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Birthday: Sep 08, 1985
Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi 2006
When Inge Is Dancing Lukas 2013
So laut du kannst Louis 2022
Emil and the Detectives Hassouna 2001
Unsre Mutter ist halt anders 2003
Series Cast Year
The Peppercorns Jeremy 1999
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden Verkäufer 2012
Einsatz in Hamburg 2000
Bettys Diagnose Mojo Obasanjo 2015
KRIMI.DE 2005
Coast Guard Max Grahammer 1997
Absolut das Leben Tillmann Spindler 2002
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