Portrait of Patrick Shai

Acting

Patrick Shai

Career

Active from 1986 to 2012, busiest in 1990 and 2004 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score42/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hearts & Minds
Hearts & Minds
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patrick Shai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Racial Injustice 3
  • Apartheid-Era South Africa 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 72
Gog' Helen
Gog' Helen (2012)

as Hobo

Life, Above All
Life, Above All (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Charles Chilume

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 38
Discreet
Discreet (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as Boss

Critical Assignment
Critical Assignment (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

as Charles Ojuka

Zero Tolerance
Zero Tolerance (2004)

TV show ยท as Enoch Sithole

The Bone Snatcher
The Bone Snatcher (2003)
GoodWatch score 18

as Titus

7de Laan
7de Laan (2000)

TV show ยท as Jacob Moloi

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 55
Yizo Yizo
Yizo Yizo (1999)

TV show ยท as Edwin Thapelo

Fools
Fools (1997)

as Professor Zamani Vuthela

Danger Zone
Danger Zone (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Madumo

Inside
Inside (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bhambo

Hearts & Minds
Hearts & Minds (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Matthew Kage

Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as Robert Ndela

Taxi to Soweto
Taxi to Soweto (1991)

as Richard

The Land of Dreams
The Land of Dreams (1990)

as Joseph Mnwana

Schweitzer
Schweitzer (1990)

as Joseph

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 33
Blind Justice
Blind Justice (1988)

as Samson Snhlova

Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion (1988)
GoodWatch score 33

as African Soldier

Place of Weeping
Place of Weeping (1986)

as Lucky

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show ยท as Joseph Mnwana