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Tumisho Masha

September 19, 2017 By Owen Swanson

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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Trevor Gumbi

September 19, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Trevor Gumbi

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Trevor Gumbi is a South African comedian, writer and actor best known as co-host (and voice over artist) of the Mzansi Magic entertainment magazine show Headline (2010-2013) and for his active and vocal Twitter account.

He also stars as Gideon Gwinyimbuzi, the dim-witted security guard that works at the reception of the apartment building, in the SABC1 sitcom Ses'Top La and hosted the Mzansi Magic travel show Msawawa True South with Trevor Gumbi.

Trevor also writes monthly columns for both the Campus Cosmo and the Cosmopolitan magazines, in which he portrays an agony Uncle and a helpful Professor. Trevor was voted one of South Africa's Twitter Kings in Cosmopolitan magazine's January 2011 issue.

With John Vlismas, he co-hosted a multi-day conference for Nando's in later 2005 and performed for a large internal launch for McDonalds in 2006. That same year saw him as a performer in the FNB Lifestart campus road show, travelling to tertiary campuses countrywide.

While outspoken and sometimes controversial, Gumbi is active in the corporate market, where he can be found entertaining executives and their staff with tailored material.

Gumbi has appeared at several major comedy events in the country, including performing at Oppikoppi, Rocking the Daisies, King-size comedy jams, Blacks Only, Laugh out Loud and Arts Alive comedy festival.

He has voice over experience on e.tv's animated series Jozi Zoo, can be heard doing skits on 5fm as "The black guy at a braai" and enjoyed success staring on his TV skit show for the Vodacom Super 14 rugby season as Offside Vilakazi on "The desk with Offside Vilakazi".

He was also seen weekly on the SABC1 celebrity entertainment show The Real Goboza and was a featured comedian in the January episode of the Comedy Central series Comedy Central Presents... Live at Parker's, in 2013.

Gumbi can currently be seen performing stand-up comedy on comedy club stages countrywide. His birthday is 23 November.

In 2014 he had a starring role as Thomas Gumbi - a humble man hailing from a township in Newcastle in love with Mpho, last born and only daughter of the Ledwaba family, a royal wealthy family - in the eKasi+ sitcom Van 'n Sit.

In 2016 he replaced DJ Sbu as host of the SABC1 game show Friends Like These, beginning with the fourteenth season. He also began starring in his own dark comedy-drama series, The Sober Companion, on SABC3.

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

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Phumi Mncayi

September 18, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Phumi Mncayi

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Phumi Mncayi is a versatile performer & entrepreneur, who holds degrees in Drama, Musical Theatre, Radio & Television Presenting, from the Trinity college of London (Through the Waterfront Theatre school) under the mentorship of Delia Sainsbury & the late Keith Galloway! He is also a well-established voice over artist for radio and television.

He’s hosted and facilitated events and corporate functions on many South African Stages & even recently M.C-Ing in the Seychelles!

Phumi’s most notable performance achievements include playing the role of the iconic Shaka Zulu in the very first “Shaka Zulu, the musical” (2010) at the South African State Theatre. He played a lead role in an Anglo Gold original South African Musical, “Streets of Gold” at the Gold Reef Lyric theatre (2011).

He’s been seen on our television screens as the face & presenter of the National Lottery gameshow; “Wins Manje”(on SABC 1) as well as presenting Mnet's “Magic to the Max.”

He's acted in several dramas local and international & in 2010 landed a recurring role in the popular South African Soapie; “Rhythm City” (as A.J Pitso).

2012 also saw him add to his local television accolades with a leading role (as Ndumiso) in the SABC 1 Romcom drama series - “Dreamworld”, for which he obtained a SAFTA (Soth African Film and Television Award) nomination for best male support in a drama. Due to high viewership ratings, the series was commissioned to air its 13 part second season, in May 2016.

In April 2016 Phumi Mncayi was also honoured with a Naledi Theatre Award in the category of "Best Support/Featured Performance" in a musical for his portrayal of the role of “Curtis” in the Hit Musical “Sister Act” which showed at the Joburg Theatre in 2015.

2016 has seen him play a supporting role in Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters In Search Of An Author” at the Market Theatre, as well as playing the role of Jay Langheart in the musical; “Saturday Night Fever” at the South African State Theatre and due to play a lead role in the hit musical “The Colour Purple”, premiering at the Joburg Theatre in February 2018.

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

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Mothusi Magano

September 18, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Mothusi Magano

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Mothusi Magano is a South African actor best known for his starring role as Charles "Mingus" Khathi in the SABC3 drama series The Lab, from 2006-2009.

He was born in the small village of Phokeng on the outskirts of Rustenburg. At the age of five, his family moved to Mafikeng where, at the Mmabana Cultural centre, he got his first taste of performance when he performed in a pantomime called A Dragon For Dinner.

In 1998, Mothusi enrolled at the Wits School of Dramatic Art. In his first year of study he auditioned for all plays at Wits and got into two: Death and the Maiden where he played Gerardo Escobar and Little Shop of horrors, in which he played Audrey Two.

In 2003, a friend asked him to be Harry Lime in his production of The Third Man and Mothusi was signed to an agent and filmed his first film: Gums and Noses, followed by Hotel Rwanda and Tsotsi (Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Film), as well as FNB commercials.

He has acted in numerous theatre productions including 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 landed his first major television role in The Lab, in which he starred for three seasons. He had a recurring role in the fifth season of the ITV drama series Wild at Heart, in 2010.

In 2011 he had a guest starring role in the SABC1 drama series Intersexions and in 2012 he guest-starred in the SABC2 drama series 90 Plein Street.

He landed his second starring role in 2013 in the SABC1 drama series Tempy Pushas, set against the backdrop of the lavish fashion world and juxtaposed with the vibrant township culture. In November of the same year he joined e.tv soapie Scandal! in the role of mysterious assassin The Dustbin Man.

Mothusi won the best actor award at the SAFTAS and the African Academy for his starring role in Of Good Report in 2014. Airing in 2016 – 2017 on Etv Mothusi plays the part of the cunning journalist Maxwell in Hustle. Showing in 2017 on SABC 2 Mothusi is acting in the sports drama Keeping Score.

2019, Mothusi won the SAFTA for Best Actor in a TV Drama for his role as Phaks in Emonyeni: Nsanguluko.

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

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Lutho John

September 15, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Lutho John

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Lutho John is a South African entertainer, television presenter, voice artist and entrepreneur best known for hosting the SABC1 shows Harambe (2010) and Spirit Sundae, since 2012.

Born and buttered in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape - at age 17, Lutho matriculated from Alexander Road High School, where he achieved Full Colours for Drama and Public Speaking before exiting with distinctions in Speech & Drama and Travel and Tourism.

After completing high school he enrolled at the Tshwane University of Technology where he honed his artistic talents studying for an undergraduate NDip: Musical Theatre (Singing, Acting, Dancing) and ultimately graduating with a BTech Degree in Musical Theatre majoring in Performance and Directing.

Since graduating Lutho John has performed in live productions and musical theatre shows at venues such as the Joburg Civic Theatre, Montecasino, Lyric Theatre, Wits Theatre and the Breytenbach Theatre. A trained dancer in ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap and African dance, he has worked with numerous well-known South African performers including Bianca Le Grange, Fiona Ramsay, David Dennis, Amor Vittone and Tumisho Masha, amongst others in productions such as Snow White, Pinnochio, Streets of Gold, Sweet Charity, Ragtime and Urintown.
He has MCed roadshows, events and appeared in a host of speaking engagements across South Africa such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Coca-Cola, Department of Education, HDI Youth Marketeers, The JD Group, Sanlam, Rand Easter Show, SABC Education, Eastern Cape Commission, Department of Education, Vaya Mzansi... to name but a few.

As a voice over artist, Lutho has used his vocal abilities to narrate television documentary films, commercials, training videos, on-air promotions, Internet, IVRs, corporate communications and brought multiple other stories to life. His baritone strong voice dipped with good diction, characterisation, inflection, tone and microphone technique has seen him emerge as one of the few voice artists in his age group who has consistently worked as a voice over announcer. From 2014 - 2015 Lutho John was the official voice of Telkom South Africa.

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

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Wayne van Rooyen

September 14, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Wayne van Rooyen

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Wayne van Rooyen is a Naledi Award winning Actor. He studied drama at the University of the Witwatersrand and graduated in 2003 with a BA in Dramatic Art with Honours.

Since graduating, he has performed on stages both locally and internationally, and has appeared on several local television shows and appeared in the locally produced film 'Jozi.'

Some of his work in theatre includes 'Sophiatown,' 'The King of Laughter,' for which he won the Naledi for Best Supporting Actor, the world premiere of Athol Fugard's 'Victory,' and the Royal Shakespeare Company's South African collaboration of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest,' with the Baxter Theatre.

Wayne has a long list of television credits, and currently he is playing the role of "Stokkies" on "Scandal! Soap Opera" on ETV, weekday evenings.

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

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Meren Reddy

September 14, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Meren Reddy

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Meren Reddy is an award winning actor, writer and producer who has had local and international success in all these disciplines.

International work by Meren include acting roles in Clint Eastwood’s ‘Invictus’ and the TV Series ‘Homeland.'

Locally his most notable television acting credits include City Ses’la, Gazlam, Home Affairs, Beetroot, Fella’s TV and Scandal.

Local films include Darryl Roodt’s ‘Lullaby’, Leon Schuster’s ‘Mr Bones 2’ and John Barker’s ’13 Million Reasons’.

Meren holds an Honours Degree in Live Performance from AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance).

Meren has won several awards including 3 SAFTA’s (South African Film & Television Awards) for Best Writing in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 & 2015 and a SAFTA for Best Actor in Comedy Series in 2009.

In 2013 Meren was part of the team that broke the Guinness World Record for “The Fastest Film Ever Made”, “Shotgun Garfunkel”.

Meren’s responsibilities included script development, producing and acting.

The film broke the last standing record which was held by India, and came in at 10 days, 10 hours, and 30 Minutes from script to screen.

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

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Kaseran Pillay

September 14, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Kaseran Pillay

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Kaseran Pillay is a South African actor, MC, stand-up comedian, voice artist, director and writer best known as one of the regular cast members of the SABC3 travel series Going Nowhere Slowly, from 2005-2007.

He has appeared in numerous television shows including the SABC1 drama series Bay of Plenty (2007), The History of Bunny Chow from Uhuru Productions (2005-2007) and the M-Net drama Innocent Times, in 2008.

He was also a Durban field presenter for the e.tv entertainment show The Showbiz Report, from 2005-2006.

He has been performing stand-up comedy since 1997 and performs mainly at corporate functions. He is also an accomplished theatre actor, having performed in such shows as Snow White and Several Dwarfs, Hamlet, My Cousing Brother and Abbamaniacs.

In October 2008 he began playing the role of Ricky in the SABC2 comedy series On the Couch.

Kaseran has consistently worked on both television and film since 2005. On television he has appeared in My Perfect Family, High Rollers and Sober Companion, amongst others. In film, Kaseran has played roles in Shotgun Garfunkel (2013) and Kalushi: The story of Solomon Mahlangu (2017.)

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

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Nicky Rebelo – CPT

September 13, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Nicky Rebelo - CPT

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Nicky Rebelo is CAPE TOWN based.

Nicky still travels regularly to Johannesburg and is generally available for Johannesburg-based work including corporate, television and film work. ISDN voice link work is always an option.

Nicky Rebelo was born in Johannesburg and studied drama at Wits University. Nicky has acted in numerous local and international films and television productions. Films include Darryl Roodt’s Sarafina, Peakviewing’s The Little Unicorn, Bravo Two Zero directed by Tom Clegg, The Floating Outfit, Sweepers, Crime in Gabon and Hearts and Minds and Borderline. Television includes leading roles in the comedy series Louis Motors, The Big Time, The Hidden City and the sitcom series Madam and Eve

In the BBC Production of Rhodes he played the role of Solly Joel. Theatrical highlights include Mamet’s American Buffalo, Berkov’s West, (nominated for best supporting actor), Kushner’s Angels in America and Frayn’s Copenhagen. In 1990 he won the Dalro Best Actor Award for his performance in Hasek’s The Good Soldier Sjvek and in 1995 he was awarded the Vita comedy award for his performance in Paul Slabolepszy’s Heel Against the Head.

Recent television series in which he has appeared include Zero Tolerance, Justice for All, and the soap Scandal.

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

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Nina Hastie

September 13, 2017 By Owen Swanson

Nina Hastie

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Comedy is her flagship - but there is a fleet of expertise behind the pint-sized Nina Hastie. She’s an accomplished writer, voice artist, actor, and director.

Her most recent achievements include:

DStv Content Creator Awards Nominee for “Best Content Creator” (2022)
DStv Viewers Choice Awards Nominee for “Favourite Comedian” (2022)
A Netflix Original Stand-Up Comedy show “Only Jokes Allowed” (2021)
Lead in the MNet Original Drama Series “Inconceivable” (2020)

Hastie presented on the SAFTA nominated SABC3 talk show “Trending SA” (2016-2019)

She also has a SAFTA nomination for “Writing in TV Comedy” (2016)
A Comic’s Choice Award nomination for “Comic’s Pen” (2015)
Head comedy writer for NBC Universal’s “Celebrity Game Night” (2019 - 2022)

Nina has hosted a variety of award shows over the years:

Assegai Awards (2019 & 2020)
SATMA Awards (2019 & 2020)
JSE Awards (2019)
SA Hip Hop Awards (2016, 2017)

Hastie has recently finished up writing and directing the 1st DStv Content Creator Awards.

Her curiosity with the social anthropology of South Africa, coupled with her empathetic nature makes for a unique personality both on and off stage.

She’s a powerful individual with the courage of intentional public vulnerability - and is about as authentic as they come. What you see is what you get.

And what you get is a class act, with 20 years of experience under her belt.

She is comfortable in any room and on any stage. She’s performed for Presidents and CEO’s, in boardrooms and bars. If she had a dime for every person who told her that their granny loves her - she’d have lots of dimes.

The 39 year old Nina Hastie is a beloved and trusted public personality.

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

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