Jerry Mofokeng

Jerry Mofokeng: Biography in Details

Who is Jerry Mofokeng?

Jerry Mofokeng is a famous South African stage and screen actor, who is notable for playing the role of Hlabeni in the South African-American drama film Cry, the Beloved Country, directed by Darrell Roodt.

Apart from this, he is a motivational speaker also.

Jerry Mofokeng: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Jerry Mofokeng was born on 17 April 1956 in South Africa as of 2023, he is 63 years old.

He holds an African nationality and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

His zodiac sign has not been disclosed yet.

Talking about his family, his mother’s name is still hidden from the eyes public. At the age of 56 Mofokeng talked about his biological father and kept his father surname as Makhetha.

Jerry Mofokeng wa Makhetha aka Jerry Mofokeng brought his father to the media. His father’s identity was kept hidden until the age of 56.

Moving to his educational background, he was a student of Orlando West High School and Youth Alive Ministries in Soweto in the 1970s.

Later on, Jerry Mofokeng joined Wits drama school and then went to Columbia University in America for his further studies, where he got his master’s degree in Threatre Directing.

Jerry Mofokeng: Profession life, Career

In 1994 Jerry Mofokeng started his career as an actor. His debut film was The Line playing the role of Duma Nkosi.

After featuring in this film he earned his name and fame in the entertainment industry.

Following the year, he was appointed to play the notable role of Hlabeni the in the South African-American drama film Cry, the Beloved Country, directed by Darrell Roodt.

Jerry Mofokeng made his starring role as Medicine Man in the Slapstick comedy film Mr. Bones. Later on, he also got a chance to play in the film directed by Teddy Mattera in Max and Mona as Uncle Norman ‘Bra Nox’ Mogudi.

In the year 2005, he was hired in two crime drama films Tsotsi as Morris directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Fudakowski, and Lord of War as Ernest produced and directed by Andrew Niccol.

Likewise, in an African comedy film directed by Leon Schuster Mama Jack is Stanley.

Besides comedy and crime drama, he was also featured in the action thriller film Safe House playing the role of Man at Mint.

In 2013 he played the role of Katleho in ‘The Forgotten Kingdom’.

Jerry Mofokeng’s other famous work includes, What About the Boys as Principle Zungu, Mr. Bones 3: Son of Bones as King, Shaft 6 as Doc Dlamini, Trackers as Dr. David Masutha, Five Fingers for Marseilles as Jonah, Safe Bet as Mr. Manaka, Hard to Get as Greezy and many more.

Jerry Mofokeng: Net worth, Salary

As per the other sources, Jerry Mofokeng’s net worth is assumed to be $1 million – $3 Million as of 2023.

Besides this, his annual salary and weekly earnings are under review at the moment.

Jerry Mofokeng: Rumors, Controversy

There is no record of Jerry Mofokeng being involved in any rumors and buzzes.

Owing to his long professional career, he has not been indulged in any part of controversy yet.

He has maintained a clean image and low profile.

Jerry Mofokeng: Body features, Height, Weight

Jerry Mofokeng’s height stands at 5 Feet 7 Inches.

His precise weight and body stats are not disclosed yet.

Besides this, he has a black pair of eyes and he is bald.

Social media

Talking about, his social networking sites, as of 2023, Jerry Mofokeng has 40.4K followers with 3849 Following under the user name dr_jerry_officail in his Instagram account.

His Twitter account has 4048 Followers with 176 Following under the user name @jeryMofokeng38.

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