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Thando Myeni

Thando Myeni

Thando Myeni is a magnetic force in the new wave of African storytellers redefining the global entertainment landscape. A bold and vibrant performer with an innate flair for storytelling, Thando’s artistic journey began in the school halls of Johannesburg South, where he first discovered the transformative power of performance. Fuelled by a deep passion for narrative and human connection, he has since committed himself to the craft of acting with relentless dedication and vision.

In 2018, Thando took a decisive step in refining his talent by enrolling in the prestigious BA in Dramatic Arts program at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), one of South Africa’s leading institutions for performance studies. There, he immersed himself in classical and contemporary acting methods, theatre history, and performance theory—gaining a strong technical foundation and developing a sharp artistic instinct.

His pursuit of excellence led him to the Indigo View Advanced Actors Programme in 2021, where he trained under some of the country’s most respected industry professionals. During this intensive programme, Thando explored the complexities of Shakespearean performance, honed his on-camera technique, and mastered the subtleties of voice, movement, and scene study. This rigorous training cultivated a performer capable of shifting effortlessly between stage and screen, drama and genre, vulnerability and power.

Thando’s unique voice—both literally and artistically—has already begun to resonate on international platforms. He was cast in Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Disney+’s groundbreaking African animated sci-fi anthology, where his voice brought depth and dimension to a visionary story. He also appeared in the critically acclaimed Netflix South African series Justice Served, and took on a notable role in the indie feature film Loved Out, further showcasing his range and emotional intelligence on screen.

Whether performing in front of the camera, behind a microphone, or on the stage, Thando embodies a rare blend of charisma, discipline, and authenticity. His presence is at once grounded and electric—able to captivate, challenge, and move audiences across continents.

Driven by a desire to tell stories that matter, Thando Myeni is not just a performer—he is a conduit for culture, identity, and transformation. With every role, he reaffirms his place among the next generation of globally relevant African voices ready to reshape the narrative and expand the reach of African artistry on the world stage.

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

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Nambitha Ben-Mazwi

Nambitha Ben-Mazwi

Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, also known as “Lady Nam,” is an award-winning actress, entrepreneur, style icon, and global activist. A University of Cape Town graduate with an Honours degree in Business Science, she was recognized as one of the top 5 entrepreneurs in South Africa by Accenture Group in 2019.

As the founder of the women’s empowerment movement #SheSpeaksByLadyNam, Lady Nam has used her platform to inspire and uplift women worldwide. She has built a successful media company, NambithaBM Media, and made history as the first South African with six Netflix International credits. Her standout roles include Netflix’s “Savage Beauty,” Showmax’s “Empini,” “Happiness Ever After,” the Emmy-winning “Black Mirror,” and Showtime’s “King Shaka.” In 2024, she won “Best Actress” at the Global NFTSA Awards for her performances in Savage Beauty and Empini.

In addition to acting, Lady Nam is a Global Citizen Ambassador, UN Equal Education Ambassador, and Brand SA Ambassador. She was named one of the 20 Black women shaping global entertainment by Leading Ladies Africa in 2024, alongside industry icons like Issa Rae and Lupita Nyong’o. She also had the honor of being chosen by Beyoncé for Black Is King, where she advocates for “dark skin magic” and the empowerment of marginalized women.

Her accolades include Glamour Woman of the Year (2016), Woman of Wonder (2020), Actress of the Year (2022), and a Global Visionary Award (2023). Recently, she was honored as an Industry ICON by Don Julio 1942 at the 2024 Academy Oscars Night.

Lady Nam’s influence extends beyond entertainment; she is a prominent brand ambassador and hosted the 2023 Moët & Chandon Champagne Day in Epernay. She continues to make waves with her international hosting role at the 2024 Essence Film Festival, further cementing her status as a global powerhouse in entertainment and activism.

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

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Rendani Mathikhi

Rendani Mathikhi

With over a decade of experience in the voice-over industry, Rendani is a dynamic and versatile voice artist passionate about bringing scripts to life. Her journey began in campus radio, where she honed her skills and discovered the power of voice in storytelling and brand communication.

Since then, she has lent her voice to major brands, including YouTube Premium, Absa, and Bic, among others. Her ability to adapt to different tones, styles, and emotions makes her a sought-after talent for commercials, corporate narrations, e-learning, and more.

Beyond just delivering lines, Rendani believes in the impact of meaningful voice work—connecting with audiences, evoking emotion, and elevating brands. Whether it's an engaging commercial or an inspiring narration, she brings professionalism, warmth, and authenticity to every project.

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

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Nthati Moshesh

Nthati Moshesh is a multi-award winning South African actress with a career spanning over 30 years across film, television, and theatre. Born and raised in Katlehong (Ekurhuleni), she developed a passion for drama from an early age. She studied Drama as a matric subject at St. Andrew’s School for Girls in Bedfordview before furthering her studies at Natal Technikon (now Durban University of Technology), where she graduated with a National Diploma in Performing Arts in 1990.

Her early film career was marked by her first feature film role in Kini and Adams, which was nominated for a Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. She later starred in The Long Run, produced by Anant Singh, and played prominent roles in Kin alongside Miranda Otto and Isaiah Washington, Beat The Drum, Round Trip, and Cape of Good Hope. More recently, she has appeared in A Safari Romance, The Fragile King, and Ayanda (and the Mechanic), earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the African Movie Academy Awards and the SAFTAs.

Nthati has had a prolific television career, with starring roles in major South African and international productions. Nthati made her television debut on South Africa’s first soap, Egoli playing the role of Lerato. She won her first award in 2004, a Canadian Gemini Award (equivalent to an Emmy) for her role as Odette in Human Cargo and has received multiple SAFTA nominations and wins, including Best Actress for Thola, Saints and Sinners, and Isono. Her notable TV roles include Scandal!, Home Affairs, Lockdown, Housekeepers, Ring of Lies II, Saints & Sinners and most recently taking home the Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama at the SAFTAs for her portrayal of Grace Bhengu in Netflix’s Savage Beauty.

Nthati’s work has enabled her to indulge her love for travelling. She has acted in London, Zimbabwe and Israel and attended festivals in France and Spain.

Nthati has also ventured into the content creator realm and has worked with various beauty care brands. Looking into the future she plans to expand on her social media platforms and work with various brands on campaigns.

Beyond acting, Nthati is passionate about philanthropy and is a dedicated advocate for the arts, she has served as an executive member of PAWE (Performing Arts Workers Equity) and was a board member of the National Children’s Theatre. With her extensive industry experience, Nthati continues to be a trailblazer in South African entertainment, inspiring new generations of performers while delivering compelling performances on screen and stage.

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

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Rob Vega

Rob Vega

Rob Vega is an award-winning voice actor with more than two decades and three countries' experience to his credit. He offers his clientele a truly international sound in a range of styles.

Having travelled and lived in many parts of the world, Rob has an expansive and unusual vocal range of accents and impersonations from a variety of countries and cultures.

Rob is pretty easy-going, which makes him a director’s dream. He’s a one-take wonder with fast turnaround time in the studio and he brings a confident approach to every project.

Remote work isn’t a problem either. Rob is able to link-up with studios and directors across the world via his Source Connect enabled studio.

He records for clients from all over the world, including Comedy Central Africa and the Middle East, sports networks, retail chains, animation projects, TV promo studios, commercial outlets, auto companies and he performs a host of impersonations ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Nelson Mandela.

Rob’s dulcet tones can be heard on tv, radio, corporate presentations, online and a variety of other media. A masterful impressionist, Rob is able to unnervingly inhabit many famous personalities, but his bread and butter comes from his neutral baritone delivery.

Please get in touch with us if you’re looking for ANY accent or any impressions- we will most probably have what you’re looking for and can send you a demo as fast as you can request it!

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

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Thato Dithebe

Thato Dithebe

Thato Dithebe is a South African actor best known for his role as Neo in the e.tv soapie House of Zwide. Hailing from Krugersdorp in Gauteng, he attended Maragon Private School before furthering his studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, in 2019.

He made his professional screen debut in 2016 when he was cast as a presenter on SABC1's youth block YoTV, in the shows YoTV Land and YoTV Live. In 2020 he began hosting the Channel O lifestyle show GenZ, as President Thato.

Thato made his acting debut in a cameo role on the SABC2 sitcom Gauteng Maboneng in an episode that aired on 29 January,2017 (Season 3, Episode 12). He next had a guest starring role in an episode of the BET sitcom Black Tax which aired on 25 February, 2020 (Season 1, Episode 7). A guest starring role in the 1Magic drama series Unmarried followed, in Season 3, Episode 7 (which aired on 20 May, 2022).

The role of Neo in House of Zwide came next. Originally credited in a first season episode as "Alex's Team Member" (Season 1, Episode 251), he began recurring from Season 2 onwards. In the show his character is a charismatic, confident charmer who takes a strong interest in Ona (Nefisa Mkhabela), despite the fact that she has a longtime boyfriend, Soka (Linda Nxumalo).

In the same year he had a guest starring role in an episode of the Mzansi Magic soapie The Queen (Season 7, Episode 37), which aired on 13 September, 2022.

Thato landed his first starring role in television when he was cast as Tshepang, an Amapiano star who leave home to find his fame and fortune, in the Mzansi Magic drama series Kokota and later joined One Magic’s telenovela “Champions”.

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

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Chris Fisher – CPT

Chris Fisher - CPT

Born in 1986, Chris has always had a love for imaginative play and immersive storytelling. After 4 years at the Rhodes University drama department, he moved back to Cape Town in 2010 to pursue a career in performance. He has since been stretching his repertoire across many fields including film, television, theatre, voice and ‘street performance’.

On screen credits include ‘Blue Crush 2’, ‘Saints and Strangers’, ‘Black Sails’, ‘Raised by Wolves’, ‘Deep State’, ‘Endangered Species’, ‘Monster Island’, ‘Tali’s Wedding Diaries’, ‘House of David’, ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ and ‘The Morning After’ among many others..

Theatre credits include ‘Charlotte’s Web’, ‘Shakespeare the Sadist’, ‘Bent’, ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Hamlet Machine’, ‘Stilted’, ‘Heathcliffe Goes Home’, 'Experiment with an Airpump’ among others.

He has endeavoured to expand his range far and wide, while maintaining a solid grounding in expressive play - which he uses to inspire a love for keeping our childlike sense of play alive and well in the world. He has most recently immersed himself in the facilitation of joy sharing sessions through The Up Org.

Chris is impassioned by the notion of celebrating our gifts as human beings and the inherent interconnectedness of our universe to create WIN WIN WINS: for ourselves, for those around us and for this beautiful planet we all have the privilege of inhabiting.

Chris currently lives in Nature’s Valley on the Garden Route, South Africa with his life partner and 2 children.

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

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Catherine Grenfell

Catherine Grenfell

Catherine’s career began at 5FM (A South African National Radio Station) where she then worked 15 and a half years, as an executive producer / traffic presenter and live music presenter. She worked on award winning breakfast and afternoon drive shows, as well as having her own show, Live 5, where she showcased the best in South African and International bands and musicians, comedians and DJ’s.

Catherine was also a lecturer at Boston Media House for 5 years, where she taught Radio Theory. Teaching has become a huge passion in Catherine’s life and it is very important that she shares her knowledge and helps pave the way for new talent.

Catherine started as Head Producer at Audio Militia in 2018 (An all-encompassing Music Agency) and was promoted to Executive Producer in 2021 and has found her happy place with this amazing team.

Her love of great music, both South African and international, has given her the opportunity to travel to different music festivals around South Africa and the World. Catherine has extended her love of music to DJ’ing and plays a wide variety of genres from Rock, Deep House, Electro House, Pop, Kwaito and Amapiano. Catherine has MC’d many festivals and corporate events, including the SAMA’s, Oppikoppi, Mieliepop. Rocking The Daisies, Synergy, Lush Festival as well as School graduations and the IAB 2018 Digital Summit.

Catherine was a judge for The South African Music Awards for past 12 years, and has also been a Loeries & Ciclope Africa Awards judge.

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

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Dineo Nchabeleng

Dineo Nchabeleng

Dineo Nchabeleng was born in Pretoria and spent most of her childhood in the Eastrand, where she completed her nursery and primary schooling. She later completed her high schooling at the National School of Arts, majoring in classical music. Her career began at the young age of 7, making her among the few budding child stars in SA at the time.

Dineo Nchabeleng kick started her career with international feature films My Brother The Egg & Beat The Drum (won over 20 international film awards). She then went on to presenting on Sabc 1’s yo.tv : Blue Couch and Sabc 2’s School Tv.

After a few years of working her way up, she made it onto South Africa’s biggest soapie (at the time) Generations. Dineo Nchabeleng quickly became a ‘house hold favorite’ and after 4 years on the soapie she ventured onto new things. End Game (sabc 1 political thriller series), Dream World S2 (SABC 1 rom com), Thandeka’s Diary (SABC 1 comedy), Family Secrets (SABC 1 drama) and Soul City are amongst the shows she later went on to be a part of on the SABC show roll.

From budding child star to lead role on award winning Ring Of Lies (Mzansi Magic telenovela S1 & S2) and #FeesMustFall activist character on another award winning show Lockdown (Mzansi Magic series S3). The Magic In Motion academy produced a popular movie called ‘Sofa Silahlane’ where Dineo Nchabeleng and fellow ‘Ring of Lies’ co-star Bohang Moeko, tell a tragic love story with the pair as leads and veteran actors like Seputla Sebogodi amongst them.

She also played a character on Etv’s Gold Diggers (S2) alongside the likes of Owen Sejake and Clementine Mosimane.

Dineo Nchabeleng has had a consistent career in prime time television and continues to entertain viewers all while being a mother to her daughter. She is currently 31 years old and recently featured on EVOD SA original action feature film ‘Whatever It Takes’ as lead, which has won a SAFTA 2023 in the category: Best Made For TV Movie. She was also recently featured in two Mzansi Original Movies: Mjolo Ke Pandemic and UmshadoWethu. Behind the camera, Dineo is a creative and working to make a name in the production side of the industry.

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

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Emmanuel Castis

Emmanuel Castis

Emmanuel Castis is a seasoned professional in the entertainment  industry. Emmanuel has performed across the globe in various productions and across various mediums.

Emmanuel is a SAFTA AWARD Winning actor, who became a household name playing Steve Stethakis on the popular Soap opera Isidingo.

Since then he has performed in various television shows and films, in South Africa, The United States, the UK and Norway, a few of which were on Etv’s Scandal and Broken Vows, SABC’s Erfsondes and 7de Laan, ABC’s General Hospital and NBC’s Days of Our Lives,  HBO Cinemax’s Warrior and  MNET’s Trackers.

Emmanuel has also performed in the global touring company of the Broadway hit, Jersey Boys. He was part of the developmental cast of the Broadway Musical Mandela, which has just done a season off the West End in London. He is currenlty playing Sam Carmichael, in the hit Musical Mamma Mia.

He is also a singer- songwriter, having released an Album, South of Nowhere.  He has performed at events across the  globe with his  band Dalliance, and as a guest artist in the US band, Vanity Fair.

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

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