Thishiwe Ziqubu (born 5 August 1985) is a South African film director, writer and actor. He won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards for his portrayal of Tshaka in the romantic comedy ''

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''. In 2019, he directed episodes of '' MTV Shuga Down South''. Ziqubu is a trans man and in a relationship with his partner Mandisa Nduna.

Education

Ziqubu studied scriptwriting and directing after high school. He later attended the African Film and Drama Academy (AFDA), a film school. He also completed an Acting for Film programme at the

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campus of the

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Career

Zamo being directed on MTV Shuga DS May 2019

Ziqubu made his acting debut in the 2011

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'', which helped to move his career forward. As a scriptwriter and director, he wrote and directed three independent short films: ''Out Of Luck'', ''Subdued'' and ''Between the Lines''. He has also written for South African television soap operas ''

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'' and '' Rhythm City'' and for '' Is'Thunzi'', a drama series. He co-created, wrote (as head writer) and directed a

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four-part drama series entitled ''Emoyeni''. In 2019, he directed episodes of the second season of TV series ''MTV Shuga Down South''.

Partial filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziqubu, Thishiwe Living people 1985 births 21st-century South African actresses Actresses from Johannesburg Best Supporting Actress Africa Movie Academy Award winners South African lesbian actresses LGBT film directors South African LGBT screenwriters Lesbian screenwriters New York Film Academy alumni South African film actresses South African film directors Place of birth missing (living people)