Tongayi Arnold Chirisa (born August 8, 1981 in Harare, Zimbabwe) 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 experienced in theatre, film, and television, and is also an occasional singer.
Filmography
Film
- 2008 Zimbabwe - Charles
- 2008 Skin - Township Priest
- 2008 Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past - Hekule
- 2011 Geezas - Sammy the Mouth
- 2016 Happiness Is a Four-letter Word - Thomas
- 2020 Palm Springs - Jerry
- 2020 Antebellum - Eli Stokes
- 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - Cheetor
Television
- 2008-09 Crusoe - Friday
- 2011 NCIS: Los Angeles - Interrogator
- 2012 American Horror Story - Miles
- 2013 Sleepy Hollow - Arthur Bernard
- 2015-16 The Jim Gaffigan Show - Father Nicholas
- 2017-19 iZombie - Justin Bell
- 2018 Hawaii Five-0 - Don
- 2018 The Guest Book - Kwame