Mpho Molepo is a 45-year-old South African actor best known for playing the role of Fats in e.tv former soapie Rhythm City. He also appeared in other television serials including Yizo Yizo, Zone 14 and iKhaya. In 2021 he landed landed two roles including being casted as Thami in DiepCity and as Jazzy T in Skeem Saam.
Early life of Mpho Molepo
Mpho Molepo was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province in South Africa on May 15 in 1979. He is the son of Arthur Molepo, a veteran actor best known for playing Busang, the black sheep of the family, in the SABC1 soap opera Generations. Growing up in Gauteng, Mpho looked up to his father who would take him to theatres where he was performing. The first time Mpho went to theatre he was 3 years old and he would go there almost everyday after school.
“I was 3 when I first went to theatre. I think I am into theatre because my father took me there at a very young age, I remember seeing him on stage koMarket Theatre, I think it was a show called “Kecheneng” and he was acting as a maid, when I got home i remember asking him that I saw him on stage wearing a skirt (he said this in Sotho and he sounded very cute),” said Mpho. [ ¹]
Education of Mpho Molepo
So, after finishing his matric he went straight into acting. Mpho also enrolled for music classes at East Side after finishing his high school studies. He empowered himself with formal training in theatre performances by enrolling and studying at Market Theatre Laboratory.
Acting career of Mpho Molepo
Mpho’s acting career started in theatre where he portrayed characters on stage doing live performance. He made his acting debut by firstly joining an acting agency in 1998 which helped him to get acting roles. After joining acting and gained experience in acting, he started his own company called M Projects about theatre acting where he worked with his father Arthur Molepo.
He also joined television dramas and performed in quite a number of television serials and films ♥️