Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who earned international acclaim for his role in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, the first South African movie to win an Oscar, has died. He was 40.

FILE - Director Gavin Hood, left, and actor Presley Chweneyagae from the best foreign language film "Tsotsi" from South Africa, arrive for the 78th Academy Awards on March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles.

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor known for his role in the Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, has died. He was 40. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his longtime agency MLA, which did ...

South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar-winning South African film "Tsotsi", has died at the age of 40, his agent announced Tuesday.

Presley Chweneyagae, here accepting the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for “Tsotsi” at the Black Movie Awards in 2006, has died at 40. AP, Oct. 15, 2006 ...

Presley Chweneyagae accepts the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for "Tsotsi" at the Black Movie Awards, Oct. 15, 2006 in Los Angeles.

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film Tsotsi,has died. He was 40 years old. Chweneyagae’s three-decade long ...

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film Tsotsi,has died. He was 40 years old. Chweneyagae’s three-decade long ...

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film "Tsotsi", which won South Africa's first ever Academy Award for Best Foreign ...