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Bongo Mbutuma

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Free Willy: Escape From Pirate's Cove
Bongo Mbutuma is known for District 9 (2009), The Woman King (2022) and The Mauritanian (2021).
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    • Known for

    District 9 (2009)
    District 9
    7.9
    • Nigerian Gangster
    • 2009
    Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, and Thuso Mbedu in The Woman King (2022)
    The Woman King
    6.9
    • Oyo Soldier
    • 2022
    Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    The Mauritanian
    7.5
    • Guard
    • 2021
    Olga Kurylenko in Momentum (2015)
    Momentum
    5.5
    • 2nd Detective(as Swalala Bongolethu Mbutama)
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Revelation Road
      • Doctor
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Average Joe (2023)
      Average Joe
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Maseko
      • 2026
    • Aaron Eckhart in Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025)
      Muzzle: City of Wolves
      4.6
      • Officer Brown (as Bongoletu "bongo" Mbutuma)
      • 2025
    • Zoë Chetty in Watching Over You (2025)
      Watching Over You
      Short
      • Azrael
      • 2025
    • Khosi Ngema in Invasive (2024)
      Invasive
      5.6
      • Officer Brown
      • 2024
    • Classified (2023)
      Classified
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Peter Kamau
      • 2023
    • Klip Anker Baai (2023)
      Klip Anker Baai
      TV Movie
      • David Mhlatse
      • 2023
    • Spinners (2023)
      Spinners
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Government Lawyer
      • 2023
    • Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, and Thuso Mbedu in The Woman King (2022)
      The Woman King
      6.9
      • Oyo Soldier
      • 2022
    • Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, and Winta McGrath in Raised by Wolves (2020)
      Raised by Wolves
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Santos
      • 2022
    • Skemerdans (2021)
      Skemerdans
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Clifford Adams
      • 2021
    • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
      The Mauritanian
      7.5
      • Guard
      • 2021
    • Richard Dormer, Ralph Ineson, Marama Corlett, Ibilola Rossi, Craig Macrae, Adam Hugill, and Joni Ayton-Kent in The Watch (2020)
      The Watch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Spike
      • 2021
    • Tim Rozon, Paul du Toit, Alex McGregor, and Adriyan Rae in Vagrant Queen (2020)
      Vagrant Queen
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Volun
      • Young Volun
      • 2020
    • Die Spreeus (2019)
      Die Spreeus
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Mkhize
      • 2019
    • Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne in Troy: Fall of a City (2018)
      Troy: Fall of a City
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Young Troy Hostage #2
      • 2018

    Additional Crew

    • Ving Rhames and Freddie Highmore in Master Harold ... and the Boys (2010)
      Master Harold ... and the Boys
      5.8
      • loop group
      • 2010

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    Free Willy: Escape From Pirate's Cove
    Interview 0:27
    Free Willy: Escape From Pirate's Cove

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Swalala Bongolethu Mbutama
    • Height
      • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)

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