Matthews Rantsoma is one of the most talked-about actors on television right now. This is all thanks to his appearance on the e.tv program Scandal! The rising star is killing the role of Nhlamulo Maseko, and fans can’t wait to see him in action.
26 year old Matthews Rantsoma was born and raised in Tembisa
Rantsoma has performed and produced theatrical plays since he was in high school. He started theatrical acting in Grade 10 but only started going big later on in his life
Just like most actors nowadays, he has invested in his education. Rantsoma’s education includes The Market Theatre Laboratory (Certificate in Performance and Skills Theatre).
He has made theatrical plays from Ngale Kwendu, Errors SA, Ekasi Lam, One man show and Center of The Less Good Idea season 7.Rantsoma has also performed a piece called Hanni the Legacy, for which he had to conduct extensive research on Chris Hanni. Mzansi Magic’s Gomora also featured the budding star.
The upcoming actor recently joined Scandal!, where he plays the character of Nhlamulo Maseko, a young Forex trader.
Nhlamulo is a wealthy young man who is all about the soft life. The interesting character also knows the township like the back of his hand. On the other hand, is surrounded by baby mama drama.
For this role, Rantsoma had to learn a lot about township lingo. Luckily, for him he could seek help from theatre practitioners, teachers, writers and directors. He also referenced actors such as Themba Mkhoma and Jefferson Tshabalala.
His talent and passion has also not gone unnoticed. Nhlamulo was named the prestigious Naledi Award Winner of 2019
Rantsoma speaks 4 languages which are, Setswana, Sotho, Pedi and isiZulu
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.”