Glen Gabela

Glen Gabela

Known for

Acting

Biography

Glen Gabela is a South African actor whose screen career has spanned film, television and theatre. He is best known for portraying the teenage Shaka in the 1986 mini-series Shaka Zulu and for his recurring role as Pastor Melusi "Mdletshe" on the South African soap opera Uzalo.

Best known work

The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Shaka Zulu
Shaka Zulu
1986
Beat the Drum
Beat the Drum
2003
Valley of a Thousand Hills
Valley of a Thousand Hills
2022
Isidingo
Isidingo
1998
Warriors from Hell
Warriors from Hell
1990
Bush Shrink
Bush Shrink
1988

Filmography

  1. 2022

    Valley of a Thousand Hills

    as Bhungane Radebe

  2. 2003

    Beat the Drum

    as Teacher

  3. 1998

    IsidingoTV

    as Winston (260 episodes)

  4. 1996

    The Ghost and the Darkness

    as Orderly

  5. 1990

    Warriors from Hell

    as Jacob

  6. 1988

    Bush Shrink

    as Capt. Chama

  7. 1986

    Shaka ZuluTV

    as Shaka (15-19) (10 episodes)

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