Kwenzokuhle "Kwenzo" Ngcobo (born 15 February 1992) is a South African actor. He is best known for portraying Qhawe Zulu in the third season of the Showmax series The Wife and as Alex Shabane in the Netflix thriller Soon Comes the Night.
Life and career Ngcobo was born in Izingolweni, near Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has a twin brother. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) in 2013.
Ngcobo made his television debut in the e.tv soap opera Imbewu, playing Themba. He later starred as Qhawe Zulu in the third season of the Showmax series The Wife, alongside Gaisang Noge. In 2024, he appeared in the Netflix thriller series Soon Comes Night as Alex Shabane. He also had a role in Uzalo (2021).
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes2018Freedom StreetJohnTV Series 2018Room 33Student 3Film2019uMalusiBab'BhenguFilm2019SaloonNkanyambaFilm2020Catch-UpSandileFilm2021 - 2023The WifeQhawe ZuluTV Series2024Soon Comes NightAlex ShabaneTV Series2024Red InkKagisoTV Series2024Ekhaya BackpackersJabuTV Series2025Scandal!Nhloso GasaSoap Opera
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef2022Dstv Mzansi Viewers' Choice AwardsFavourite Rising StarHimself GQ Men of the Year AwardsPeople's Choice AwardHimself 2025Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and Television AwardsBest ActorAs Nhloso Gasa on Scandal!
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