Montloana Warren Masemola born 18 May 1983 is a South African actor popularly known for portraying Lentswe Mokethi on the soap opera Scandal!.
Life and career
Early life and education
Montloana Warren Masemola born May 18, 1983 in Garankuwa, Gauteng. Masemola relocated to Soshanguve, where he was raised. He completed his matric in 2000 at Tshwane Christian School, then headed to Newton,Johannesburg, for dancing. He was enrolled at Moving into Dance, an art school, where he studied for a year before studying drama at the Market Theatre Laboratory, graduating in 2004 after 2 years of study.
2008:Acting career beginnings
In 2008, Masemola joined the e.tv soap opera Scandal!, where he played Lentswe Mokethi, an art director. He then starred as Thokozani “Thoko” Chanel on the SABC 1 sitcom Ses’Top La. In 2010, he played the role of Tizozo on SABC 1’s Intersexions, a drama series. He has also starred in other popular TV shows such as 90 Plein Street, The Republic, Ayeye, Heist, Ring of Lies, Saints and Sinners, The River, Tjovitjo, Vaya, and Single Galz & Single Guyz.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Golden Horn Award | Best Supporting Actor | TV Comedy | Won | |
| 2017 | Africa Movie Academy Award | Best Actor | Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| Golden Horn Award | Best Supporting Actor | TV Soap | Nominated | ||
| TV Drama Series | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Feature Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | TV Drama | Won | |||
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Telenovela | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | MVCA | Favourite Actor | Won |