American film industry embraces diversity is by hiring actors and actresses across the globe.
Mzansi leads amongAfrican countrieswith the most actors and actresses working in Hollywood.
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Top-rated South African actors have featured in notable Americanmovies and serieslike Pretty Little Liars and Glee.
These films are available on movie streaming sites like Netflix and Showmax.
Hollywood does not discriminate against anyone.
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It hires Mzansi actors from all races, genders, sexuality, religions, tribes, etc.
Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron is among the highest-paid South African actresses in Hollywood.
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Ballet dancer Charlize relocated from Mzansi to New York City to dance and model.
John Crosby helped her join Hollywood.
Charlize moved to Los Angles to be an actress.
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Her first movie wasChildren of the Corn III: Urban Harvest(1995) as Eli’s follower.
Theron is famously known for being Aileen Wuornos inMonsters(2003).
Tony Kgoroge
Tony Kgoroge’s most notable Hollywood performance was in the 2006 German-American filmBlack Diamond.
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She is also known for her leading role in theSarafina!
Zethu Dlomo
Zethu’s first role was inRoom 9onSABC1.
The actor is also a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters party.
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Adhir Kalyan
Adhir Kalyan is theson of SandyKalyan, a renowned Mzansi politician.
The star moved to London in 2005 to further his acting career, then land into Hollywood.
Pearl Thusi
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Thusi hostsLip Sync Battle Africa on MTV and e.tv and theMomentstalk show on EbonyLife TV.
He will feature inBoy Kills WorldandDesert Warriorin 2023.
Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht
KimSuzanne Engelbrechtplayed Lolly de Klerk inIsidingo(1998).
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She presented a local youth TV program calledTake5in the 1990s.
Justine Waddell
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The family moved to Scotland when Justine was 11.
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John Kani
Actor John Kani is among the few black South African actors in Hollywood.
He was thefirst black actorto play Othello on stage in Mzansi in 1987, before the end of apartheid.
Kani is a theatre director and Chairperson of the South African National Arts Council.
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The family settled in Los Angeles.
She finished her studies at age 14 because she was homeschooled.
The role of Naevia inSpartacus: Blood and SandSeason 1 (20102013) brought Lesley to the limelight.
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Dean Geyer
Dean Geyer is also among South African actors in Hollywood films.
He relocated to Australia with his family at age 15 because of the high crime rates in South Africa.
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He is globally recognized for playing the role of Junior Brody inGleeSeason 4 (2012).
His father and grandfather were martial art teachers, and he has a black belt in karate.
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok is another famous South African actors that made it in Hollywood.
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She moved with her family to Sydney, Australia, at age 4.
One of hernotable rolesis Jenna Marshall onPretty Little Liars(20102017).
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Troye Sivan
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His family moved with him to Australia when he was 2 years old.
The actor was born in a Jewish family and is open abouthis gay sexuality.
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The celebratedAfrikaans actorhas Dutch and German heritage.
Arnold’s parents were stage actors, and his dad managed a drive-in theatre.
Vosloo pursued a course in drama at Pretoria Technicon uponcompleting high schooland military service.
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He has been in Hollywood for over three decades and has won various accolades.
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English actor Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born in England to an Indian mother.
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He believed his father was Harry Saul Bloom (South African anti-apartheid novelist).
Saul died when Orlando was 9 years old.
South African actors in Hollywood are doing commendable work.
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Their exceptional talents and unrelenting determination have helped them beat the odds to emerge at the top.
Sello Maake kaNcube is estimated to be worth around $13 million.
These three multi-millionaires are not even among the top three highest-paid South African actors in 2022.
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