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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]]'' 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>
'''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==
==Personal life==
He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, township of [[Pretoria]], South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of 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}}</ref>
He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, township of [[Pretoria]], South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of 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==
==Career==
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Latest revision as of 12:28, 2 December 2024

Aubrey Poolo
Born
Aubrey Poolo

(1976-11-30) November 30, 1976 (age 48)
Pretoria, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Aubrey Poolo (born 30 November 1976), is a South African actor.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Five Fingers for Marseilles, Life Above All, Generation The Legacy and Madiba.[2][3]

Personal life

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He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, township of Pretoria, South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC).[4]

Career

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At very young age, he joined with the television program Legae la bana. In 2010, he made the film debut with the film Life, Above All. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[5] It was also selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[6] and then made the final shortlist announced in January 2011.[7] With the success of the film, he was selected to the 2017 American television mini-series Madiba for a minor role.

In 2017, he played a lead role '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.[8]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2010 Life, Above All Jonah Film [9]
2017 Madiba Coughing Man TV Mini-Series
2017 Five Fingers for Marseilles Unathi Film [10]
2024 Losing Lerato 2 Doctor "X" Xolani Film

References

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  1. ^ "Mduduzi Mabaso: Actor". MUBI. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Aubrey Poolo: born on November 30th, 1976". news24. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Five Fingers For Marseilles". filmstarts. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Aubrey Poolo: On his Upbringing and Five Fingers for Marseilles role". monatelly. Retrieved 27 October 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Life, Above All". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  6. ^ "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  7. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  8. ^ Pond, Steve (22 August 2017). "Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem". TheWrap. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Life, Above All (2010) May 18, 2010: Drama, General Film". dream13. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017): Sep 7, 2018: Drama, General Film, Thriller, Western". dream13. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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