| Motlatsi Mafatshe | |
| Other Names: | Mo |
| Birth Date: | 1983 4, df=yes |
| Birth Name: | Motlatsi Mafatshe |
| Birth Place: | Soweto, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
| Spouse: | Millicent Nkangane (m. 2014) |
| Occupation: | Actor, musician, director, producer |
Motlatsi Mafatshe (born 3 April 1983), is a South African actor and musician.[1] 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.[2]
He was born on 1984 in Soweto, South Africa to a political family.[3]
He is married to Millicent Nkangane, a fashion designer since November 2014.[4] They first met in a church.[5]
He played the role 'Sechaba' on the popular SABC 3 soapie Isidingo first in 2010.[6] After playing the role for more than nine years, he finally joined officially for the show's directing team in 2018.[7] [8] In 2019, he won the award for the Outstanding Lead Actor award at the Third Royalty Soapie Awards.[9]
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.[10]
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 movie Tsotsi.
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Elalini | Moses | Video short | ||
| 2007 | When We Were Black | Casper | TV series | ||
| 2007 | Brothers in Arms: 1978 | Dalgado | Film | ||
| 2008 | uGugu no Andile | Mxolisi | TV series | ||
| 2010 | Wild at Heart | David Kagona | TV series | ||
| 2010 | Isidingo | Sechaba | TV series | ||
| 2010 | State of Violence | Chappies | Film | ||
| 2011 | Sokhulu and Partners II | Litha Zwane | TV series | ||
| 2011 | Otelo Burning | Blade | Film | ||
| 2012 | Gog' Helen | Garbage boy | Film | ||
| 2012 | Zama Zama | Benjamin | Film | ||
| 2013 | Fanie Fourie's Lobola | Mandla | Film | ||
| 2013 | Single Guys | Taps | TV series | ||
| 2015 | Zaziwa | TV series | |||
| 2016 | Mrs Right Guy | Traffic Cop | Film | ||
| 2018 | Emoyeni | TV mini-series | |||
| 2020 | How to ruin Christmas, The Wedding | Mike Brad Pars | TV mini-series | ||
| 2021 | House of zwide | Molefe | TV series |