Real life facts about Nhlamulo from Scandal!
Mathews Rantsoma is an upcoming actor who is captivating Scandal! fans by his character Nhlamulo. It is his Kasi Shakespeare vibes that have Mzansi talking and from the looks of things he is here to stay. As he is automatically a fan favourite, here are real life facts about Nhlamulo from Scandal!
Profile Summary
Full Name: Mathews Rantsoma
Birth Placed: To be updated
Age: 25
Education: The Market Theatre Laboratory (Certificate in Performance and Skills Theatre)
Net Worth: $200 000
Nhlamulo is into theatre
The actor is not new to the industry as he has made features in theatre plays as follows:
- Ngale Kwendlu
- Errors SA Comedy
- The Little Prince
- Encountering the Other
- Inqoko
- HANI
- Love of the Nightingale
- Lampedusa
- Bapa(lead)
- Wall and pillows(lead)
- Ekasi lam
- One man show (lead)
- Centre for the less good idea season 7
Mathews has also made TV features in a Mzansi Magic show and an advertisement for KFC. His unmatched dexterities have seen him bagging a Naledi Award in 2019.
Role on Scandal!
Playing Nhlamulo Maseko, a forex trader with baby mama drama, he makes Lindiwe fall for him using his Kasi lingo and money. Speaking on his role, Mathews has this to say:
“Nhlamulo Maseko is a forex trader, he’s intelligent, has a lot of love and care and he’s kind. He is also a wealthy young man who knows the kasi like the back of his hand. He’s very interesting. I personally think there are so many misunderstandings around forex and a lot of misinformation regarding what it really means.
“Then again, these are all the rumours, they might just be true. But because it’s a misunderstood industry, I think its potential might be… what we can never see it to be, whether good or bad.”
Real life facts about Nhlamulo from Scandal!
Mathews is so focused that he has to learn the Kasi lingo just to ace his role. “I had to learn a lot about ‘’scamtho’ (also known as township talk), about where it comes from. Luckily, I could seek help from theatre practitioners, teachers, writers and directors, I also referenced actors such as Themba Mkhoma and Jefferson Tshabalala, who helped me understand the history behind this beautiful kasi language.”