Tongayi Chirisa

Actor · Born August 8, 1981 · 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.

Acted in 24

2020s

2025
Rise
Coach Tobias
2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Cheetor (voice)
56
Courting Anathi
Movie
Mayfair Witches
Ciprien 'Sip' Grieve · 24 episodes
65
2022
Next Exit
Father Jack
62
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11
Agent Shaw
64
2021
Trees of Peace
Francois
72
2020
Antebellum
Eli / Professor Tarasai
50
Palm Springs
Jerry
80

2010s

2019
Another Life
Richard Ncube · 10 episodes
55
2017
The Good Doctor
Boyd Gaston · 1 episode
81
2016
Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word
Thomas
2015
iZombie
Justin Bell · 9 episodes
78
Whitney
Gary Houston
51
2013
Sleepy Hollow
Arthur Bernard · 1 episode
73
2011
American Horror Story
Miles · 1 episode
80
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Don · 1 episode
75

2000s

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Interrogator · 1 episode
70
Skin
Township Priest
70
2008
Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past
Hekule
Crusoe
Friday · 13 episodes
67
Zimbabwe
Charles
2007
Tanyaradzwa
Movie

No release date

Steal Away
Hiram Jackson

Appearances1

2020s

2024
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
Self · 1 episode