10 Interesting Facts About Scandal!’s Matthews Rantsoma (Nhlamulo Maseko)

10 Interesting Facts About Scandal!’s Matthews Rantsoma (Nhlamulo Maseko). Matthews Rantsoma is one of the most talked about actors on TV at the moment. This is all thanks to the role he is playing on e.tv drama Scandal! The upcoming star is murdering the role of Nhlamulo Maseko and everyday fans always look forward to see him in action.

1. 26 year old Matthews Rantsoma was born and raised in Tembisa.

2. 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.

3. 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).

4. He has made theatrical plays from Ngale Kwendu, Errors SA, Ekasi Lam, One man show and Center of The Less Good Idea season 7.

5. Rantsoma has also performed a play called Hanni the Legacy of which he had to research quite a lot about Chris Hanni for the play. The rising star has also appeared on Mzansi Magic’s Gomora.

6. The upcoming actor recently joined Scandal!, where he plays the character of Nhlamulo Maseko, a young Forex trader.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. His talent and passion has also not gone unnoticed. Nhlamulo was named the prestigious Naledi Award Winner of 2019.

10. Rantsoma speaks 4 languages which are, Setswana, Sotho, Pedi and isiZulu.