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Mpho Sebeng

March 23, 2023 By Owen Swanson

Mpho Sebeng

Mpho Sebeng was born in Soweto 1992 December the 1st . He is the eldest in the family of two. Mpho matriculated in the year 2011 at West Ridge High School, attaining 2 distinctions. He’s high school achievements include being the first to get full colours for drama at 17years old, he was also vice – captain of his high school rugby team, partook in soccer and also got full colours for athletics.

Mpho was MC of Mr & Mrs West Ridge during the years 2010 and 2011. Mpho was also part of the body council as well as MD of the RCL of the school

Mpho’s humble media beginnings ascended at the age of 12 when a family friend spotted him in a primary school play and encouraged him to pursue acting. Mpho’s first television debut was on “Justice for all” as well as “Zero Tolerance” which later went to win multiple awards

Mpho then joined manager Lisa Modisane at Legends Management who helped in moulding him and assisted with his career. Mpho further got roles on “Bay of plenty” a screenplay as Bongane, Khandakulu a short film , ETV’s “Scandal”, and most prominent being Winnie the story about the life of Winnie Mandela where he plays role of “Tsietsi” where he was in his prime, and it was here where he got to meet box office actors Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard.

Ring of lies was Mpho’s first major lead role on prime time television, his performance was one for the books as it went as far as earning him a nomination for the 2018 South African Film & Television awards for “Best Male Actor” in a telenovela. Mpho is now a household name in the South African Film and television industry, he is constantly looking for a challenge and is ready to swim with the big fish in Hollywood and solidify his place in the acting world.

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

Tshepo Matshaba

February 15, 2023 By Owen Swanson

Tshepo Matshaba

After studying Journalism at Rhodes University Tshepo’s professional journey began at Succeed Magazine writing entrepreneurial articles which led to his own column “Da Funki Generashun” in 1998. Tshepo’s writing caught the eye of John Hunt, head of renowned advertising agency TBWA Hunt Lascaris. John asked Tshepo to join the team and work on the MTN account as copywriter, producer and he managed to also voice a character in the MTN “Stix” radio campaign. This led to Tshepo’s first television voice over performance for an MTN TV commercial.

In 2004, after working heavily in advertising, Tshepo began leaning more towards recording voice overs. By 2006, Tshepo regularly booked voice work, radio and TV campaigns in English, Setswana, Sesotho and isiZulu. In 2008 Tshepo was approached by Mr Patrick Bogatsu, then Programme manager for the leading Durban based KZN regional radio station Gagasi FM to be the station’s imaging voice, a role he continued with for nine years.

Tshepo has voiced countless radio and TV commercials for top companies such as Vodacom, Total, SAB Breweries, Multichoice, Mzansi Magic, Old Mutual, DSTV, Nedbank, Mzansi Bioskop, Mzansi Wethu, Absaville, Multichoice Diski Challenge, Nedbank Cup, Kaya FM, MTN, Accenture, Cambridge Food, Anglo American and Telkom Mobile.

Tshepo has experience in writing, translating, voicing, and producing radio dramas, educational videos, e-learning, documentaries for all major industries including Mining, Financial Services, Automotive, Health, Entertainment, Retail, Government and more. Tshepo’s experience is wide and varied.

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

Tshepo Matshaba - English Conversational- OSM Talent

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Chilu Lemba

February 15, 2023 By Owen Swanson

Chilu Lemba

Chilu Lemba is a Zambian-born and South African–based radio and television presenter, voice over artist, author and musician. His voice is heard across the continent daily on ads ranging from branding commercials for washing detergents and cellphone networks, to promos for satellite television channels.

A graduate of the AAA School of Advertising, Chilu has over two decades experience in collaborating with media institutions, production companies and has been the voice of the Eyewitness News brand heard daily on Talk Radio 702 and Cape Talk, for the past ten years. He also voices thousands of communication ads annually for multiple brands.

In June 2019, Chilu released his memoir titled Finding My Voicedetailing his journey in the media industry.

Chilu won the award for Best TV Promo (2022) at the Voice Over Awards hosted by The Association of African Podcasters and Voice Artists. He was also awarded the Voice Arts Award in the Outstanding Commercial - TV or Streaming - Best African Voiceover (2022) category, hosted by The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences

Other achievements include the APVA Spotlight of the Year (2022) Legacy Recognition award for excellent work as an industry expert and key supporter of the African audio industry

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

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Paballo Koza

September 23, 2022 By Owen Swanson

Paballo Koza

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Paballo began acting at age 5, starring in numerous commercials. At age 11, he landed his first TV role on the SABC 2 drama series ‘Thola.’ He also starred in the short film ‘The Blanket’ and recorded voice overs for Cell C’s TV & radio ads. He proceeded to get a supporting role in the SAFTA winning soapie ‘Rhythm City’ at age 13 and starred in the Darrel Roodt, SATFA nominated, comedy film ‘Skorokoro’ the same year.

At age 14 he received an African Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Young Actor for his starring role in the theatrical drama film ‘Dora’s Peace.’ During the same year he also began acting on the SAFTA nominated Mzansi Magic telenovela ’The Queen’, to which he had a recurring role through the six consecutive seasons.

He starred in the ETV drama ‘Easy Money’ at the age of 15. Paballo then proceeded to act in the critically acclaimed Mzansi Magic drama series ‘Houskeepers’ the following year, to which he had a supporting role during the first two seasons and a starring role on the third season.

Paballo acted while simultaneously attending school, which showcased his passion for acting as well as diligence and good work ethic. He attended high school at The National School of The Arts, majoring in Dramatic Arts.

In 2020, he starred in the SAFTA nominated Netflix film ‘Riding with Sugar’ as well as a guest role on BET’s telenovela ‘Isono’ that same year.

After graduating high school with a bachelor’s pass and three distinctions in 2020, he took his studies further by studying filmmaking at The New York Film Academy.

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

Paballo Koza - English Conversational - OSM Talent

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Zam Nkosi

July 27, 2022 By Owen Swanson

Zam Nkosi

Zam Nkosi has worked in the entertainment industry as a TV presenter, Producer, Director, Production Company Owner and Voice Over Artist for almost 30 years.

Zam’s ability to turn over a variety of voice over delivery styles, his capacity to create unique and memorable voice over reads for any script and his solid reputation for working with creatives have resulted in advertising agencies, studios, copywriters and client’s, both locally and internationally, to always call on Zam’s incredible ability and talent.

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

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Nhlanhla Buthelezi

May 9, 2022 By Owen Swanson

Nhlanhla Buthelezi

Nhlanhla Buthelezi, otherwise affectionately referred to by his clan name, Shenge, is a language practitioner and polished communicator. His fluent usage of IsiZulu, Setswana, and English, to effectively convey diverse messages, has earned him appreciation from various sectors of society as a seasoned language enthusiast, writer, and voiceover artist.

He has been a sought after programme director and speaker at keynote community events, brand activations, schools, media launches, as well as corporate functions. His voiceover journey commenced in 2007, this, coupled with his work within the communication industry, has since established him as a fervent advocate and communicator with a deep love for Indigenous languages.

Buthelezi is a progressive rebel, passionate about people development, conflict resolution programmes, as well as key intervention strategies for youths and communities at risk. He advocates for the development of holistic socio-economic and cultural systems, as critical, and primary in the elevation of black impoverished communities from squalor. To this end, he works extensively with NGOs across the country, to create sustainable programmes of mentorship, to assist, equip, and train diverse members of society.

In his formative career, he established his footprint within the marketing and communications industry, as well as joint consultancy work within the private and public sector. He has done extensive work in brand strategy, advertising, as well as brand communications. He is also a published author.

He is married to Yondela MaDhlamini Buthelezi, together they are parents to Mlulamisi and Emihle Buthelezi. He resides with his family in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

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

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Nhlanhla Sehume

March 18, 2022 By Owen Swanson

Nhlanhla Sehume

Nhlanhla Sehume is a seasoned broadcaster based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He started off in the industry working in radio, at YFM as a news anchor in 2011.

Nhlanhla then moved to Kaya 95.9 from there and moved to Power 98.7, where he currently manages the assignments desk.

The 34-year-old is also the host of Newzroom Afrika's weekend Newsfeed programme and has also featured as a presenter on eNCA and Carte Blanche (Guest presenter).

He is also a professional voice over artist whose work spans from representing some of South Africa’s major banks, international investment firms and a leading car manufacturer.

Nhlanhla continues to work as a voice artist and has continued to grow and hone his craft.

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

Nhlanhla Sehume - English Conversational - OSM Talent

Nhlanhla Sehume - English Corporate - OSM Talent

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Jimmy Creates

March 10, 2022 By Owen Swanson

Jimmy Creates

Popularly known as Jimstone, his multi-talents have always been nurtured by his love of not only music but acting, literature and sound production. He's mostly as good as he is because of how much attention he paid to little details and imitating accents throughout films and theatrical videos he watched. This moulded him into a songwriter, musical producer and voice-over artist with hopes of doing more on-screen acting work in the near future.

George believes he has always spent more time trying to challenge himself instead of doing what's known as trendy or popular. This is how his first opportunity as a voice over artist came, working at energy FM (2016-2018) hosting a 9-12 am show called "The Subtle Invasion".

George was asked to fill in for a voice artist who couldn’t make it to the recording, which left the producers stunned at how well his first go at it went. This landed him more work for commercials both local and international.

After completing high school (Northern Academy 2009), he went on to get formally trained in IT networking at CTI, program management and sound engineering, but it seems most of the action he enjoys more is music and voice-acting.

His inspiration comes from the daily emotions and thoughts that he finds hard to express in any other way besides music or art, generally. Love, despair, happiness and every other feeling sparks the different sides his audience has come to experience in his versatile talents.

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

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Mark Elderkin

December 7, 2021 By Owen Swanson

Mark Elderkin

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Born and raised in Swaziland (Eswatini), Mark attended the prestigious Drakensberg Boys' Choir School and The National School of the Arts in Johannesburg.

Since graduating from UCT Drama School in 2003, Mark has worked in numerous productions for Theatre, Film and TV. After living in Cape Town for 20 years he is currently based in Eswatini.

Film and TV include: The Kings' Horseman, Reyka, Eve's Christmas, Black Sails, Warrior, Roosevelt, Moffie, Tali'sWedding Diary, The Dark Tower, Black Beauty, Saints and Strangers, Dark Tide, Madiba, Restless, The Book of Negroes, Skeem, Konfetti, Troy: Fall of a City, Death Race: Inferno, Goodbye Bafana.

Theatre includes: Twelfth Night, Macbeth, As you like it, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Maynardville Open Air) Shakespeare in Love ( The Fugard Theatre) CHAMP (Artscape, Fugard Theatre, Edinburgh Festival) The Frontiersmen ( Alexander Bar) Betesda (KKNK, Aardklop, Inniebos, State Theatre) SWAZI ( National Arts Festival) Blood Wedding (KKNK) Women beware Women (Little Theatre) Mud River (Kalk Bay Theatre) Bouncers (On Broadway) The Secret Love Life of Ophelia ( Baxter Theatre).

Awards: Fleur du Cap Award (Best Supporting Actor) Twelfth Night.

Kyk Net Fiesta Nomination (Beste Akteur) Betesda.

Fleur du Cap Award Nomination (Best Supporting Actor) Macbeth.

FNB Vita Award (Best Supporting Actor) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Fleur du Cap Award ( Most Promising Student)

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

Themba Behrens

July 22, 2021 By Owen Swanson

Themba Behrens

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Themba Robin – a South African Voice Artist, Actor, MC and Content Creator .

His comical undertone and infectious personality translates well across all mediums.

He has appeared in two Netflix Shows, a number of popular TV commercials and his voice can be heard on TV and Radio spots.

He will bring spark and wit to your project .

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

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