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Biography Summary
Hlomla Dandala is a South African actor born on the 22nd of September in 1974 and he is currently 49 years old. He was born in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The actor an actor, director and television presenter. He is popularly known for his role in Isidingo playing the character of Derek Nyathi from 1998 upto 2001. He has featured and directed many television series and dramas.
Hlomla Profile
Name: Hlomla Dandala
DOB/Age: 22 September 1974 (49 years old)
Gender: Male
Origin: Mdatsane, Eastern Cape South Africa
Nationality: South African
Alma Mater: University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation: Actor, Television Presenter, Director
Years active: 1995 – present
Spouse: Candy Litchhfield (married 2001, divorced 2009)
Brenda Dandala
Children: 4
Personal Life
He is a son of Mvume Dandala and has a sister called Gqibelo. His father was once a Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of South Africa who also served as the head of the All Africa Conference of Churches. So he is a well known person in the community.
His sister supported him a lot buy introducing him to a lot of people and things in the entertainment industry and he was able to learn many things related to his career. The actor speaks five languages namely, Zulu, Sesotho, Xhosa, Africans and English.
He married TV presenter Candy Litchfield in 2001 and and divorced in 2013 with two children. They divorced after an allegation of having children out of wedlock surfaced. Only three of his five children are publicly known namely, Ziyanda Dandala, Tao Dandala and Sam Dandala.
Education
He studied at Sacred Heart College for his secondary school. After graduating he enrolled with Johannesburg Witwatersrand University majoring in drama and he graduated with an upper class grade.
What is his Career like?
Hlomla has been one of the dominating actors in South Africa entertainment industry since 1995. The actor featured and directed several TV reality shows, series, miniseries, and films from 1995 up to date. The films he featured include Channel O, All You Need Is Love, Interrogation Room, Madiba, Lord of War, Momentum, Winnie, Fools, Honeymoon Hotel and Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word amongst others.
He is popularly recognized for his role as Derek Nyati in Isidingo from 1998 upto 2001 and also played the character Jacob Makhubu in Jacob’s Cross since 2007. He starred in the drama series Rockville season 3 the tv’s prime time soap opera as Gomorrah. From 2016 until 2009 he played the role of Kingsley Siseko Langa in Scandal.
In addition to his roles in the series in 2018 he played a character in The River Commissioner where popularly known as Zweli Dikana the husband to Lindiwe Dikana. The actor also appeared in films such as Lord of War in 2005, Red Dust in 2004 and Fools in 1997.
As a director, he directed several drama series. These include some episodes of the soapies Backstage, Generations, Gaz’lam and Hard Copy.
Filmography and Television roles
- Channel O (1995 – 1998) Reality
- All You Need Is Love (2000) Reality
- All You Need Is Love (2002-2003) Series
- Isidingo Season 1 to 4 – Series
Derek Nyathi
- The Triangle (2005)
- Rockville Season 3 – Series
Gomora
- Jacob’s Cross Season 1 – Series
Jacob Makhubu, later Jacob Abayomi
Host – Himself
- Interrogation Room – Series
- Tsha Tsha Season 4 – Series
Lungi
- Scouts’s Safari – Series
- Zero Tolerance Season 2 – Series
Majola Tindleni
- Jozi-H – Series
Dr Sipho Ramthalile
- Scandal!
Kingsley Siseko Series
- The River Season 1 to 5 – Series
- The Republic – Series
Deputy President
- Justice Served – Series
Anzania Maqoma
- Land of Thirst – Miniseries
Khanyiso Phalo
- Madiba (2017)
- Fools (1997) – Film
- Red Dust (2004) – Film
- Lord of War (2005) – Film
- Coup! (2006) – Film
- Sniper Reloaded (2011) – Film
- Winnie (2011) – Film
- Contract (2012) – Film
- Honeymoon Hotel (2014) – Film
- Momentum – Film
Mr Madison
- Happiness is a Four Letter Word (2016)
How much is Hlomla’s net worth?
The popular South African actor and director, Hlomla Dandala has an estimated net worth of 9 million rands which he has earned from his career as an actor, TV presenter and director.
Is he active on social media?
The actor is active on social media and is well-known on Twitter and Instagram. Dandala has many followers on Instagram and his Instagram handle is @housefly29.
