Ntare Mwine
Ntare Mwine | |
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Born | Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine 1967 (age 56–57) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Education | University of Virginia (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Years active | 1981–present |
Website | www |
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (born 1967) is an American-Ugandan stage and film actor, playwright, photographer and documentarian.[1] He was credited by as Ntare Mwine until 2008, and by his full name thereafter.
Background
Mwine was born in Hanover, New Hampshire to Ugandan parents in 1967.[2] His father was a Harvard Law School-educated attorney.[2][3] His parents separated when Ntare was 7, with Ntare spending time with his father (who was then working in finance in the United States, including a period at the World Bank in Washington D.C.) and his mother (who went to Kenya to teach psychology at the University of Nairobi).[4]
Mwine earned a master's degree in
Mwine has also expressed his views on sticky subjects including LGBTQ , HIV/AIDS explaining: "I’m an artist. [I] have to tell stories".[7]
Television and film
Mwine has appeared in movies including
Mwine played a minor, yet recurring, character in
On April 5, 2021, Mwine joined the cast of the Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller. Mwine stars as Detective Raymond Griggs, a character created specifically for the series based on the novel The Brass Verdict.[10]
Photography
Mwine's photographic work has been displayed at the
Stage
Mwine began appearing in stage productions in 1992, appearing as the con man posing as Sidney Poitier's son in Six Degrees of Separation,[13] and in The Riddles Of Race, Circa '68 in 1994,[14] In 1992 and 1997, Mwine was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Non-Resident Production, for his role in Six Degrees of Separation at the National Theatre and Nomathemba at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He played Julius Van George in Scent of the Roses at the Seattle Contemporary Theatre in 1998.[15]
Mwine's first effort as a playwright, a barestage
Documentary work
Basing on the article by Bryan Morel Publications at (https://www.bryanmorel.com/), Mwine's inaugural documentary, Beware of Time was screened at the 2004 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and the Black International Cinema in Berlin. Describing the lives of HIV-positive Ugandans, it was named the Best Film on Matters Relating to Marginalized People, and features a rare interview with Amule Amin, brother of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.[6][19]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | Blood Diamond | M'Ed |
2009 | 40 | Godwill |
2016 | Queen of Katwe | Tendo |
2020 | Farewell Amor | Walter |
Year | Title | Role |
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2001-2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tom Adler |
2006-2009 | Heroes
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Usutu |
2008 | The Riches | Maurice Devereaux |
2010-2013 | Treme | Jacques Jhoni |
2013 | Bones | Joseph Mbarga |
2013 | The Newsroom
|
Pastor Moses |
2014 | Perception
|
ASAC Matthew Jefferies |
2015 | The Knick | D.W. Garrison Carr |
2016-2017 | Bosch | Craig |
2018-2020 | The Chi | Ronnie |
2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Detective Raymond Griggs |
2023 | Dead Ringers
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Silas Jordan |
See also
References
- ^ Profile, sho.com. Accessed July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c Arnot, Chris (November 27, 2003). "'I just take what strikes me'". The Guardian. Manchester. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Arkatov, Janice (October 31, 1992). "Ntare Mwine Is New Kid in the Spotlight in 'Six Degrees'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ a b c Martelle, Scott (October 19, 2005). "Ntare Mwine's journey of discovery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ "Alumni Roster: 1990s". Grad Acting Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ a b c Odubeng, Maureen (June 26, 2009). "Blood Diamonds star Mwine and YOHO produce short film". Mmegi. Gaborone. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Needle, Chael. "Ntare Mwine | A&U Magazine". Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Hot Box: Television worth talking about". Toronto Star. July 16, 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
And Ntare Mwine has been added to NBC's Heroes. On Heroes, Mwine will play an African who is artistic and close to many of the original heroes. His special abilities will be developed throughout his nine-episode arc.
- ^ "theTVaddict.com interview: Tim Kring HEROES Creator". TVaddict.com. October 12, 2006. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 5, 2021). "'The Lincoln Lawyer': Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine Set Joins Netflix Drama – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Writer". Beware of Time. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Sancton, Julian (April 2, 2010). "Treme Captures the New Orleans Funeral Only Too Well". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Cruice, Valerie (February 14, 1993). "On the road with Marlo Thomas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (March 23, 1994). "Review/Theater; The Day the Bronx Died". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Berson, Misha (July 24, 1998). "'Scent Of The Roses' — South African Drama Lacks Dynamism, Is Grounded By Earthbound Writing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Berson, Misha (April 3, 2005). "AIDS theater now: A continent's crisis". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ "Theatre Guide". The New York Times. April 30, 2004. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ Adcock, Joe (April 15, 2005). "One-man 'Biro' shines amid appalling themes". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ISBN 0-313-33148-0. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
External links
- Ntare Mwine at IMDb
- Beware of Time (official website)
- Profile, gumadesign.com
- Bryan Morel Publications