Paballo Mavundla

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Paballo Mavundla
Born (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 24)
Alma materThe National School of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2018-Present

Paballo Mavundla (born 11 June 1999) is a South African actor known for his debut role Nkosana on Mzansi Magic's supernatural drama series The Herd and as Jerah Moroka on Generations: The Legacy . [1]

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Background

Mavundla was born in the Meadowlands of the heart of South Western Soweto in the Gauteng Province. The actor matriculated with a bachelor in Dramatic Arts from the National School of the Arts, Johannesburg in 2017. He later revealed that being at the institution played a vital role throughout in his career. [2]

Career

After several times of auditioning and not receiving a role, the actor landed his first professional job in the supernatural drama The Herd, where he depicted the role of a naughty and rebellious teen, Nkosana. [3]

He later joined the SABC1 soapie Generations: The Legacy in November 2018. He was tasked with the role of Jerah Moroka also known as Crazy J, a misbehaved cousin of the Morokas who is a varsity student and later works at Ezweni Communications. He is currently playing the role of Sandile in eTVs House of Zwide [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018The HerdNkosanaleading role [5]
2018–2020 Generations: The Legacy Jerah Morokarecurring role [6]
2021House of ZwideSandilerecurring role [7]

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