Mncedisi Shabangu
SHABANGU, Mncedisi Baldwin (1969- ). South African actor and director.
Biography
Born Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu. After initial theatre work, he enrolled as a student at The Market Theatre Laboratory in 1995.
As actor
His first big role was in Gordon Motha's Secret Agenda in 1992.
His other theatre credits include Orpheus (1998), Ways of Dying (1999) and Call us Crazy (2000), for which he won the FNB Vita Award for Best actor in a supporting role.
He also won a Fleur du Cap Award and a KKNK Award for best actor for Tshepang (2003-11).
Fishers of Hope (Taweret) (2014)
As director
Shabangu has also directed several productions at the Market Theatre including Wangesheya-Wangesheya, Kanyamazane Galvanomit Akusiti, Barbershop, Mooi Street Moves and Vuka Machel.
He was also the Artistic Director for the Windybrow Theatre.
Television and film
Best known for his role as Skhumbuzo in the second season of the SABC3 drama series The Lab (2008).Other television series he has acted in include The Other Woman and the SABC2 sitcom Home Sweet Home.
