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Patrick Shai(1956-2022)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Patrick Shai
Working girl Monique has always been able to give her clients exactly what they want. Thomas has always been exactly what everyone else has expected. Tonight he will demand the one thing of Monique that she's reluctant to offer: Honesty.
Play trailer2:30
Discreet (2008)
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Patrick Shai was born on 9 December 1956 in Sophiatown, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Hearts & Minds (1995), Pleure ô pays bien-aimé (1995) and 7de Laan (2000). He was married to Mmasechaba Shai. He died on 22 January 2022 in Dobsonville, South Africa.
BornDecember 9, 1956
DiedJanuary 22, 2022(65)
BornDecember 9, 1956
DiedJanuary 22, 2022(65)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Hearts & Minds (1995)
Hearts & Minds
6.1
  • Mathews Kage
  • 1995
Pleure ô pays bien-aimé (1995)
Pleure ô pays bien-aimé
6.8
  • Robert Ndela
  • 1995
Diaan Lawrenson, Melanie du Bois, Jacques Blignaut, Anelisa Phewa, Hennie Jacobs, Corne Crous, Markus Haywood, Hildegardt Whites, and Masego Sehoole in 7de Laan (2000)
7de Laan
4.8
TV Series
  • Jacob Moloi
  • Jacob
Zero Tolerance
TV Series
  • Enoch Molope (2004)
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Moferefere (2024)
    Moferefere
    • Vandal
    • 2024
  • The River (2018)
    The River
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Phasha
    • 2021–2022
  • Diaan Lawrenson, Melanie du Bois, Jacques Blignaut, Anelisa Phewa, Hennie Jacobs, Corne Crous, Markus Haywood, Hildegardt Whites, and Masego Sehoole in 7de Laan (2000)
    7de Laan
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Jacob Moloi
    • Jacob
    • 2017–2020
  • Patrick Shai, Zenande Mfenyane, and Nyaniso Dzedze in Ashes to Ashes (2015)
    Ashes to Ashes
    TV Series
    • Selo Namanne
    • 2016
  • Lillian Dube and Kagiso Rakosa in Gog' Helen (2012)
    Gog' Helen
    8.0
    • Hobo
    • 2012
  • Chandies (2012)
    Chandies
    TV Series
    • Paddido
    • 2012
  • Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Frank Rautenbach, Taylor Kitsch, and Neels van Jaarsveld in The Bang Bang Club (2010)
    The Bang Bang Club
    6.9
    • Pegleg
    • 2010
  • Le secret de Chanda (2010)
    Le secret de Chanda
    7.1
    • Dr. Charles Chilume
    • 2010
  • Hola Mpinji
    TV Mini Series
    • Bra Sporo
    • 2010
  • Discreet (2008)
    Discreet
    5.4
    • Boss
    • 2008
  • Life Is Wild (2007)
    Life Is Wild
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Umkhulu
    • 2007
  • Hillside
    TV Series
    • Dr. Kagiso Montshiwa
    • 2006–2008
  • Lettre d'amour zoulou (2004)
    Lettre d'amour zoulou
    6.4
    • Khubeka
    • 2004
  • Zero Tolerance
    TV Series
    • Enoch Molope (2004)
    • 2004
  • The Bone Snatcher (2003)
    The Bone Snatcher
    4.4
    • Titus
    • 2003

Director

  • Stray Bullet
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996

Writer

  • Hearts & Minds (1995)
    Hearts & Minds
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1995

Videos3

Trailer
Trailer 2:30
Trailer
Mandela
Trailer 2:25
Mandela
Mandela
Trailer 2:25
Mandela
Bone Snatcher
Trailer 1:09
Bone Snatcher

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 9, 1956
    • Sophiatown, South Africa
  • Died
    • January 22, 2022
    • Dobsonville, South Africa(suicide by hanging)
  • Spouse
    • Mmasechaba Shai? - January 22, 2022 (his death, 2 children)

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