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Actor

Tongayi Chirisa

Acting

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Acting credits

25

Active

Consistent number of acting credits.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 15Series: 10

TMDB ID: 105875

IMDb ID: nm2475161

Known for: Acting

Born: August 8, 1981

Age: 45

Place of birth: Harare, Zimbabwe

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2007 - 2025

Years active: 19

Average TMDB rating: 7

Wikidata: Q7821058

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Biography

Tongayi Arnold Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for playing Man Friday on NBC's Crusoe television series, Father Nicholas on The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Hekule on Leon Schuster's Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past movie. He is also an occasional singer.

Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Tongayi Chirisa.

Movie poster for Rise (2025)

Rise

as Coach Tobias

2025 Movie

Movie poster for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

as Cheetor (voice)

2023 Movie

Movie poster for Courting Anathi (2023)

Courting Anathi

2023 Movie

Movie poster for Next Exit (2022)

Next Exit

as Father Jack

2022 Movie

Movie poster for The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 (2022)

The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

as Agent Shaw

Movie poster for Trees of Peace (2021)

Trees of Peace

as Francois

Movie poster for Antebellum (2020)

Antebellum

as Eli / Professor Tarasai

2020 Movie

Movie poster for Palm Springs (2020)

Palm Springs

as Jerry

2020 Movie

Movie poster for Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word (2016)

Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word

as Thomas

2016 Movie

Movie poster for Whitney (2015)

Whitney

as Gary Houston

2015 Movie

Movie poster for Skin (2009)

Skin

as Township Priest

2009 Movie

Movie poster for Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past (2008)

Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past

as Hekule

2008 Movie

Movie poster for Zimbabwe (2008)

Zimbabwe

as Charles

2008 Movie

Movie poster for Tanyaradzwa (2007)

Tanyaradzwa

2007 Movie

Movie poster for Steal Away

Steal Away

as Hiram Jackson

Movie

Series

Series

Series credits linked with Tongayi Chirisa.

Series poster for In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (2024)

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

as Self • 1 eps

2024 Series

Series poster for Mayfair Witches (2023)

Mayfair Witches

as Ciprien 'Sip' Grieve • 16 eps

Series poster for Another Life (2019)

Another Life

as Richard Ncube • 10 eps

Series poster for The Good Doctor (2017)

The Good Doctor

as Boyd Gaston • 1 eps

2017 Series

Series poster for iZombie (2015)

iZombie

as Justin Bell • 9 eps

2015 Series

Series poster for Sleepy Hollow (2013)

Sleepy Hollow

as Arthur Bernard • 1 eps

2013 Series

Series poster for American Horror Story (2011)

American Horror Story

as Miles • 1 eps

2011 Series

Series poster for Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Hawaii Five-0

as Don • 1 eps

Series poster for NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Interrogator • 1 eps

2009 Series

Series poster for Crusoe (2008)

Crusoe

as Friday • 13 eps

2008 Series