Actor Tongayi Chirisa may be re-defining what it means to be African American. Born in Zimbabwe, trained in South Africa and having just filmed a sitcom in New York, he’s now shooting a feature here before returning to work in L.A. Talk about global representation!

Top Billing first met Tongayi when he was playing the part of Friday in the American TV series Crusoe which filmed in South Africa. That was his introduction to U.S. audiences and since then he’s worked on most of Hollywood’s biggest TV networks.

Join Roxy as she finds out about his journey, and what it’s like seeing the fruits of his hard work on the screen. We also get a look at what the happy, upbeat Tongayi gets up to during his down time in LA.