Sisanda Henna
Sisanda being interviewed at the Klein Karoo premiere
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982
Bisho, Eastern Cape ,South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Occupations
Known forTsha Tsha
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2013)​
Children2
RelativesSizo Henna (brother)
Websitesisandahenna.co.za

Sisanda Henna (born 18 March 1982[1]) is a producer, director, and actor.

His acting career exploded on South African screens in 2003, with the TV series Tsha Tsha.[2] He won the Duku Duku Best Actor award in 2004, and had started working in production since 2003. As a runner, PA, co-ordinator, AD and then producer, he worked on many projects, including working as a trainee producer under Genevieve Hofmeyr on Clint Eastwood's Invictus.

Henna moved to Los Angeles to pursue work in Hollywood in 2007. He worked at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, assisting the festival director with a variety of things.[2] He launched his professional directing career, directing a commercial for the Department of Roads, South Africa in 2010. He trained as a story and script editor at Masters level through the South African National Film Video Foundation (NFVF).[3] He completed the International Financing program offered by the NFVF.[4][5]

He then went on to star as Sisansa Nkosi in the MNet series Inconceivable in 2020 where his character was married to Busi, played by Refilwe Madumo.

Henna is also a speaker, who is invited to speak at many events and gatherings, because of his celebrity status in South Africa.[1]

Awards and nominations

  • Henna won the Duku Duku award for being the best actor in this famous drama series.[1]

Filmography

  • Tsha Tsha as Andile (2003–2005)
  • This Life as Jabu (2004)
  • Einmal so wie ich will as Tobi (2005)
  • Far Cry 2 (Video Game) voice over for Sisandra Henna (2008)
  • Invictus as a staff assistant (2009)
  • Gauteng Maboneng as a Series Producer (2011)
  • Klein Karoo as Bongi (2013)
  • Donkerland as Mtonga (2013)
  • Intersexions as a Director (2013)
  • Gold Diggers as a Director (2015)
  • Greed & Desire as a Director (2016)[6]
  • Hustle as Moruti Samson (2016)
  • Emjindini (2018)
  • Rogue (2020)
  • Trackers (TV Series) as Nkunzi Shabangu (2020)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tiffany Akwasi (27 September 2019). "Sisanda Henna biography: age, wife, brother, Bonnie Mbuli, and Instagram". briefly.co.za.
  2. 1 2 "Sisanda Henna profile". tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "The NFVF". www.nfvf.co.za.
  4. ↑ http://www.destinyman.com/2013/05/14/sisanda-henna-makes-his-directorial-debut-2013-05-14
  5. ↑ "kleinkaroofilm.co.za". www.kleinkaroofilm.co.za.
  6. ↑ "Greed & Desire | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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