Quick Facts
Biography
Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian based actor specialising in Theatre, Film & Television.
Early life
Pacharo originates from Malawi, a small country located in the South East of Africa but was born in Zimbabwe. He migrated to Australia at the age of six to the sunshine state of Queensland.
Acting career
Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian based actor specialising in Theatre, Film & Television. He is a proud alumni of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) accepted at the age of seventeen. He briefly suspended his acting career in the summer of 2012 to embark on a staggering run across Australia titled the Run Of Awareness. The run was founded by Pacharo to highlight the inequality of educational opportunities for disadvantaged youths in Australia & around the world.
Although Pacharo started out in theatre, he has appeared in numerous motion television and movie roles which include Paramount Pictures ”Monster Problems”, Channel Nine’s ”Here Come the Habib’s”, ABC’s “Harrow ” & SBS's "Safe Harbour". His theatrical highlights include the portrayal of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in the award winning "The Mountaintop" and adrenaline pumping ”Prize Fighter" wherein he was awarded a “Green Room Award" & nominated for the “Sydney Theatre” & “Helpmann Awards” for his portrayal of an ex-child soldier turned boxing contender. Outside of acting Pacharo is extremely passionate about youth empowerment, filmmaking and encouraging individuals to "Be Unafraid”.
Works
Film
- The Greatest Battle Lies Within
- Kind Of Man
- Monster Problems
- Space/Time
- Sinbad and The Minotaur
- Summer Coda
- Vinyl
Television
- Texas Rising
- Safe Harbour
- Danger 5 Season 2
- Underbelly: Razor
- Spirited
- Terra Nova
- False Witness
Theatre
- The Tragedy Of King Richard The Third
- Prize Fighter
- A Midsummer Nights Dream
- The Mountaintop
- Solomon & Marion
- Gwen in Purgatory
- Rockabye
- An Oak Tree
- Antigoine
- Cant Pay? Wont Pay!
- Romeo & Juliet
Awards
- Green Room Award Winner Theatre Companies Performer 2019
- Helpmann Awards—Best Actor in a leading role Nominee for Prize Fighter 2016
- South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) -- Best Performance Nominee for Kind of Man 2009
- St Kilda Film Festival—Best Actor Nominee for Kind of Man 2009