Pacharo Mzembe

Pacharo Mzembe is an Australian actor. He has performed on stage, in several television series and in feature films.

Early life

Mzembe's parents originate from Malawi, but he was born in Zimbabwe. He migrated to Australia at the age of six to the state of Queensland.

Acting career

Mzembe is an alumnus of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), after being accepted when he was 17 years old. In the summer of 2012, he undertook a run across Australia, which he founded and named the Run of Awareness, with the aim of highlighting the inequality of educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Australia and around the world.

Mzembe started his career in theatre, but has since appeared in numerous television and movie roles, including Monster Problems, Channel Nine’s Here Come the Habibs, Harrow on the ABC, and SBS's Safe Harbour. On the stage, he played Martin Luther King Jr in The Mountaintop, as well as appearing in Prize Fighter, for which he won a Green Room Award and was nominated for the Sydney Theatre and Helpmann Awards for his portrayal of an ex-child soldier turned boxing contender.

Mzembe is also passionate about youth empowerment and filmmaking.

Works

Film

• The Greatest Battle Lies Within
• Kind Of Man
• Love and Monsters
• 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
• Wakefield

Theatre

• The Tragedy of King Richard The Third
• Prize Fighter
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• The Mountaintop
• Solomon & Marion
• Gwen in Purgatory
• Rockabye
• An Oak Tree
• Antigone
• Can't Pay? Won't 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