Thapelo Sebogodi is a 34-year-old South African actor best known for portraying Khabzela on Mzansi Magic drama series The River.
Biography Facts
Full name: Thapelo Sebogodi
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1988 (age- 34)
Place of birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng Province
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actor
TV shows: The River, Lithapo
Where and when was Thapelo Sebogodi born?
Thapelo Sebogodi was born in 1988 in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province in South Africa. He is the eldest son of the veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi. His siblings are; Kgothatso, Sebogodi his little brother and only girl Thabang. Thapelo was raised in Johannesburg but later moved to Cape Town to pursue a career in acting. He returned to Johannesburg after accomplish his Cape Town mission.
Thapelo suffered as a child with his father’s fame, especially after Seputla rose to recognition thanks to his main role in the popular comedy show Suburban Bliss. He spent most of his childhood watching his father in theatre and he never thought or dream of becoming an actor by that time.
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“After school I’d have to wait for my dad at the theatre or go with him on set,” Thapelo recalls. “All my school holidays were spent on the set of a movie or in theatre. I hated being there.” [1]
Where did Thapelo Sebogodi obtain his education?
He attended his high school and other basic education schools in Johannesburg. Upon completing his matric, Thapelo Tshwane University of Technology to Study drama.
Acting career of Thapelo Sebogodi
After finish his studies at TUT, Thapelo started to audition for television roles. During these auditions he never used his father’s reputation to land roles. In 2012 Thapelo made his television debut on SABC1’s reality series Life’s a Stage. After that he appeared on several dramas and television serials before working with his father. [2]
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The two worked together and shared the stage in Flak My Son, which played at the State Theatre in Pretoria. He featured on SABC1 reality series Life’s a Stage, which documents the cast of the play Trapped as they go to the Grahamstown and Saltzburg theatre festivals. He became very prominent after appearing on Mzansi Magic drama The River as Khabzela from season 1 to season 5.
Television serials
TV Shows- Seasons- Characters
Donkerland – Season 1 – Bongani
Greed & Desire – Season 1 – Young Bonngoe
Life’s a Stage – Season 1 – Himself
Lithapo – Season 1 – Young Senzo
Ngempela – Season 1 – Sipho
Strike Back – Season 2 – Raage
The River – Season 1 to 5 – as Khabzela
Which films did Thapelo appeared on?
In 2010 Thapelo was casted on a film and television series called Strike Back. Then in 2013 he appeared on Our Girl, a drama about the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army. After that the following year he appeared on a television series called Outlander about an English combat nurse from 1945 is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743.
Personal life of Thapelo Sebogodi
Thapelo is the first born son of the veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi aka Kenneth Mashaba. His father wanted him to become a pilot because he had great matric results but Thapelo chose acting. His father had no choice but to support him.
