Mpho Koaho (born April 22, 1979) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Falling Skies and MetaJets.
He played Timothy Young in Saw III and Saw VI.
Career
Mpho Koaho was born to South African parents in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began acting when Maya Angelou cast him as the lead in her 1998 Miramax film Down in the Delta. D.J. Caruso next cast Koaho in The Salton Sea opposite Val Kilmer. Since then, Koaho has co-starred in Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Blindness, Saw III, and Saw VI. Koaho also portrayed Anthony, a series regular on the TV series Falling Skies produced by Steven Spielberg, which began airing in June 2011.
In 2009, Koaho was nominated for two Gemini Awards - one for his supporting role on the Canadian TV series Soul and another for his critically acclaimed guest appearance on Flashpoint. He ended up winning the former.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Thomas |
| 1999 | Both Sides of the Law | Pete Anderson |
| 2001 | Snipes | Malik |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Kid Selling Guns |
| Short Hymn, Silent War | Peter | |
| Partners in Action | Ty | |
| 2003 | Detention | Jay Tee Barrow |
| 2004 | Haven | Kimo |
| A Question | ||
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Gang Leaders |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Junebug | |
| 2006 | Saw III | Timothy Young |
| It's a Boy Girl Thing | Horse | |
| 2008 | Blindness | Pharmacist's Assistant |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Timothy Young |
| 2011 | Charlie Zone | Donnie |
| 2012 | Canoejacked | |
| Here I Come | Jay | |
| My Name is Syn | Syn | |
| 2013 | Poker Night | Simon |
| 2014 | Black or White | Duvan Araga |
| 2018 | You Say Yes | |
| Night Hunter | Glasgow | |
| 2019 | Stealing School | Micah Shaw |
| 2022 | Pattern | Ajay |
Television Series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Goosebumps | Ben |
| 1999 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Marty |
| Sci-Squad | Durnsford | |
| 2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Ernie |
| 2001 | Soul Food | Brandon |
| 2002 | Tracker | Sirez / Jordan Baylor |
| Doc | Marcus | |
| 2005 | Tilt | Hemphill |
| Kojak | Lawrence Butler | |
| 2007 | The Gathering | Tucker |
| 2008 | ReGenesis | The Leader |
| Toot & Puddle | ||
| Flashpoint | Michael Jameson | |
| 2009 | Soul | Jamil |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | The Guardian |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Sergeant Geoffrey Daums |
| MetaJets | Trey Jordan | |
| 2014 | Falling Skies: The Enemy Within | Anthony |
| 2011-2015 | Falling Skies | Anthony |
| 2016 | Fugget About It | Slade |
| Hell on Wheels | Paul | |
| Dark Matter | Milo Harper | |
| 2017 | The Expanse | Private Travis |
| 2016-2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Ken |
| 2019 | D.N. Ace | |
| 2022 | The Porter | |
| 2019-2022 | Diggstown | Percy Lincoln |
| 2023 | Murdoch Mysteries | Joey Witherspoon |
Television Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart | Roger |
| 2002 | Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story | Trevor |
| 2003 | Deacons for Defense | Baily |
| 2004 | Crown Heights | Tico |
| 2006 | Doomstown | Paul 'Countryman' Blackhall |
| 2009 | Maggie Hill | Eddie Moore |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Falling Skies: The Game | Anthony |
Gallery
External Links
Mpho Koaho on Wikipedia
Mpho Koaho at the Internet Movie Database
Mpho Koaho on Twitter