Tongayi Chirisa

Tongayi Chirisa

Known for

Acting

Born

August 8, 1981 (age 45)

Birthplace

Harare, Zimbabwe

Biography

Tongayi Arnold Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for playing Man Friday on NBC's Crusoe television series, Father Nicholas on The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Hekule on Leon Schuster's Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past movie. He is also an occasional singer.

Best known work

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

2017

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

2020

iZombie

iZombie

2015

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

2013

Antebellum

Antebellum

2020

Another Life

Another Life

2019

Filmography

TBA
Steal Away
as Hiram Jackson
TBA
Chronos
2025
Rise
as Coach Tobias
2024
In the Kitchen with Harry HamlinTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Cheetor (voice)
2023
Courting Anathi
2023
Mayfair WitchesTV
as Ciprien 'Sip' Grieve (16 episodes)
2022
Next Exit
as Father Jack
2022
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11
as Agent Shaw
2021
Trees of Peace
as Francois
2020
Antebellum
as Eli / Professor Tarasai
2020
Palm Springs
as Jerry
2019
Another LifeTV
as Richard Ncube (10 episodes)
2017
The Good DoctorTV
as Boyd Gaston (1 episode)
2017
The Zim
as William Zimunya
2016
Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word
as Thomas
2015
iZombieTV
as Justin Bell (9 episodes)
2015
Whitney
as Gary Houston
2014
Whipping Boy
as Olly 'Napalm' Harris
2013
Sleepy HollowTV
as Arthur Bernard (1 episode)
2011
American Horror StoryTV
as Miles (1 episode)
2010
Hawaii Five-0TV
as Don (1 episode)
2009
NCIS: Los AngelesTV
as Interrogator (1 episode)
2009
Skin
as Township Priest
2008
Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past
as Hekule