Sisanda Henna | |
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Born | Bisho, Eastern Cape ,South Africa | 18 March 1982
Nationality | South African |
Occupations | |
Known for | Tsha Tsha |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Sizo Henna (brother) |
Website | sisandahenna |
Sisanda Henna (born 18 March 1982[1]) is a producer, director, and actor.
His acting career exploded on South African screens in 2003, with the TV series Tsha Tsha.[2] He won the Duku Duku Best Actor award in 2004, and had started working in production since 2003. As a runner, PA, co-ordinator, AD and then producer, he worked on many projects, including working as a trainee producer under Genevieve Hofmeyr on Clint Eastwood's Invictus.
Henna moved to Los Angeles to pursue work in Hollywood in 2007. He worked at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, assisting the festival director with a variety of things.[2] He launched his professional directing career, directing a commercial for the Department of Roads, South Africa in 2010. He trained as a story and script editor at Masters level through the South African National Film Video Foundation (NFVF).[3] He completed the International Financing program offered by the NFVF.[4][5]
He then went on to star as Sisansa Nkosi in the MNet series Inconceivable in 2020 where his character was married to Busi, played by Refilwe Madumo. [2]
Henna is also a speaker, who is invited to speak at many events and gatherings, because of his celebrity status in South Africa.[1]