In Pictures, Gomora actor Ntokozo ‘Ntobeko Sishi’s actual age gets Mzansi talking.
Ntobeko Sishi, whose birth name is Ntobeko Senzesihle Sishi, is a South African actor and songwriter famous for playing the role of Ntokozo on Mzansi Magic telenovela Gomora. On Gomora, the Ntokozo role is son to Gomora High School headmaster Melusi Dlamini and Gladys, a highly respected social worker. Ntokozo spends much of his life trying to impress his over expecting father and seeking attention from his ever-busy mother.
His struggles to find parents recognition drove Ntokozo over the edge; he met Zanele, a Gomora High School former student and changed his life forever. Zanele introduced Ntokozo into the car hijacking criminal syndicate and their first night on the job resulted in Mbongeni Ndaba’s death.
Though he was bright in school, Ntokozo was recruited in Don’s crew, a gangster and his father’s former friend who was baying for revenge.
Gomora actor Ntokozo’s age gets Mzansi talking
Ntobeko joined the Gomora cast on invitation after show producers were impressed by his audition for a different project. He plays the role of a seventeen-year-old high school-going teenager who is mostly in his Gomora High School uniform. Though he plays a teenage character on Gomora, Ntobeko Sishi was born in 1998 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal; hence his actual age is twenty-four years old.
Ntobeko’s real-life age hogged the headlines when socialite and dancer Zodwa Wabantu says she has a crush on him. In a bid to court his attention, Zodwa, who is famous for dating young boys, uploaded Ntokozo’s picture on Instagram and revealed that he makes her feel young again.
Despite being fans favourite, Ntokozo doesn’t have formal drama and film training. He graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Adding to his finance degree, he studied for a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies (UCT).
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