Acting

Bongile Mantsai

Born

1982-02-03 (44)

Place of birth

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Bongile Mantsai is a South African actor and theatre practitioner known for his work in film, television, and stage. He gained widespread acclaim for his performances in Inxeba: The Wound (2017), Knuckle City (2019), and the television soap opera Scandal!. He has won multiple awards for his performances and is recognized for his contributions to South African theatre and storytelling.

Known for

180 poster
5.8

When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

180

2026

Blood Psalms poster
1.0

Set in Ancient Africa, one thousand days after the fall of Atlantis, 'Blood Psalms' explores the story of the five surviving houses of Kemet as they find themselves beset with fears of a prophesied end of days.

Blood Psalms

2023

iNumber Number: Jozi Gold poster
5.7

When an undercover cop is tasked with investigating a historic gold heist in Johannesburg, he’s forced to choose between his conscience and the law.

iNumber Number: Jozi Gold

2023

Love and Wine poster
7.0

A privileged young man working at his wealthy father's business traps himself in a lie when he falls in love with a hard-working medical student, and tries to convince her that he comes from more humble beginnings like hers. What follows is a comedic whirlwind of chaos and heartfelt revelations.

Love and Wine

2025

The Wound poster
6.3

Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.

The Wound

2017

Knuckle City poster
NR

An aging, womanizing professional boxer and his career-criminal brother take one last shot at success and get more than they've bargained for.

Knuckle City

2019

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 4 titles

The Wound poster
6.3

Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.

The Wound

2017

Knuckle City poster
NR

An aging, womanizing professional boxer and his career-criminal brother take one last shot at success and get more than they've bargained for.

Knuckle City

2019

Sew the Winter to My Skin poster
7.2

Set in South Africa's rural Great-Karoo region in the 1950s, this epic existential-adventure film chronicles the exploits of the outlaw John Kepe and the various individuals his escapades affected. This Robin-Hoodesque figure would steal primarily livestock from the white settler farmers, terrorizing them for over a decade. Led by the hardliner General Botha, a mammoth manhunt ensues in the very mountain where Kepe was rumored to occupy a Noah's Ark like cave. This spectacle ingratiated Kepe in the hearts of the marginalized indigenous-population, who turn Kepe's miscreant deeds into the stuff of legend, making him a threat to the very fabric of the colonial society. Sew the Winter to my Skin is a thrilling, operatic ride into the heart of Pre-Apartheid South Africa and is a visceral exploration of the effects of the colonial displacement that sewed the seeds for one of the most viciously racist, political regimes in history.

Sew the Winter to My Skin

2019

Cold Harbour poster
4.3

While investigating a smugglers' turf war in Cape Town, township cop Sizwe discovers police corruption. He must set loyalty aside to act with integrity, alone.

Cold Harbour

2014

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