Martial Batchamen Tchana
Biography
Martial Batchamen Tchana is a Cape-Town-based actor. Originally Born in Cameroon he arrived in South Africa at the age of 8 years. Martial was introduced into the film and television industry shortly after his arrival in South Africa. His first appearance in an international series was in Charlie Jade. After a few years, he took a break to complete his studies and returned into the entertainment industry as a voice actor in 2017 and into the film scene in 2018. Martial has since then appeared in both local and international screens.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Brook
With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Guardian
A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Panga
When Cape Town housewife discovers evidence her husband is having an affair with a stripper, her investigation takes her to a world poles apart from the suburban utopia she knows.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Head Bouncer
A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Barkhad Karim
When pirates hijack a ship off the coast of Somalia, a high-stakes game is played with innocent lives and a precious piece of cargo aboard.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Clement
The civil war rages in the Central African Republic, Linn (35) leads a team of aid workers who are working tirelessly to save lives in a field hospital outside a massive refugee camp. When a Muslim man, persecuted and in mortal danger, seeks refuge, Linn faces a critical decision. A growing mob and Christian militia demand his handover. As the head of security, Linn must act quickly, brutally balancing the safety of her team with the value of a single life. Based on the true events that unfolded during 15 tense hours at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Bangui on Christmas Eve, 2013.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Jean-Luc
Tali’s Wedding Diary follows a self-obsessed Sandton princess who’s moved to Cape Town and is filming the build-up to her wedding to her property-agent fiancé Darren.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Paul
This 90 minute feature film shows real stories of survival and redemption from the origins of YWAM Port Harcourt, Nigeria with Paul and Rachel Dangtoumda. Viewers will see victims of militant village attacks and occultic rebels transformed forever by faith and forgiveness. Their stories were captured with rugged realism by director, David L Cunningham, with cast and crew in South Africa and Nigeria in late 2025. GO Africa will also have a global premiere on November 6-9 with regional cinematic and streaming releases to follow.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Emeka
An ambitious chef from South Africa enters a green card marriage with a cash-strapped line cook from Atlanta. The couple journey to Cape Town to gather proof of their relationship, only to find that deceiving the government is easy compared to fooling your own family.