Desmond Tutu: movies and TV shows
Desmond Tutu has 40 credits in the archive: 30 films and 10 TV series, from 1952 to 2026. Highest rated: Min sanning (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1952 – 2026 · busiest year: 2010 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tutu | Film | — | 94 | |
| 2023 | The Moment: How Sports Changed the World | Self | Film | — | 91 |
| 2022 | Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times | Self | Film | 5.2 | 90 |
| 2021 | Dear Earth | Self | Film | 8.0 | 89 |
| 2019 | Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 87 |
| 2019 | Cold Case Hammarskjöld | Self - Anglican Bishop (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 87 |
| 2019 | Harry and Meghan: An African Journey | Self | Film | 4.5 | 87 |
| 2014 | Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 82 |
| 2014 | Children of the Light | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2014 | Blood Fruit | Self | Film | — | 82 |
| 2013 | Fire in the Blood | Self | Film | 7.5 | 81 |
| 2012 | Min sanning | Self | TV | 10.0 | 80 |
| 2012 | Palme | Self | Film | 7.6 | 80 |
| 2012 | Choice Point | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2011 | The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2011 | Reconciliation: Mandela's Miracle | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2010 | The Invocation | Self | Film | 4.4 | 78 |
| 2010 | I Am | Self | Film | 7.3 | 78 |
| 2010 | The 16th Man | Self | Film | 6.8 | 78 |
| 2010 | When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2010 | Nelson Mandela, au nom de la liberté | Self | Film | 8.0 | 78 |
| 2008 | Sunday Life | TV | — | 76 | |
| 2008 | I Am Because We Are | Self | Film | 8.8 | 76 |
| 2007 | Wintergasten | TV | — | 75 | |
| 2006 | The Art of Football from A to Z | Self | Film | 4.8 | 74 |
| 2006 | Facing the Truth | TV | — | 74 | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 73 |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts | Self | TV | 7.5 | 73 |
| 2001 | Tibet's Stolen Child | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2000 | Long Night's Journey into Day | Film | 6.5 | 68 | |
| 1997 | HARDtalk | TV | 8.7 | 65 | |
| 1997 | Mandela and de Klerk | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1996 | Clive Anderson All Talk | Self | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 1986 | In Remembrance of Martin | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1986 | Witness to Apartheid | Self | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1982 | The Funeral of Neil Aggett | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 1968 | The Heart of Apartheid | Self | Film | — | 36 |
| 1952 | Today | Himself - Archbishop of South Africa | TV | 5.6 | 20 |
| The Foolishness of God: A Forgiveness Journey with Desmond Tutu | Film | — | — |