Zakes Mokae
Birth Name:
Zakes Makgona Mokae
Birth Place:
Johannesburg, South Africa
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- In 1982, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- Was nominated for a 1982 Drama Desk Award for his work on "Master Harold․․․and the boys․"
- Was nominated for the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actor
- Before becoming an actor, he played saxophone with the Trevor Huddleston Jazz Band
- Would frequently work on various projects with playwright Athol Fugard
- In 1980, he co-founded the Black Actors Theatre alongside actor Danny Glover
- Once served as the theatre director for the Nevada Shakespeare Company