Sello Motloung (4 November 1970 – 15 September 2024) was a South African actor, presenter and MC. He is best known for his roles in television serials such as ''Backstage'', ''Mamello'', and ''Ring of Lies''.

Personal life

Motloung was born on 4 November 1970 in Meadowlands,

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. On 15 September 2024, Motloung’s family released a statement confirming that he had died earlier that day. According to the statement, he collapsed at his home and died upon being taken to the hospital for treatment.

Career

In 1998, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the

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All-Africa Film Award for his role in ''Chikin Biznis''. In 2001, he appeared in the fifth season of the SABC1 education drama series ''Soul City''. He apperared as Sgt. Kokobela Bokako on SABC 2 "Nna Sajene Kokobela".Then he played the role "Nkabi" in the SABC3 drama ''The Lab'' in 2006. In the same year, he made supporting roles in two more serials: season three of ITV series ''Wild at Heart'' with the role "Lungi" and CBC series ''Jozi-H'' with the role "Dumisani". In the preceding years, he appeared in many television serials such as; ''The Long Run'', ''Ollie'', ''Zulu Love Letter'', ''Skilpoppe'', ''Man to Man'', ''Faith's Corner'', ''Jerusalema'', ''Invictus'', ''Chanda's Secrets'', ''Tirza'' and ''How to Steal 2 Million''. Meanwhile, he played the role "Mpumi" in the e.tv soap opera ''Backstage''.He continued to play the role for 18 months with popularity. In 2004, he acted in the Canadian mini-series ''

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''. In 2007, he joined with the SABC1 mini-series ''After Nine'' and played the role of "Kutloano Maema". In the same year,he played the lead role in the SABC1 Christmas Eve one hour teledrama ''Second Chance''. In 2012, he played the lead role "David" in the e.tv drama series ''eKasi: Our Stories''. In 2015, he joined with the cast of SABC2 drama ''Mamello'' and played the role "Mr Thobejane" for three seasons. In 2016, he joined with Mzansi Magic telenovela ''Ring of Lies'' to play the role "Thabelo". He reprised the role in second season in 2017. Apart from cinema and television, he also made several theatre productions since 1990s, such as; ''Street Cleaners'' (1990), ''The Awakening'' (1991), ''The Good Woman of Sharkville'' (1996), ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1997), ''Master Harold And The Boys'' (1998), ''Cold Stone Jug'' (2004) and ''Socks & Toothpaste'' (2006). For his role in the play ''The Good Woman of Sharkville'', he was nominated for a Vita Award for Best Supporting Actor as well. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, he appeared in the SABC2 telenovela ''Lithapo'' where he played the role "Thapelo". After a drought in the drama industry due to the pandemic, he was seeking for new job opportunities. However, in 2021, he got the opportunity to play in the SABC3 telenovela ''The Estate'' with the role "Elias Nkosi".

Filmography

References

External links

IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Motloung, Sello 1970 births 2024 deaths South African male film actors South African male television actors South African male stage actors People from Meadowlands, Gauteng