Thapelo Mokoena
Birthday: Born in in
Deathday: Alive
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Fatal Seduction
Character: Leonard
A married professor is pulled into a passionate affair with a younger man that uncovers a path of tragedy and betrayal from those closest to her....
High Rollers
Character: Jakes Xaba
High Rollers is a South African television drama series-turned-telenovela created by Joshua Rous and Luke Rous and produced by Rous House Productions which is an inter-generational family drama set against the backdrop of the glamorous and backstabbing world of gambling....
Pulse
Character: Errol
An Electromagnetic Pulse bomb disables a secure building and disrupts the bio-electric signals in everyone's minds, trapping a group of video game designers and turning each floor into a psychotic battlefield. Survival is not just a game....
Fear Factor South Africa
Character: Host
Fear Factor South Africa is a South African version of the international reality format Fear Factor, a stunt-based show that tests contestants' ability to overcome their fears and to accept extreme challenges....
Trackers
Character: Quinn Makebe
Three story strands are interwoven into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, Black Rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot....
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A Royal Surprise
Character: Mandla Amitu
Riley joins her boyfriend on a visit to his family in South Africa, but their romance is tested when she discovers he's the wealthy prince of the Chacula village....
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Character: Elias Motsoaledi
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa....
Nothing for Mahala
Character: Axe Gumede
Nothing for Mahala is a comedic film that follows Ace (Thapelo Mokoena) into his deep and unpleasant hole of debt and financial woes. Ace who likes to play the part of the high flier is forced to get money from illegal loan sharks, which eventually lands him into some legal trouble. The result is Ace doing community service at an old age home, where much is learnt about finances, life and what really holds value....
Riding with Sugar
Character: Terrence
Terrence is a South African teen who dreams of escaping the world of drugs to become a BMX champion rider. He stumbles into a precarious and unlikely friendship with Olivia, a beautiful girl who appreciates both his dream and drive....
Angeliena
Character: Dr. Alasa
Angeliena’s story is about SELF LOVE... and making money, terminal illness, divorce, nature, friendships, hardships, poverty, travel, hot doctors, plants, dreams, assholes, Ubuntu and... being GOOD ENOUGH....
Skeleton Coast
Character: Lerato
A group of African scientists arrive on the Skeleton Coast in search of Blunamite, a never-before-seen gem, rumoured to be on the coastline of Namibia. When one of them ends up dead, they are not sure whether one of them is the culprit or whether the coast is sending them an ominous message....
Dominee Tienie
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After sixteen years as the reverend of the mother church, Tienie Benade is confronted with a steep decline in the number of churchgoers and a modern society that is rapidly changing. Do clergymen, or even the church, still have a role to play in this world? He is trying his best to adapt and make sense of the changes, but, in the process, he is alienating his wife and children. After an incident with a dying vagrant, Tienie finds himself at a crossroads. Will he be able to regain his self-confid...
Between Friends: Ithala
Character: Nkanyiso
"Between Friends" is a stylish, funny ensemble piece set in an upmarket game lodge in South Africa. A group of college friends reunite after 7 years, keen to catch up and rekindle their friendships. But that was then, and this is now. Things get intense after old secrets are revealed and past issues threaten to disrupt present relationships....
A Royal Christmas Surprise
Character: Mandla Amitu
Riley and Mandla will have to navigate tension between the matriarchs of their respective families, planning their engagement party, and another "Royal Surprise" that puts into question the couple's entire future....