Hlomla Dandala

Hlomla Dandala (born September 22, 1974) is a South African actor, television presenter and director. He is best known for his roles as Derek Nyathi in Isidingo (1998–2001), title character Jacob Makhubu in Jacob's Cross (since 2007), and host of All You Need Is Love from 2002-2003.

Hlomla is the son of Mvume Dandala and has a sister Gqibelo.^[1] He has a daughter Ziyanda and was married to TV presenter Candy Litchfield. He speaks four languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa and Zulu.^[2]

Roles

Television

Series

• Isidingo (as Derek Nyathi, season 1-4)
• Jacob's Cross (as Jacob Makhubu, later Jacob Abayomi; since season 1)
• All You Need Is Love (host; 2002–2003)
• Interrogation Room
• Tsha Tsha (as Lungi, season 4)
• Gaz'lam (as Coltrane, seasons 3-4)
• Scout's Safari
• Zero Tolerance (second season, as Majola Tindleni)
• Jozi-H (as Dr. Sipho Ramthalile)

Miniseries

• Land of Thirst (as Khanyiso Phalo)
• The Triangle (2005)

Film

• Fools (1997)
• Red Dust (2004)
• Lord Of War (2005)
• Coup! (made for TV, 2006)
• Sniper Reloaded (2011)

References