Nǃxau ǂToma
Bush farmer, actor
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Updated 2026-05-29
Nǃxau ǂToma became a global face through The Gods Must Be Crazy, the 1980 film that cast him as a Kalahari bushman and made him Namibia's most recognizable actor across three sequels.
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Nǃxau ǂToma was a Namibian bush farmer and actor who starred in the 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in which he played the Kalahari Bushman Xixo. The Namibian called him "Namibia's most famous actor".
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