[1] He is best known for the roles in the films; Blood Diamond (2006), Machine Gun Preacher (2011) and Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008) and "Cosmo Diale" on Generations: The Legacy (2016 - current)[2] Nyakale was born in Soweto, South Africa.

[5] After that success, he joined with e.tv soap opera Rhythm City and played the role of gangster, "Ding Dong".

[6] In 2006, he acted in the series A Place Called Home by playing the critic acclaimed role "Sylvester".

For that mini series, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award in TV Drama category at the 2012 SAFTA.

Then he made a supportive role "Captain Stone" in the film Avenged, which was previously known as iNumber Number.