A student of theatre, Tafara Nyatsanza transferred his acting skills from the stage to the big screen. Nyatsanza who became widely known after starring as Tendai on Netflix’s Blood & Water seems to be firmly establishing his roots in Hollywood. The Zimbabwean actor last year starred alongside Idris Elba in the film “Beast” which was moderately successful at the Box Office.
Beast is a survival action/horror film directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, based on a story by Jaime Primak Sullivan. The film stars Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Sharlto Copley. It follows a widowed father and his two teenage daughters who visit a South African game reserve but must fight to survive when they are stalked and attacked by a ferocious, rogue, man-killing lion.
Nyatsanza had the role of Banji, a tour guide and game ranger, who is in love with the daughter of Idris Elba’s character. In addition to starring on Beast, last year Nyatsanza also had brief roles on the films The Fix and Hyperlink.
The Fleur du Cap Theatre Award winner made his film debut on the horror film Spell, which was released in 2020. Before that he had only done theatre. Nyatsanza studied his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre-making at the University of Cape Town and is widely recognised for his contribution to South African theatre.
