Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Actor · Born May 1, 1967 (59) · New Hampshire, USA
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine next stars in two new highly anticipated series. He first stars opposite Taron Egerton in the new AppleTV series "Smoke" from celebrated writer Dennis Lehane which will premiere on June 27th. Mwine also stars opposite Michael C. Hall in the Paramount+/Showtime series "Dexter: Resurrection" from famed writers Clyde Phillips and Scott Reynolds, which is also due out in summer 2025. Mwine previously starred opposite Rachel Weisz in the 2024 Peabody Award-winning Alice Birch series "Dead Ringers," on Amazon, based on David Cronenberg's 1988 thriller. Mwine also played Detective Raymond Griggs in the David E. Kelley/Ted Humphrey Netflix hit series "The Lincoln Lawyer," based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels. Mwine's extensive television credits include his critically acclaimed portrayal of Ronnie, the complex anti-hero in Lena Waithe's Showtime series "The Chi." Variety, The Boston Globe, Roger Ebert and The New York Times all singled out Mwine in their reviews with NY Times stating that "Mr. Mwine is especially remarkable as the precariously balanced Ronnie." Mwine played the lead role in the series finale of HBO's "Room 104" and previously portrayed recurring roles in Steven Soderbergh's Cinemax series "The Knick," David Simon and Eric Overmyer's HBO series "Treme," Eric Overmyer's Amazon series "Bosch," and Tim Kring's NBC series "Heroes." The Los Angeles Times listed Mwine as one of the biggest breakout stars of Sundance 2020, and he was awarded (the coveted) Best Actor at the 2020 Durban International Film Festival for his lead performance in Ekwa Msangi's award-winning film "Farewell Amor." Mwine was also singled out in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter's reviews of the film, with the latter stating that "Mwine stuns with his elegant pauses and piercing stares that seem to jump through the screen." Furthermore, the film was named one of the Top Ten Independent Films by the National Board of Review. Previous film acting credits include Mira Nair's "Queen of Katwe," opposite Lupita Nyong'o and "Blood Diamond," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio from director Ed Zwick. Mwine's work as a feature length and short film director has resulted in multiple awards. His short film "Kuhani," won the main prize for Best Achievement in Directing at the Oscar-qualifying International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur in Switzerland and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Slamdance. Mwine's documentary feature "Memories of Love Returned," was named one of the "Ten Best African Documentaries of 2024" by OkayAfrica. It has also earned multiple accolades, including the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival, Best International Documentary, and a Jury Special Mention at the African International Film Festival. The film spotlights the life and work of the late great Ugandan photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, which Steven Soderbergh Executive Produced.
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- May 1, 1967 (59)
- New Hampshire, USA
- Actor
- 30 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Walter in Farewell Amor (2020)
- Threshold guardianas Julius Ayodele in Tazmanian Devil (2020)
- Mentoras Freddy Fasano in Smoke (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).
Subscription and free streaming for Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
40 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.
Washington Black(2025)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Dexter: Resurrection(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Smoke(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Memories of Love Returned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Dead Ringers(2023)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
The Lincoln Lawyer(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Black Disquisition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Tazmanian Devil(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Farewell Amor(2020)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Siren(2018)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Dirt(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Chi(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Boost(2016)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Queen of Katwe(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Lethal Weapon(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Bosch(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all showsMissing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Kuhani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Perception(2012)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Newsroom(2012)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Space Between(2010)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Treme(2010)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Biro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Riches(2007)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Blood Diamond(2006)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Heroes(2006)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Unit(2006)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Alias(2001)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Desert Blue(1998)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Clover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
New York Undercover(1994)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2020.
Film career
Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1999Screen debut· Desert Blue
- 2020First top-billed film· Farewell Amor
- 2020Career best· Farewell Amor
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up18
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.