Thando Walbaum
Biography
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.
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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.
Known for
Filmography
- 2022So laut du kannstFilm: Louis
- 2015Bettys DiagnoseSeries: Mojo Obasanjo (1 episode)
- 2013When Inge Is DancingFilm: Lukas
- 2012Murder in the NorthSeries: Verkäufer (1 episode)
- 2006Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger!Series: Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi (2 episodes)
- 2005KRIMI.DESeries (1 episode)
- 2003Unsre Mutter ist halt andersFilm
- 2002Absolut das LebenSeries: Tillmann Spindler (21 episodes)
- 2001Emil and the DetectivesFilm: Hassouna
- 2000Einsatz in HamburgSeries (1 episode)
- 1999The PeppercornsSeries: Jeremy (1 episode)
- 1997KüstenwacheSeries: Max Grahammer (1 episode)
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