{"id":3706,"date":"2015-05-01T01:44:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T01:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2016-11-05T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T14:51:09","slug":"10-african-actors-and-actresses-that-hit-the-big-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-african-actors-and-actresses-that-hit-the-big-time","title":{"rendered":"10 African Actors And Actresses That Hit The Big Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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For this list, we\u2019re focusing on stars that were born specifically in an African country. Discover\u00a0our top picks for the most successful African actors and actresses.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">1. Djimon Hounsou<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/72baab46d0582d0b3a4e52fbd3d42ce3.jpg\" alt=\"72baab46d0582d0b3a4e52fbd3d42ce3\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/72baab46d0582d0b3a4e52fbd3d42ce3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/72baab46d0582d0b3a4e52fbd3d42ce3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/56717276526930708\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin in 1964. He immigrated with his brothers to Lyon, France when he was 13. Soon after his arrival in France, Djimon became homeless. By chance, Hounsou met a photographer who introduced him to the designer Thierry Mugler who helped him become a model. He soon turned to acting and has since then starred in films such as <em>Blood Diamond, Gladiator <\/em>and <em>Guardians of the Galaxy. <\/em>He has also been nominated for two Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">2. Edi Gathegi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/c27c4c2e24d72e9ca42ab4773c34d123.jpg\" alt=\"c27c4c2e24d72e9ca42ab4773c34d123\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/c27c4c2e24d72e9ca42ab4773c34d123.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/c27c4c2e24d72e9ca42ab4773c34d123-465x300.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/82472236896623986\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Edi Gathegi was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1979. He started an acting course after an injury killed his dreams of a sports career, and he went on to star in several theatre shows. Since then, Gathegi has built quite a career, starring in big films such as <em>The Fifth Patient, Gone Baby Gone,<\/em> the ever popular <em>Twilight <\/em>and <em>X-men: First class.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">3. Charlize Theron<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/cf772f5e136e2aa636890188365f14c4.jpg\" alt=\"cf772f5e136e2aa636890188365f14c4\" width=\"592\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/cf772f5e136e2aa636890188365f14c4.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/cf772f5e136e2aa636890188365f14c4-173x300.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/170503535862959127\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa in 1975. She started her career as a dancer and model\u00a0and studied dance at the New York Joffrey Ballet School until a knee injury ended her career. This didn\u2019t deter her for long, as she went on to star in films like <em>Men of Honor, Aeon Flux, Hancock <\/em>and <em>Monster <\/em>for which she won an Academy Award.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">4. Peter Mensah<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/act4.jpg.png\" alt=\"act4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/act4.jpg.png 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/act4.jpg-534x300.png 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/7881368068019901\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mensah was born in Accra, Ghana in 1959. He moved to the UK with his parents at a young age\u00a0and started his acting career with a small role in <em>The Long Island Incident. <\/em>He has since gone from strength to strength, starring in big name films like <em>Avatar, 300 <\/em>and <em>The Incredible Hulk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">5. Benjamin Onyango Ochieng<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1874f08ac3ee7c20d70634bb4ecb695d.jpg\" alt=\"1874f08ac3ee7c20d70634bb4ecb695d\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1874f08ac3ee7c20d70634bb4ecb695d.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1874f08ac3ee7c20d70634bb4ecb695d-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/366621225887661010\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Onyango was born in Nairobi, Kenya and left after training as an IT professional and realizing he wanted to be an actor. He has become the go-to guy in Hollywood for Swahili roles, as he speaks it fluently. Onyango has starred in films like <em>Default, Tears of the Sun <\/em>and <em>God\u2019s Not Dead. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">6. Liya Kebede<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/e6316bb08e644fa12452f0fa895ac843.jpg\" alt=\"e6316bb08e644fa12452f0fa895ac843\" width=\"600\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/e6316bb08e644fa12452f0fa895ac843.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/e6316bb08e644fa12452f0fa895ac843-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/e6316bb08e644fa12452f0fa895ac843-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/e6316bb08e644fa12452f0fa895ac843-600x841.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/66005950763454120\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kebede was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1978. She started her career as a model (Check her out on our list of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/top-10-most-beautiful-female-african-models\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Most Beautiful Female African Models<\/a><\/strong>), and has since tried her hand at some acting. She has starred in several films since then, most notably <em>Lord of War, Desert Flower <\/em>and <em>The Best Offer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">7. Arnold Vosloo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/a67de411b10b8471a699c8f2dcb8b991.jpg\" alt=\"a67de411b10b8471a699c8f2dcb8b991\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/a67de411b10b8471a699c8f2dcb8b991.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/a67de411b10b8471a699c8f2dcb8b991-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/374361787745956260\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vosloo was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1962. He was born into an acting family\u00a0and was discovered during a school play. He started his career in theatre\u00a0but soon moved on to star in big films such as <em>The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra <\/em>and <em>The Precious One<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">8. Tanit Phoenix<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1689e7be2bef73b2e314514067554652.jpg\" alt=\"1689e7be2bef73b2e314514067554652\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1689e7be2bef73b2e314514067554652.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/1689e7be2bef73b2e314514067554652-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/433682639087055262\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another model-turned-actress from our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/top-10-most-beautiful-female-african-models\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Most Beautiful Female African Models <\/a><\/strong>list. Phoenix was born in Durban, South Africa in 1980 and started her career mainly as a model. She leapt into an acting career by playing smaller roles until she starred in <em>Gallowwalker <\/em>with Wesley Snipes. Since, she has had roles in films such as <em>Lost Boys: The Thirst, Spud <\/em>and <em>Death Race: Frankenstein Lives<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">9. Lupita Nyong&#8217;o<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/1cdd06c7f2bb85275caf13b3d1ea510c.jpg\" alt=\"1cdd06c7f2bb85275caf13b3d1ea510c\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/1cdd06c7f2bb85275caf13b3d1ea510c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/1cdd06c7f2bb85275caf13b3d1ea510c-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/188658671865699103\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lupita was born in 1983 in Mexico but was raised in Kenya.\u00a0She worked as a production assistant on several\u00a0movies, including the film\u00a0<i>The Constant Gardener<\/i>, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama&#8217;s acting program in 2012. She impressed the world in her first feature film role in Steve McQueen&#8217;s historical drama <i>12 Years a Slave<\/i> (2013), winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">10. Idris Elba<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/8af03f30235faca8edf30b8cefcbcc75.jpg\" alt=\"8af03f30235faca8edf30b8cefcbcc75\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/8af03f30235faca8edf30b8cefcbcc75.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/8af03f30235faca8edf30b8cefcbcc75-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/58828338855916993\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Idris Elba was born in London in 1972. His father is from Sierra Leone, and his mother from Ghana. Idris Elba starred in British productions before making his way to the United States. His breakthrough role came when he starred as a crime boss on the HBO show <em>The Wire.<\/em>\u00a0In 2012, Idris Elba won a Golden Globe Award for his role on the BBC One series <em>Luther. <\/em>He also played Nelson Mandela in the biopic<em> Long Walk to Freedom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"The 10 Richest Movie Stars. Discover The Golden Screen.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-richest-movie-stars-discover-golden-screen\/\">\u00a0SEE ALSO:\u00a0The 10 Richest Movie Stars. Discover The Golden Screen. 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