Tongayi Chirisa

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 "" movie. He is experienced in theatre, film, and television, and is also an occasional singer.
Education.
Chirisa attended Lomagundi College. He also studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy.
Acting career.
He played the part of "Detective Trevor Davies" in the popular Zimbabwean soapie "Studio 263". He also appeared in numerous feature films, the most well known being "Tanyaradzwa" in 2004, for which he won the Best Actor for Film and Television Award. He has also featured in music videos and is a singer. He also starred in a serial radio drama Mopani Junction that was taken off air at the height of political turmoil in Zimbabwe. He has been nominated and won many NAMA Awards over the last five years. He recently played the lead in the comedy feature film "". He made a dramatic appearance in the mini-series "Rough" directed by British director, Andy Wilson, appeared in an international feature film "Skin", directed by Anthony Fabian and co-starring Sam Neill, and played a lead in a local drama series "Redemption" for SABC 1. He played Man Friday on the NBC international television series "Crusoe", based on the classic story "Robinson Crusoe". He also appeared in "Sleepy Hollow" based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. He played Father Nicholas on "The Jim Gaffigan Show" (2017). The Good Doctor appearance in Season 3