Mbuli kicked off her career as a child  star and has been a presenter, soap star, actor, author, and motivational speaker. She has had roles in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus (as Zindzi Mandela), Phillip Noyce’s Catch a Fire, and most recent in BBC’s Noughts and Crosses. 

Her natural elegance gives Gwen the poise the character needs in Barakat.