
Acting
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Born 1967-05-01 · New Hampshire, USA
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine next stars in two new highly anticipated series. He first stars opposite Taron Egerton in the new AppleTV series "Smoke" from celebrated writer Dennis Lehane which will premiere on June 27th. Mwine also stars opposite Michael C. Hall in the Paramount+/Showtime series "Dexter: Resurrection" from famed writers Clyde Phillips and Scott Reynolds, which is also due out in summer 2025. Mwine previously starred opposite Rachel Weisz in the 2024 Peabody Award-winning Alice Birch series "Dead Ringers," on Amazon, based on David Cronenberg's 1988 thriller. Mwine also played Detective Raymond Griggs in the David E. Kelley/Ted Humphrey Netflix hit series "The Lincoln Lawyer," based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels. Mwine's extensive television credits include his critically acclaimed portrayal of Ronnie, the complex anti-hero in Lena Waithe's Showtime series "The Chi." Variety, The Boston Globe, Roger Ebert and The New York Times all singled out Mwine in their reviews with NY Times stating that "Mr. Mwine is especially remarkable as the precariously balanced Ronnie." Mwine played the lead role in the series finale of HBO's "Room 104" and previously portrayed recurring roles in Steven Soderbergh's Cinemax series "The Knick," David Simon and Eric Overmyer's HBO series "Treme," Eric Overmyer's Amazon series "Bosch," and Tim Kring's NBC series "Heroes." The Los Angeles Times listed Mwine as one of the biggest breakout stars of Sundance 2020, and he was awarded (the coveted) Best Actor at the 2020 Durban International Film Festival for his lead performance in Ekwa Msangi's award-winning film "Farewell Amor." Mwine was also singled out in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter's reviews of the film, with the latter stating that "Mwine stuns with his elegant pauses and piercing stares that seem to jump through the screen." Furthermore, the film was named one of the Top Ten Independent Films by the National Board of Review. Previous film acting credits include Mira Nair's "Queen of Katwe," opposite Lupita Nyong'o and "Blood Diamond," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio from director Ed Zwick. Mwine's work as a feature length and short film director has resulted in multiple awards. His short film "Kuhani," won the main prize for Best Achievement in Directing at the Oscar-qualifying International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur in Switzerland and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Slamdance. Mwine's documentary feature "Memories of Love Returned," was named one of the "Ten Best African Documentaries of 2024" by OkayAfrica. It has also earned multiple accolades, including the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival, Best International Documentary, and a Jury Special Mention at the African International Film Festival. The film spotlights the life and work of the late great Ugandan photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, which Steven Soderbergh Executive Produced.
Acting credits
7.6An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Blood Diamond
2006
7.2A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
Queen of Katwe
2016
5.7An academic obsessed with roadside attractions and his tv-star daughter stop at a small desert town to see the world's largest ice cream cone, where, because of an accident that spilled an unknown substance all over the highway, they are forced to spend a few days with the towns eccentric residents.
Desert Blue
1999
7.0Said graduated from university two years ago with big ideas. He was going to do things, to change the world. Instead, he’s frustrated that life is going nowhere. Then a friend offers him a chance to make a difference.
The Youth
2015
6.7Reunited after a 17-year separation, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teenage daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help overcome the emotional distance between them.
Farewell Amor
2020
6.1In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
Dirt
2018
6.8A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Don King: Only in America
1997
5.7About the infamous murder of six year old child beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey and the hysterical media coverage that made the investigation even more difficult.
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
6.6Montine McLeod, a world-weary flight attendant, and Omar Hassan, a prematurely wise 10-year-old Pakastani-American boy connect with one another amidst the chaos of September 11, 2001. When Montine discovers the boy's direct personal link to the terrorist attacks, she instinctively embarks on an unsanctioned cross-country road trip to help Omar discover his uncertain future.
The Space Between
2011
6.5Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while 'spotting' cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly.
Boost
2017
5.6Sara marries Gaten a single father who is African-American. Not long after they're married Gaten dies. So Sara has to take care of Gaten's daughter, Clover. Problem is she and Clover have not exactly bonded and several of Gaten's friends and relatives object to her being Clover's guardian.
Clover
1997
NROn April 24th, 2002 Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car's repair he stumbled upon a small photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950's up till 2006 when he passed away. This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate's life and photography and the profound impact it had on Ntare's life and the lives of the entire community he documented.
Memories of Love Returned
2024
7.0After moving to the United States, a young Nigerian immigrant struggles to find a balance between his desire to join a college fraternity and bonding with his estranged father, a strict pastor at a local church.
Tazmanian Devil
2020
5.6A bag full of money lands in front of you. Is it luck? The answer to your prayers? Part of a predetermined plan? Or all of the above? Set in the chaotic streets of Istanbul, 40 is a story of three strangers making their way in a city of 12 million, all searching...for one bag. Shot entirely on location, '40' combines intense story telling with documentary style cinematography embarking on a synchronistic journey dealing with faith, love, luck, destiny, human trafficking...and a bag of cash that falls from the sky.
40
2009
NRA traumatic event in a boy’s life underlies a surprising answer to a guidance counselor’s question. This is a simple, yet powerful, largely animated work that addresses the sad reality for Black people in America in a white supremacist world.
The Black Disquisition
2021
An untimely death triggers memories and desires that haunt and soothe a grieving soul.
Missing
2014
Biro candidly charts one man's epic journey across Uganda, Cuba, and America. Based on a true story, this eloquent and unflinching film charts the journey of a young boy from a war torn Uganda to his days as a soldier with the Ugandan insurgency of 1979, to his HIV positive diagnosis in Cuba, to a present day jail cell in Texas. Ultimately, what we discover is a man who in the face of adversity will do anything to survive, even if it means going to hell.
Biro
2007
Behind the camera
NROn April 24th, 2002 Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car's repair he stumbled upon a small photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950's up till 2006 when he passed away. This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate's life and photography and the profound impact it had on Ntare's life and the lives of the entire community he documented.
Memories of Love Returned
2024
NROn April 24th, 2002 Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car's repair he stumbled upon a small photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950's up till 2006 when he passed away. This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate's life and photography and the profound impact it had on Ntare's life and the lives of the entire community he documented.
Memories of Love Returned
2024
NROn April 24th, 2002 Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car's repair he stumbled upon a small photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950's up till 2006 when he passed away. This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate's life and photography and the profound impact it had on Ntare's life and the lives of the entire community he documented.
Memories of Love Returned
2024
An untimely death triggers memories and desires that haunt and soothe a grieving soul.
Missing
2014
NRA short film about Father Musaala who is one of many Ugandans who have been persecuted as a result of the countries recently passed Anti Homosexuality Act.
Kuhani
2013
Biro candidly charts one man's epic journey across Uganda, Cuba, and America. Based on a true story, this eloquent and unflinching film charts the journey of a young boy from a war torn Uganda to his days as a soldier with the Ugandan insurgency of 1979, to his HIV positive diagnosis in Cuba, to a present day jail cell in Texas. Ultimately, what we discover is a man who in the face of adversity will do anything to survive, even if it means going to hell.
Biro
2007
Biro candidly charts one man's epic journey across Uganda, Cuba, and America. Based on a true story, this eloquent and unflinching film charts the journey of a young boy from a war torn Uganda to his days as a soldier with the Ugandan insurgency of 1979, to his HIV positive diagnosis in Cuba, to a present day jail cell in Texas. Ultimately, what we discover is a man who in the face of adversity will do anything to survive, even if it means going to hell.
Biro
2007