Motlatsi Mafatshe (born 1984), is a South African actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in the popular films ''State of Violence'', ''Sokhulu'' &''Partners II'' and ''Zama Zama''. Apart from acting, he is also a musician who has made more than 400 singles.
Personal life
He was born on 1984 in
Soweto
Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western Townships''. Formerly a s ...
, South Africa to a political family.
He is married to Millicent Nkangane, a fashion designer since November 2014. They first met in a church.
Career
He played the role 'Sechaba' on the popular SABC 3 soapie ''
Isidingo
''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...
'' first in 2010. After playing the role for more than nine years, he finally joined officially for the show's directing team in 2018. In 2019, he won the award for the Outstanding Lead Actor award at the Third Royalty Soapie Awards.
He also played the role as 'Wandile Dhlomo' in the soccer drama ''Shooting Stars''. Then he appeared with the role 'Casper' on the series ''When We Were Black''.
In 2018, he co-produced the romcom ''Love Lives Here''.
On 3 February 2006, he was attacked by hip hop artist Thulani Ngcobo aka 'Pitch Black Afro' at the South African premiere party for television serial ''Tsotsi''.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
South African television actors
South African actors
1984 births
South African film actors
People from Soweto
South African musicians