Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine is a stage and film actor, playwright, photographer, and documentarian of American-Ugandan descent. He was known as Ntare Mwine until 2008, after which he has been credited by his full name.
Early Life & Education
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine was born in 1967 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was born to Ugandan parents; his father is a Harvard-educated attorney, and his mother is a university-level psychology lecturer.
After his parents separated when he was seven, he spent time between the U.S. and Kenya, where his mother taught at the University of Nairobi.
He earned a BA from the University of Virginia and went on to receive an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, further honing his craft at the Moscow Arts Theatre and London’s Royal National Theatre.
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine’s Career
Ntare Mwine’s career spans stage, television, film, photography, and documentary storytelling. His stage debut came in the 1992 U.S. national tour of Six Degrees of Separation, earning an NAACP Image Award nomination.
On TV, he’s tackled diverse roles—from Usutu in Heroes, to recurring parts in Treme, The Knick, HBO’s Room 104, Bosch, and The Chi, where critics praised his portrayal as “remarkable.”
More recently, he appeared as Detective Raymond Griggs in The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–23) and plays Blessing Kamara in Dexter: Resurrection (2025). He’s poised to captivate audiences in Apple TV+’s Smoke and Amazon’s Dead Ringers.
He made his film debut in Blood Diamond, followed by notable turns in Queen of Katwe, Farewell Amor (earning Best Actor at the 2020 Durban International Film Festival), and more.
His one-man play Biro, about a Ugandan ex-rebel living with HIV, has toured globally and even been performed for world leaders and Kofi Annan.
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine’s documentary, Beware of Time, won Best Film at the Berlin Black International Cinema Festival, and his short film, Kuhani, captured directing awards internationally.
His latest documentary, Memories of Love Returned, has garnered multiple accolades, including the Audience Award, Best Documentary, and more.
Personal Life
Ntare Mbaho Mwine is known to have kept his personal life private. Some sources suggest he was married to Ena Frias from 2001 to 2007 and is the father of one child. However, details remain scarce, reflecting his focus on work and artistic expression rather than publicity.
Net Worth
Estimates of Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine’s net worth vary widely, from approximately $3.5 million to as high as $10 million. The more conservative estimates likely reflect direct earnings from acting, directing, photography, and writing, while higher figures may factor in broader income streams and assets.
