As of August 2026, N!xau is best known for The Gods Must Be Crazy. Find every show and movie N!xau has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
N!xau

N!xau

Actor Born 1944 Tsumkwe, Namibia 5 Movies

Nǃxau ǂToma(short: Nǃxau, alternative spelling Gcao Tekene Çoma; 16 December 1944 – 1 July 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer and actor who was made famous by his roles in the 1980 movie 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".

On 5 July 2003, he died from multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis while he was out on an excursion for hunting guinea fowl. According to official estimates he was about 58 or 59 years old at the time. He was buried on 12 July in a semi-traditional ceremony at Tsumkwe, next to the grave of his second wife. He had six surviving children.

N!xau's screen work to date leans strongly toward Comedy, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

N!xau's most notable role to date came in The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), where he played Xi. He also appeared in The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989) as Xixo. Most recently appeared in Crazy Safari (1991) as N!xau The Bushman.

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🎬 N!xau's Movies

The Gods Must Be Crazy
Xi
1980
Crazy Safari
N!xau The Bushman
1991
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Xixo
1989
Crazy Hong Kong
N!xau
1993
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
N!xau
1994

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