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Siphenathi Qeja

Siphenathi Qeja

Siphenathi Qeja is an actor who was born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. His family then made the move to KwaZulu Natal in his formative years, this is where he picked up his Zulu and perfected it before moving to Cape Town, as a young adult, where he discovered his love for acting.

In 2011, he joined City Varsity where he trained in Professional Acting for Camera, theatre performance and TV Presenting, from there Siphenathi explored the world of theatre and performed at the prestigious National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

Moving from theatre into television and film, Siphenathi has played roles in the popular Ses Topla and his first feature role in, Ingoma(2018.) In between all this, Siphenathi has also been featured in a couple of continental and global commercials campaigns.

For bookings or more information on Siphenathi, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Ashley Taylor

Ashley Taylor

Ashley Taylor is a well known actor, comedian, and voice over artist, having featured in numerous local and international television series and films, from “Winnie” with Jennifer Hudson, to “Invictus” directed by Clint Eastwood, to a lead role in “Stander” opposite Thomas Jane. He has presented reality shows such as The Block and was one of the original leads in “Isidingo”, has featured in “Binnelanders”, and most recently in the KYKnetseries, “Spoorloos”. On stage, he has performed in Janice Honeyman’s hit production of “Hair, “Mojo” at the Market Theatre, as well as in the award winning musical “The Buddy Holly Story”.

He has created, starred in, directed and co produced, in varying capacity, over 20 Outsurance infomercial campaigns, since the companies inception, and recently received a S.A.F.T.A nomination for “JouMa se Chef” a cooking show he conceived, co-produced and directed, in conjunction with Siv Ngesi, and Cheeky Media.

As a prolific voice over artist, he has done hundreds of radio, television and corporate voice overs spanning a 25 year career, as well as narration for award winning documentary and actuality programmes, locally and abroad.

He has designed and MC’d presentations, for major conferences like Cafe Africa in Mauritius, the FNB Annual Leadership conference, the Independent Electoral Commission conference, and has more than fifteen years experience as the writer and creator of corporate strategy projects, and change management initiatives for companies such as Vodacom, Cell C, ACSA, TRANSNET, the DTI, LRMG, ABSA, and The JD Group.

His familiarity with audiences everywhere, and his varied skill set in the acting and corporate spaces, in front of, and behind the camera, have made him a hit, with South Africans of every demographic.

For bookings or more information on Ashley, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Nicholas Campbell – CPT

Nicholas Campbell - CPT

Nicholas Campbell is an actor / voice artist / writer / producer from Ixopo, South Africa.

Nicholas graduated from the University of Cape Town’s Theatre and Performance programme in 2011. While at UCT he was nominated for the Fleur du Cap award for ‘Most Promising Student Actor’ for his performance as the title role in Geoffrey Hyland’s critically acclaimed ‘Salome’. Immediately after graduating he began the international tour of “Between”; a show Nicholas work-shopped and produced with German actor/writer Oskar Brown. The show achieved sold-out runs in Dublin, Brighton, Cape Town, Berlin and the Edinburgh fringe festival as well as the “King’s Head” theatre in London. His performance in “Between” won him best actor at the Dublin international theatre festival. The success of “between” also granted Nicholas an exceptional talent visa to the UK in 2014.

Whilst in London, Nicholas produced and starred in a sold-out run of Donna Hoke’s “The Way It Is”- directed by Emily Wyatt- at the Hen and Chicken’s Theatre in Angel. He also worked as assistant director to Sean Mathias while Sean was directing ‘The Exorcist” at the Phoenix theatre on London’s West End. Nicholas also worked as a voice over artist for Chatterbox voices in London.

Further theatre works include his role as Demetrius in ‘A midsummer nights dream’ and Gerado in Shakespeare’s ‘Cardenio’, both at Maynardville open-air theatre. He also was co-author and cast in the Baxter theatre’s original work, “Passage”.

In film, Nicholas received a “best supporting actor in a feature film” nomination at the Southampton festival in the UK for his performance in Andre Odendaal’s “Gat in die Muur”.

For bookings or more information on Nicholas, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Morena Mothupi

Morena Mothupi

Morena Mothupi is the Soweto-born-and-bred epitome of versatility.

A multifaceted broadcaster, with a colourful career in the media industry, Morena boasts an authoritative voice that lends much to any and everything that makes use of it.

Mokubung (clan name) started his sports broadcasting career in 2013 and since then has been a sports reporter, anchor and show host in radio, both regionally and nationally.

His work has enjoyed deserved recognition, receiving a SAB Sports Media Award in 2015 and a Liberty Radio Award nomination in 2017.

Morena’s radio prowess has translated to television broadcasting and there, he’s effortlessly anchored both sports and hard news on a national platform.

The MoSotho man is a qualified copywriter, who spent very brief time at Y&R, and it was through advertising that he was introduced to voiceover art.

For bookings or more information on Morena, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Msizi James

Msizi James

Msizi James, born in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 29 years ago, is a DJ/MC/Radio Host currently co-hosting the 5FM Drive-time show with Thando “Thabooty” Thabete. With his signature loud mouth that’s bound to keep you entertained on the airwaves and his reputation for being affectionately known to his peers as the “King of Commercial”, he is one of the most versatile and hard working entertainers of the next generation.

His start in the industry seemed to come by fate after winning an East Coast Radio talent competition in 2014. Their search for new talent on twitter found them this young bright-eyed radio jockey and they quickly jumped on the chance to offer him a slot hosting the early breakfast show every weekday 4-6AM. It wasn’t long before his natural ability to engage with his listeners began to shine and he was offered the chance to host the popular weekend breakfast show every Saturday & Sunday. In 2016 he was cast as the presenter of The Big Brand TV show on ETV.

In May 2017 Msizi was offered prime time slot at 5FM and became the youngest person and the first person from Durban to host a drive show on a national radio station. Msizi Is also the new host of an Educational TV Game show called Hidden Science, which will air in 2018. Msizi is also the owner of a branding and marketing company called The Brandlab.

Msizi’s skill-set is not limited to entertaining thousands of radio listeners on a daily basis though. He also spends his weekends playing deep house and commercial music for club and festival goers across the nation. Having only gotten into DJ’ing by chance at a nightclub in Durban a few years ago when he was asked to fill-in for a resident DJ who happened to miss his set, he has since developed a deep love affair with the 1’s & 2’s and his energy behind them is evidence of this. His style of music is described as “feel good” - the type of music that makes you forget about your issues and forces you to lose yourself in the rhythm. With his background in radio he brings a keen ear to song selection and plays music that’s guaranteed to get the crowd going. This has also worked in making him extremely comfortable behind the microphone and has allowed him to host some of Durban’s biggest festivals and the country’s biggest concerts namely hosting The Lumineers, Chris Brown, even Michael Bublé.

Although his journey has been fairly short, he has managed to grow in leaps and bounds to get to where he is today and it’s safe to say the story of Msizi James has only just begun. His life’s motto is - Until further notice, celebrate everything.

For bookings or more information on Msizi, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Blayze King

Blayze King

After completing high school in Rustenburg, Blayze planned on pursuing a career in entertainment. His parents, worried about the stability of such a market, encouraged Blayze to pursue a degree at university first. He studied and graduated from a degree in B.Com marketing. He then pursued a career in the corporate world, although the calling for his true passion never wavered.

In 2009 he quit his job and initiated a journey for his love of music. After a short break overseas and short stints in other areas of entertainment, to learn the ropes of his chosen career, Blayze set
up his own independent record label, ‘Blayze Entertainment’.

Transitioning from the music scene to doing voice overs has come with ease to Blayze. His voice is deep, rich and velvety and has a genuine and authentic tonal quality that lends itself perfectly to the conversational style that is currently in high demand.

For bookings or more information on Blayze, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Kyle Fox

Kyle Fox

With a varied background in all things entertainment, Kyle has experience in event production, television production, live and studio sound engineering and last but not least - Voice-Over.

Voice-over has been an integral part of his life from the young age of 11, where he had his first voice-over experience doing a pitch ad for a retailer during the Christmas season.

Fast forward 16 years, and he hasn’t stopped with his love for voice-over having joined the South African Voice Over Academy as the General Manager.

Kyle has been a professional voice-over artist since 2015 and now being represented by Owen S Management, he believes that the journey with them will take him to new and exciting levels in his career.

For bookings or more information on Kyle, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Zolile Nokwe – CPT

Zolile Nokwe - CPT

Zolile Nokwe grew up mimicking every advert he heard on TV. He sang along to the tag line of Joshua Doore 'You've got an uncle in the furniture business...Joshua Doore' and sneezed along with the fluey Penguin of Penguin Films at the end of each episode of Velaphi. He did this without reason nor desire to be a voice over artist and yet when he matriculated in 1999 he joined a community drama school in Cape Town and signed up with an agency.

Within a year, he had been cast on Generations and remained on the set for three years until he returned to Cape Town. Back in Cape Town after landing roles in a few foreign movies as an African rebel/soldier he made a decision to concentrate solely on voice over work and for the last 12 years has worked steadily with a vast clientele that includes some of the major four banks, SAB and Distel products, Discovery Chanel educational videos, the 2010 World Cup, CAF Champions League and various products specific to markets in Namibia, Botswana, Nigeria, USA, Canada and Australia.

Recently moved back to Johannesburg, he's still the ‘ad copy’ imitating little boy he was, eager to recite the 30 second scripts heard on radio and seen on TVs every day except with a 14-year career behind him now. ‘One-Take Zo’ is a formidable force on the microphone delivering quality performances each time he gets behind it.

For bookings or more information on Zolile, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Warren Masemola

Warren Masemola

Warren is represented as a Voice Artist by Owen S Management.

Warren Masemola is a South African actor and voice artist best known for his role as art director Lentswe Mokethi on the e.tv soapie Scandal!, in 2008.

He is also known for his starring role as gay neighbour Thokozani "Thoko" Chanel - Phumi's (Busi Lurayi) sidekick - in the SABC1 sitcom Ses'Top La.

He also played the role of Tizozo on the SABC1 drama series Intersexions (2010) and has had guest appearances on television series such as Isidingo and The Philanthropist.

Warren was born in Garankuwa, but grew up in Soshanguve. He matriculated from Reitumetse/Tshwane Christian School in 2000.

He realised that his love for the arts could be channelled into a career, so he enrolled at Moving Into Dance – an academy in Joburg's Newtown.

He studied there for a year, which was followed by two years of studying drama at the Market Theatre Laboratory, graduating from there in 2004.

Voice projects include a role in the Metro FM radio drama Chase and a radio show called Frank for Frank Talk. His theatre experience includes a musical directed by Fiona Ramsay (Spirit of Gerard Sekoto-Guga Mzimba), a European tour with Robyn Orlin in Dressed to Kill...Killed to Dress; and an operatic piece called When we peel off our skin...

He loves traveling, enjoys music and reading. His favourite television shows include Weeds, Shameless, Modern Family and Breaking Bad.

For bookings or more information on Warren, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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Tumisho Masha

Tumisho Masha

With a BA in Drama from Wits University, Tumisho started his Career in the theatre. He has proved himself as a talented actor, a voice artist, a television presenter, radio DJ, MC, television show host, writer and motivational speaker.

His film and television credits as an actor include being the first South African actor to portray iconic leader Nelson Mandela in the international film Mandela's Gun for which he won Best Actor at the Harlem International Film Festival in 2018. His international hits include Beyond Borders, Drum and Catch a Fire. His latest international television work being the Apple+ TV hit sci-fi series Invasion, Blood and Water, Silverton Siege and Spell all on Netflix. British TV series Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh, the British television drama Kidnap and Ransom, the popular BBC drama Silent Witness, Emmy Award winning HBO series No1 Ladies Detective Agency as well as the hip social awareness Film Shuga – Staying Alive on MTV.

On local screens Tumisho’s last leading role was as Gibson Mosia on Mzansi Magic that won him a best actor SAFTA award nomination in 2017 for the drama series Saints and Sinners. He has played Jackson Mokaba on Isibaya. He won a Best Actor SAFTA award in 2012 for his portrayal of Modise Tladi on The Wild MNET’s critically acclaimed daily drama. He is still remembered as Dumisane Thusong from SABC 3’s Isidingo and as a presenter on Top Billing - South Africa’s premiere lifestyle magazine show, which he starred on from 2004 to 2009.

He hosted the 12th annual South African Music Awards (SAMAS) for the second consecutive year in 2006. In 2008 he hosted the Miss World beauty pageant that was broadcast worldwide.

Tumisho’s producer credits include the South African feature film The Domestic on Amazon Prime, which he also starred in as the male lead. He has produced several music videos and short films, which have won acclaim on the international film festival circuit. He has a slate of films and documentaries currently in development.

As a voice artist Tumisho has nearly 20 years experience as South Africa’s premier voice. He has voiced campaigns for major financial institutions from banking to insurance, many of the major car brands, DSTV and a massive assortment of retail brands. If you turn on the radio, the television or watch something on the internet you are likely to hear Tumisho’s voice.

For bookings or more information on Tumisho, please get in contact with an agent at OSM Talent.

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