Tongayi Chirisa
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.
Known For
TV
The Good Doctor
Boyd Gaston
2017
TV
Hawaii Five-0
Don
2010
TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
Interrogator
2009
TV
American Horror Story
Miles
2011
TV
Sleepy Hollow
Arthur Bernard
2013
TV
iZombie
Justin Bell
2015
TV
Mayfair Witches
Ciprien 'Sip' Grieve
2023
TV
Another Life
Richard Ncube
2019
Film
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Cheetor (voice)
2023
TV
Crusoe
Friday
2008
Film
Palm Springs
Jerry
2020
TV
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
Self
2024
Film
Antebellum
Eli / Professor Tarasai
2020
Film
Whitney
Gary Houston
2015
Film
Rise
Coach Tobias
2025
Film
Trees of Peace
Francois
2021
Film
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11
Agent Shaw
2022
Film
Next Exit
Father Jack
2022
Film
Steal Away
Hiram Jackson
Film
Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word
Thomas
2016
Filmography
2025FilmRiseas Coach Tobias2024TVIn the Kitchen with Harry Hamlinas Self2023FilmTransformers: Rise of the Beastsas Cheetor (voice)2023FilmCourting Anathi2023TVMayfair Witchesas Ciprien 'Sip' Grieve2022FilmNext Exitas Father Jack2022FilmThe Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11as Agent Shaw2021FilmTrees of Peaceas Francois2020FilmAntebellumas Eli / Professor Tarasai2020FilmPalm Springsas Jerry2019TVAnother Lifeas Richard Ncube2017TVThe Good Doctoras Boyd Gaston2017FilmThe Zimas William Zimunya2016FilmHappiness Is a Four-Letter Wordas Thomas2015TViZombieas Justin Bell2015FilmWhitneyas Gary Houston2014FilmWhipping Boyas Olly 'Napalm' Harris2013TVSleepy Hollowas Arthur Bernard2011TVAmerican Horror Storyas Miles2010TVHawaii Five-0as Don2009TVNCIS: Los Angelesas Interrogator2008FilmMr. Bones 2: Back from the Pastas Hekule2008TVCrusoeas Friday2008FilmZimbabweas Charles2007FilmTanyaradzwa—FilmSteal Awayas Hiram Jackson