Mothusi Magano

Mothusi Magano
Born	Mothusi Magano (1979-03-26) March 26, 1979 (age 46) Phokeng, Rustenburg, North West, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Notable work	Scandal!
Awards	Best Actor at the SAFTAS and award for Best Actor in a leading role

Mothusi Magano (born 26 March 1979) is a South African actor. ^[1] He is best known for his roles in the popular serials Tsotsi , Scandal! and Intersexions. ^[2]

Personal life

He was born on 26 March 1979 in a small village of Phokeng on the outskirts of Rustenburg, South Africa. At the age of five, his family moved to Mafikeng.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[3]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2004	Gums & Noses	Calvin Kleynhans	Film
	Hotel Rwanda	Benedict	Film
2005	Tsotsi	Boston	Film
2009	The Lab	Mingus	TV series
2010	Wild at Heart	Baruti	TV series
	Intersexions	Kabelo	TV series
2011	The Runaway	Titfer Man	TV mini-series
2012	Die Buurtwag	Ayanda Ntombela	Short film
2013	Of Good Report	Parker Sithole	Film
	Scandal!	Phehello Mokheti	TV series
2017	Where Has the Time Gone?		Film
	Stillborn	Melumzi JX2	Short film
	The Number	Magadien Wentzel	Film
2018	Emoyeni	Phakamile 'Phaks'	TV mini-series
2019	Griekwastad	Felix Dlangamandla	Film
2021	I Am All Girls	Captain George Mululeki	Film
2022	Wild is the Wind	Vusi Matsoso	Film
	Blood Psalms	King Letsha	TV series
2023	Unseen	Lufuno Ngesi	TV series

References

1. "Mothusi Magano opens up about struggles in the entertainment industry". Times Live. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
2. "Mothusi Magano". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
3. "Mothusi Magano joins Skeem Saam and we got the tea!". Times Live. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

External links

• Mothusi Magano at IMDb
• Actor Jarrid Geduld books two new roles through IAM ^{[ clarification needed ]}