Phenius Bullets Announces His Latest Acting Role
Phenius Bullets Announces His Latest Acting Role. For quite sometime, he has been missing in action as Nyiko in Isitha. Phenius Bullets‘ fans will be happy to know that the man is back with a bang. He has just announced his latest acting role and we are here for it.
The talented actor, musician and entrepreneur has been cast to play Senzo, in a new SABC1 drama, Higher Grade. Senzo is a high school student, who, by the look of it, is always up to mischievous activities. His mother is the multi-award winning Thembsie Matu, better known for her role as Petronella in The Queen.
“New role alert ⚠️ 🗣
Meet Senzo and His Mom 🫶🇿🇦
#HigherGrade starting on the 7th of September on #SABC1,” he announced.
Phenius, also known as MaFashion started acting when he was in Grade Five. He participated in most extracurricular activities but fell deeply in love with acting. MaFashion made his first-ever appearance in a film titled Margarine. The film won the best international film award in 2022 at the IDLYWILD International Film Festival in California. At the awards he was nominated as the best child actor, best actor and best feature film.
MaFashion also played a role in Diepcity Season 2 as Osama. In the telenovela, he was a criminal, who did everything for his survival. His remarkable performance earned him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2023.
His biggest role by far is playing Nyiko on Isitha: The Enemy. The Siswati-speaking character is a tribute to Mpumalangans as he was taught the language when he moved to the province, as a youngster. MaFashion has also featured on various productions such as Nkalakatha: The Life of Mandoza, and feature films Mjolo the Pandemic and Kleva-ish.
