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Thando Walbaum

Thando Walbaum was born on September 8, 1985, in Hamburg, Germany. He is the son of musicians Bethina Walbaum and Dumasani Mabaso. His mother is German, while his father is a South African of Zulu descent. He has two older half-brothers in South Africa. He grew up in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel district and still lives there today. He also spends time in South Africa. Walbaum had his first TV role for Studio Hamburg in 1999 in an episode of the children's series *Die Pfefferkörner*. In the movie *Emil und die Detektive*, he played Hassouna. In 2005, he got his first leading role in the film adaptation of the book *Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger!* with Veronica Ferres. He played the role of real-life Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi as a mixed-race teenager in Nazi Germany. The film was nominated for the Golden Camera. In 2013 he played the drummer Lukas in the feature film *Systemfehler - Wenn Inge tanzt*. In 2015-2016 he appeared as Amar Akram in 45 episodes of *Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten*. Walbaum also plays drums and percussion professionally, performing together with his parents with the musical group *Dube* which focuses on traditional South African township music.


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Born:
Sep 8, 1985 In Hamburg, Germany
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the series Coast Guard 1997-04-19
Latest Project:
Movie So laut du kannst 2022-06-25
Known For
Poster of So laut du kannst
Poster of When Inge Is Dancing
Poster of Unsre Mutter ist halt anders
Poster of Emil and the Detectives
Filmography
Movie So laut du kannst Louis 2022-06-25
Series Bettys Diagnose Mojo Obasanjo 2015-01-09
Movie When Inge Is Dancing Lukas 2013-07-10
Series Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden Verkäufer 2012-02-21
Movie Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi 2006-10-01
Series KRIMI.DE Unknown 2005-03-08
Movie Unsre Mutter ist halt anders 2003-10-07
Series Absolut das Leben Tillmann Spindler 2002-05-27
Movie Emil and the Detectives Hassouna 2001-02-22
Series Einsatz in Hamburg Unknown 2000-10-28
Series The Peppercorns Jeremy 1999-12-27
Series Coast Guard Max Grahammer 1997-04-19