Roll-Call of Actors who have played Nelson Mandela.

Mandela's courageous story is certainly one that resonates across the ages. That is reason why there has been no shortage of portrayals. The most recent one billed is titled Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom starring Idris Elba. Judging by precedence set,there is also a correlation between the role and Oscar nominations. I complied a montage of actor who have potrayed the legendary figure - Nelson Mandela.

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Danny Glover in Mandela (TV) 1987
Mandela is a 1987 HBO television film directed by Philip Saville. I remember watching this movie as a boy and wondering why the man was so great . Now I know why.

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Sidney Poitier in Mandela and De Klerk (1997) (TV) .
Mandela and de Klerk is a 1997 television film directed by Joseph Sargent. It stars Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine.It was nominated for numerous awards in 1997 and 1998.

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Morgan Freeman in Invictus (2009)
Invictus is a 2009 biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation about the events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in that country following the dismantling of apartheid. Freeman and Damon play, respectively, South African President Nelson Mandela and François Pienaar, the captain of the South Africa rugby union team, the Springboks. The film was recieved positive critical reviews and earned Academy Award nominations for Freeman (Best Actor) and Damon (Best Supporting Actor).(Wikipedia)

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Clarke Peters in Endgame (2009)
Endgame is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on the Showcase Television network on Monday, March 14, 2011.

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Terrence Howard in Winnie (2011)
A movie about the struggles of Mandela's better half. Winnie is a 2011 drama film adaptation of Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob's biography Winnie Mandela: A Life. The film is directed by Darrell Roodt, and stars Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Wendy Crewson, and Elias Koteas.

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Dennis Haysbert in Goodbye Bafana (2007)
Goodbye Bafana (released on DVD in the United States as The Color of Freedom) is a 2007 drama film, directed by Bille August, about the relationship between Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert) and James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes), his censor officer and prison guard, based on Gregory's book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend. The movie also explores the relationship of James Gregory and his wife as their life changes while Mandela is under Gregory's watch.

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Howard Mungo in Superhero Movie (2008)
On a lighter note ,Howard Mungo played Mandela in Superhero Movie. Superhero Movie is a 2008 American comedy spoof film written and directed by Craig Mazin

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David Harewood in Mrs Mandela (2010) (TV)
Mrs Mandela was essentially the story of how Winnie Mandela, between 1964, when Nelson was jailed, and his release in 1990, became as brutal and tyrannical as the regime that tormented her, a process that concluded with her part in the murder of 14-year-old Stompie Moeketsi by her thuggish bodyguards, otherwise known as Mandela United FC. (independent.co.uk)

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Simon Sabela in Der Rivonia-Prozeß (1966) (TV)
Movie directed by Jürgen Goslar.

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Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is an upcoming biographical film directed by Justin Chadwick and scripted by William Nicholson. The film is based on the 1994 book Long Walk to Freedom by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela. It stars Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Zolani Mkiva, Jamie Bartlett, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Deon Lotz and Terry Pheto.

Source: Wikipedia