Portrait of Zakes Mokae

Acting

Zakes Mokae

Career

Active from 1962 to 1998, busiest in 1989 and 1991 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zakes Mokae Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0
  • Showbiz
    0.7, average 1.2
  • Romance
    3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Unsettling 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 82
Monk
Monk (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Tonday

1990s

18 titles · average score 60
The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as President Nimbala

Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
GoodWatch score 28

as Sulukim

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Kipekemie Jara

Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. Zeko

Waterworld
Waterworld (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

as Priam

Outbreak
Outbreak (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Diabria

Dust Devil
Dust Devil (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ben Mukurob

Body Parts
Body Parts (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

as Detective Sawchuck

A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Big Kathy

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Edgar Barkley

Dream On
Dream On (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as U.N. Dignitary

1980s

11 titles · average score 60
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Stanley Makhaya

Dad
Dad (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Chad

Gross Anatomy
Gross Anatomy (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Banumbra

The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dargent Peytraud

Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

as Father Kani

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Marcus Mpepo

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sam

A Caribbean Mystery
A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cap. Daventry

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Tsombe Kuna

Roar
Roar (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Committee

The Island
The Island (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

as Wescott

1970s

5 titles · average score 62
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as African Minister

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pee Wee Spencer

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Lord Harry

Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

as (uncredited)

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mugger (uncredited)

1960s

12 titles · average score 53
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as John Smith

Plays of Today
Plays of Today (1969)

TV show · as Nguru

Separation
Separation (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Uncredited

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Gavin Lesotho

The Comedians
The Comedians (1967)
GoodWatch score 41

as Michel

Jemima + Johnny
Jemima + Johnny (1966)

as Blind Man

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Colonel Okpara

Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

as Black Man at French Party (uncredited)

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show · as Joshua Macey

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Shale

Story Parade
Story Parade (1964)

TV show · as Nathaniel

Dilemma
Dilemma (1962)

as Steven Sitole

1950s

1 title
Dark Africa
Dark Africa (1957)

as Sergeant (as Zachariah Nokae)