Biography
Charmaine Bingwa is a Zimbabwean-Australian actress and writer. She's known for her powerful portrayal of Carmen in the CBS legal drama The Good Fight (2020–2022). Her nuanced performance earned her critical acclaim and positioned her as one of television’s rising talents.
Bingwa made her feature film debut in Black Box (2020), part of the Blumhouse-Amazon anthology series, and went on to star opposite Will Smith in Emancipation (2022), directed by Antoine Fuqua. She also appeared in King Shaka (2024) and has voiced roles in animated series such as Back to the Outback (2022).
In addition to acting, Bingwa is an award-winning screenwriter and a 2018 Heath Ledger Scholarship recipient. Known for her emotionally grounded performances and activist spirit, she continues to craft work that centers underrepresented voices with honesty and depth.
Description above based on media reports and Charmaine Bingwa’s public credits.
Known For
Emancipation
02 Dec 2022
Back to the Outback
03 Dec 2021
Black Box
06 Oct 2020
The Good Fight
19 Feb 2017
Nekrotronic
01 Oct 2018
Trees of Peace
01 Apr 2021
Starting From Now
11 Mar 2014
Hello Au Revoir
11 Dec 2018
Filmography
2022
- Emancipationas Dodienne
2021
- Back to the Outbackas TV Reporter (voice)
- Trees of Peaceas Jeanette
2020
- Black Boxas Miranda
2019
- Party of Twoas Renee (Maxine's Mother)
2018
- Hello Au Revoir
- Can You Dig It?as Andrea
- Nekrotronicas Possessed Finnigan
2017
- The Good Fightas Carmen Moyo18 episodes
2014
- Starting From Nowas Brig1 episode