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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Born in Tshwane on 23 October 1970. He is married to actress and fashion designed [[Shoki Sebotsane]].  
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Born in Tshwane on 23 October 1970. He is married to actress and fashion designer [[Shoki Sebotsane]].  
  
 
=== Youth ===
 
=== Youth ===
  
 
=== Training ===
 
=== Training ===
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Sebotsane holds a National Diploma in Speech and Drama from the [[University of Pretoria]].
  
 
=== Career ===
 
=== Career ===
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=== Theatre ===
 
=== Theatre ===
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Stage productions include: ''[[Blues for an Alabama Sky]]'' ([[Market Theatre]] 1997), ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]'' ([[Janice Honeyman]], 199*); ''[[Big Dada]]'' ([[Brett Bailey]], 2001);
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''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (the Africanised version set in Soweto, 2002); ''[[Happy Natives]]'' (with [[Greig Coetzee]], 2003); ''[[Cold Stone Jug]]'', ([[Barney Simon]] adaptation, 2004); ''[[MacBeki - A Farce to the Reckoned With]]'', ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 2009); ''[[Little Foot]]'' ([[Malcolm Purkey]], 2012); ''[[The Amen Corner]]''; ''[[Scribble]]''; ''[[Guga Mzimba!]]''; ''[[Sophiatown]]'';
  
''[[Big Dada]]'' ([[Brett Bailey]], 2001), ''[[Cold Stone Jug]]'' (2004)* ''[[MacBeki]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 2009) *.
 
 
=== Television ===
 
=== Television ===
Roles in television series include: Progress in ''[[Van der Walt's Fault]]'' ([[M-Net]], 2008);  
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Roles in television series include: Progress in: Philane in ''[[Stokvel]]'' ([[SABC2]], 2006); Jacob in ''[[One Way]]'' ([[SABC3]], 2006); A role in [[Afrikaans]] in ''[[Andries Plak]]'' ([[SABC2]], 2007); ''[[Van der Walt's Fault]]'' ([[M-Net]], 2008); George Motha in ''[[90 Plein Street]]'' (''[[SABC2]]'', 2011); Bhekumuzinsizwe "The General" Letswalo in ''[[Home Sweet Home]]'' (''[[SABC2]]'', 2011);
  
Jacob in ''[[One Way]]'' ([[SABC3]], 2006).
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Other television series he has acted in include: ''[[Erfsondes]]''; ''[[The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency]]''; ''[[CI5: The New Professionals]]''; ''[[Isidingo]]''; ''[[Backstage]]''; ''[[Scoop Schoombie]]''; ''[[SOS]]''; ''[[Madam and Eve]]''; ''[[Hidden City]]''; ''[[Egoli: Place of Gold]]''; ''[[Safe as Hauser's]]''.
 
 
 
 
 
 
n actor best known for his starring role as Philane, a sensitive rugby player, in the SABC2 sitcom Stokvel, from 2006-2012.
 
 
 
He also starred as Bhekumuzinsizwe "The General" Letswalo, an incompetent security guard stuck in the struggle years, in the SABC2 sitcom Home Sweet Home, in 2011.
 
 
 
He joined the cast of the SABC2 parliamentary drama series 90 Plein Street in 2011, in the starring role of George Motha.
 
 
 
He also had a two-episode recurring role as in the SABC3 drama series One Way, in 2006. In 2007 Sebotsane starred in the SABC2 Afrikaans dramedy Andries Plak, which premiered in April.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other television series he has acted in include Erfsondes, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, CI5: The New Professionals, Isidingo, Backstage, Scoop Schoombie, SOS, Madam and Eve, Hidden City, Egoli and Safe as Hauser's.
 
  
 
=== Film ===
 
=== Film ===
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
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See entries on various productions for sources.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 11:15, 9 December 2019

Sello Sebotsane (1970- ) is a South African stage, television and film actor, best known for his starring role as the sensitive rugby player, Philane, in the SABC2 sitcom Stokvel, from 2006-2012.

Biography

Born in Tshwane on 23 October 1970. He is married to actress and fashion designer Shoki Sebotsane.

Youth

Training

Sebotsane holds a National Diploma in Speech and Drama from the University of Pretoria.

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Theatre

Stage productions include: Blues for an Alabama Sky (Market Theatre 1997), The Sleeping Beauty (Janice Honeyman, 199*); Big Dada (Brett Bailey, 2001); A Streetcar Named Desire (the Africanised version set in Soweto, 2002); Happy Natives (with Greig Coetzee, 2003); Cold Stone Jug, (Barney Simon adaptation, 2004); MacBeki - A Farce to the Reckoned With, (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 2009); Little Foot (Malcolm Purkey, 2012); The Amen Corner; Scribble; Guga Mzimba!; Sophiatown;

Television

Roles in television series include: Progress in: Philane in Stokvel (SABC2, 2006); Jacob in One Way (SABC3, 2006); A role in Afrikaans in Andries Plak (SABC2, 2007); Van der Walt's Fault (M-Net, 2008); George Motha in 90 Plein Street (SABC2, 2011); Bhekumuzinsizwe "The General" Letswalo in Home Sweet Home (SABC2, 2011);

Other television series he has acted in include: Erfsondes; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; CI5: The New Professionals; Isidingo; Backstage; Scoop Schoombie; SOS; Madam and Eve; Hidden City; Egoli: Place of Gold; Safe as Hauser's.

Film

Roles in feature films include: Jim Makokela in Jock: A True Tale of Friendship (1994); The Hijacker in Panic Mechanic (1996); Bazoo in Ernest Goes to Africa (1997); Thaba in Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015);

Awards, etc

Sources

See entries on various productions for sources.

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