Presley Chweneyagae ( born 1984 in the North West Province , South Africa ) is a South African actor of tswana origin . He starred in the film '' Tsotsi '' , which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards . His mother , Agnes Keagile named him after her favourite singer , Elvis Presley . Although he had acted before in plays , '' Tsotsi '' was his first feature film . He is currently acting as " Thuso " in the South African Soapie , " The River "
78th Academy Awards
78th Academy Awards
Presley Chweneyagae