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Vuyo Dabula (born 11 September 1976) 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.

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.

Career

He is most famous for his role of Kumkani Phakade in the South African soap opera, Generations. Vuyo also appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and he played the main role in the 2017 film Five Fingers for Marseilles. Vuyo starred 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. In April 2020, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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2. Herimbi, Helen (2 March 2020). "Queen Sono: The spy and the good guy". News24. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
3. "AFDA: Vuyo Dabula". Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. "Vuyo Dabula reveals how he deals with all the attention". TimesLive. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
5. Golding, Shenequa (7 September 2018). "Instead Of A White Savior, A Black Man Is The Hero In The African Western 'Five Fingers For Marseilles'". Vibe. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
6. Isama, Antoinette (11 June 2019). "Production for 'Queen Sono,' Netflix's First African Original Series, Is Underway". OkayAfrica. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
7. Kanter, Jake (28 April 2020). "'Queen Sono': Netflix Renews Its First African Original Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
8. Eloff, Herman (26 November 2020). "Queen Sono's second season cancelled amid 'current trying times'". Channel24. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

• Vuyo Dabula on TVSA

• 1976 births
• Living people
• 21st-century South African male actors
• South African male film actors
• South African male television actors
• People from Mahikeng
• South African male actors