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 experienced in theatre, film, and television,
and is also an occasional singer.Chirisa attended Lomagundi College.
He also studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance at AFDA,
The School for the Creative Economy.He played the part of "Detective
Trevor Davies" in the popular Zimbabwean soapie Studio 263. He also
appeared in numerous feature films, the most well known being
Tanyaradzwa in 2004, for which he won the Best Actor for Film and
Television Award.[better source needed] He has also featured in music
videos and is a singer. He also starred in a serial radio drama Mopani
Junction that was taken off air at the height of political turmoil in
Zimbabwe. He has been nominated and won many NAMA Awards over the last
five years. He recently played the lead in the comedy feature film Mr
Bones 2: Back from the Past. He made a dramatic appearance in the
mini-series Rough directed by British director, Andy Wilson, appeared
in an international feature film Skin, directed by Anthony Fabian and
co-starring Sam Neill, and played a lead in a local drama series
Redemption for SABC 1. He played Man Friday on the NBC international
television series Crusoe, based on the classic story Robinson Crusoe.
He also appeared in Sleepy Hollow based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving. He played Father Nicholas on The Jim Gaffigan
Show (2017). The Good Doctor appearance in Season 3
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 experienced in theatre, film, and television,
and is also an occasional singer.Chirisa attended Lomagundi College.
He also studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance at AFDA,
The School for the Creative Economy.He played the part of "Detective
Trevor Davies" in the popular Zimbabwean soapie Studio 263. He also
appeared in numerous feature films, the most well known being
Tanyaradzwa in 2004, for which he won the Best Actor for Film and
Television Award.[better source needed] He has also featured in music
videos and is a singer. He also starred in a serial radio drama Mopani
Junction that was taken off air at the height of political turmoil in
Zimbabwe. He has been nominated and won many NAMA Awards over the last
five years. He recently played the lead in the comedy feature film Mr
Bones 2: Back from the Past. He made a dramatic appearance in the
mini-series Rough directed by British director, Andy Wilson, appeared
in an international feature film Skin, directed by Anthony Fabian and
co-starring Sam Neill, and played a lead in a local drama series
Redemption for SABC 1. He played Man Friday on the NBC international
television series Crusoe, based on the classic story Robinson Crusoe.
He also appeared in Sleepy Hollow based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving. He played Father Nicholas on The Jim Gaffigan
Show (2017). The Good Doctor appearance in Season 3
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