Mothusi Magano (born 26 March 1979) is a South African

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He is best known for his roles in the popular serials ''

Tsotsi ''Tsotsi'' is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Tsotsi'' by Athol Fugard and is a South African/UK co-production. Set in the Alexandra slum in Johann ...

'', '' Scandal!'' and ''Intersexions''.

Personal life

He was born on 26 March 1979 in a small village of

Phokeng Phokeng is a town in Rustenburg of the North West province of South Africa. It is the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation. Historically, it was known as ''Magatostad'' among white South Africans. Etymology Phokeng gained its name from the Sesoth ...

on the outskirts of

Rustenburg Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 2017 ...

, South Africa. At the age of five, his family moved to

Mafikeng Mafikeng, officially known as Mahikeng and previously Mafeking (, ), is the capital city of the North West province of South Africa. Close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is northeast of Cape Town and west of Johannesburg. In ...

Career

In 2006, he starred the role 'Charles "Mingus" Khathi' in the SABC3 drama series ''The Lab''. The show became highly popular, where he continued to play the role until 2009. He started acting at the Mmabana Cultural center where he performed in a pantomime called ''A Dragon For Dinner''. In 1998, he joined with the Wits School of Dramatic Art. In his first year of study he auditioned for all plays at Wits and got the opportunity in two stage plays: ''Death and the Maiden'' and ''Little Shop of horrors''. In 2003, he was invited to play the role 'Harry Lime' in one of his friend's production ''The Third Man''. Then he made his first film appearance in ''Gums and Noses''. He then followed by popular film ''Hotel Rwanda'' and Oscar Winning ''Tsotsi''. In the meantime, he appeared in several theater productions: ''The Third Man'', ''Stones in His Pockets'', ''Venus'', ''Four'', ''Lysistrata'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Bread and Butter'', ''Maid in the New South Africa'', ''American Buffalo'', ''The Coloured Museum'', ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' and ''Hamlet''. In 2006 he made first television lead role in the serial ''The Lab''. He continued to play the role for three seasons. In 2010, he made a recurring role in the fifth season of the ''Wild at Heart''. In 2011, he made a guest role in the series ''Intersexions'' and then in ''90 Plein Street'' in 2012. In 2013, he played his second television lead role in the series ''Tempy Pushas''. In the same year, he was invited to play popular soapie ''Scandal!'' for the role of mysterious assassin 'The Dustbin Man'. In 2014, he won the Award for the Best Actor at the SAFTAS and award for Best Actor in a leading role for his role in the series ''Of Good Report'' in 2014. Airing in 2016 - 2017 on Etv Mothusi played the part of the cunning journalist Maxwell in Hustle. Showing in 2017 on SABC 2 Mothusi is acting in the sports drama Keeping Score. 2019, he was nominated for a SAFTA award for his role as 'Phaks' in the serial ''Emonyeni: Nsanguluko''. In the same year, he joined the cast of soapie ''Skeem Saam''.

Filmography

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Actor Jarrid Geduld books two new roles through IAM
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magano, Mothusi Living people South African male television actors 1979 births South African male film actors People from Rustenburg