about
Mpilo May is a versatile and award-winning South African actor. He has performed in England, USA, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Rwanda, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
His one man shows, Pay Back The Curry (2016), State Fracture (2017) and Land Acts (2018) had him nominated for four Fleur Du Cap theatre awards and won him two Naledi Theatre awards. The shows were written by award-winning playwright, Mike Van Graan who is one of South Africa's most prolific - and critically acclaimed - playwrights with 36 plays under his belt.
Mpilo is a Chevening Alumnus who has his Masters in Film Producing from Met Film School, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Acting from the University Of Cape Town.
His theatrical highlights include playing William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love and Bernardo in West Side Story.
Actor, Writer, Musician, Producer, Director and Visionary.
Instruments: voice, guitar, piano, bass guitar and didgeridoo.
Hobbies: capoeira, salsa dancing, swimming and playing football.
TELEVISION
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DEVILS PEAK
WOUNDS
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LOCKED UP ABROAD (S14)
ORIGINS
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JAMILLA & ALADDIN
AIRING 2023 - MNET & BBC
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1MAGIC & SHOWMAX
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NAT GEO
NAT GEO
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BBC
DETECTIVE JAIME KEYTER
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DR CLIVE HENDRICKS
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JULIO ALMANZA
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STRONG HUNTER
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SIM SIM
FILM
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COLOUR OF DREAMS
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BOSRYER
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DOMINO
PAAI:THE MAT
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HONEY 3
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JOHNNY IS NIE DOOD NIE
PROTAGONIST FILMS
PATRIOT FILMS
LYCEUM PRODUCTIONS
MK ANN PRODUCTIONS
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UNIVERSAL
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KYKNET FILM & SHOWMAX
CAL
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DINO
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MAN
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TREVOR
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CAPOEIRA DANCER
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JOHNNY'S LOVER
MUSICALS
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WEST SIDE STORY
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AUNTY MERLE THE MUSICAL
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FERGUS OF GALLOWAY
OH FOR THE LOVE OF SONG
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WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET
FUGARD & ARTSCAPE THEATRE
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BAXTER THEATRE
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ROSEBANK THEATRE
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THEATRE ON THE SQUARE
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BAXTER THEATRE
BERNARDO
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JAKES
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FERGUS
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SELF
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SELF
SELECTED THEATRE
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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
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SOLDIER ON
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MILKTRAIN
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DAY ON WHICH A MAN DIES
LANDS ACTS
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OTHELLO
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STATE FRACTURE
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RICHARD THE THIRD
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PAY BACK THE CURRY
FUGARD THEATRE
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SHEFFIELD CITY HALL & BATH
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PROVINCETOWN, USA
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PROVINCETOWN, USA
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VARIOUS
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MAYNARDVILLE
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VARIOUS
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MAYNARDVILLE
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VARIOUS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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WOODY
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BLACKIE
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ORIENTAL
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ONE-MAN SHOW (16 CHARACTERS)
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LODOVICO
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ONE-MAN SHOW (18 CHARACTERS)
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RICHMOND
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ONE-MAN SHOW (23 CHARACTERS)