Rapulana Seiphemo

Rapulana Seiphemo
Born	Rapulana Seiphemo (1967-11-04) 4 November 1967 (age 57) Meadowlands, Gauteng, South Africa
Education	Texas A&M University
Occupations	Actor filmmaker writer lecturer
Years active	1989–present
Notable work	Generations: The Legacy
Spouse	Olga Ruberio ​ (m. 2003)​
Awards	Duku Duku, 2002

Rapulana Seiphemo (born 4 November 1967) ^[1] is a South African actor and filmmaker. He is primarily known for his role as Tau Mogale in the long-running soap opera Generations and its continuation, Generations: The Legacy . ^[2]

Early life

He was born & raised in Meadowlands, Gauteng, South Africa.

Career

His career began back in 1989. He has also had starring roles in How to Steal 2 Million , Tsotsi and the sports drama Themba. He made a move from Generations: The Legacy to join Mzansi Magic's telenovela The Queen in early 2020. ^{[3] [4]} Rapulana Seiphemo and His well known business Partner Kenneth Nkosi started a production company called Stepping Stone Pictures back in 2003 which they ran until 2015. Under Stepping Stone Pictures, they produced and starred in a film titled Paradise Stop. They produced a 13 part drama series for SABC 1 called Task Force as well as numerous content for Mzanzi Magic including Laugh Out Loud (LOL) and they own a school called Fumba Academy for Acting. He is making a return in Generations: The Legacy with Connie Ferguson.

Filmography

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994–2020; 2023–present	Generations: The Legacy	Tau Mogale	Lead
1998 –2001	Isidingo	Godlieb Mofokeng	Lead
2006	Muvhango	Pheko Mokeona	Supporting cast
2020– 2022	The Queen	Hector Sebata	Lead

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	My Children My Africa	Thami Mbikwana	Starring
2000	Hijack Stories	Zama	Starring
2006	Tsotsi	John	Supporting
2008	Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema	Lucky Kunene	Starring
2011	How to Steal 2 Million	Julius Twala Jnr	Starring
	Tjovitjo	Bra Terror
	Skeem	Uncredited	Supporting
2010	Silent Witness	Anton Radebe
	White Wedding	Tumi	Starring
2012	Room 9	Damian
2013	Boomba & TT	Stanley
2014	Task Force	Joseph Ndlovu
2020	Santan	Ferreira	Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Ceremony	Prize	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2002	Duku Duku	Best Actor	Tau Mogale in Generations	Won

Personal life

Rapulana Seiphemo is married to Olga Ruberio since 2003. In February 2016 he was involved in a car accident and was hospitalized. ^[5]

References

1. "Rapulana Seiphemo". IMDb.
2. Kubheka, Thando. "Generations returns after hiatus". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. "Rapulana Seiphemo joins The Queen Mzansi". Zalebs.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
4. "Rapulana Seiphemo makes his debut on The Queen and fans are buzzing". Briefly.co.za. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
5. "Rapulana Seiphemo explains his accident". Citizen. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2020.