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Thapelo Mokoena

Thapelo Mokoena

Actor · Born October 21, 1982 (44) · Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thapelo Mokoena was born on 21 October 1982 in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is an actor and producer, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Trackers (2019) and Nothing for Mahala (2013).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 21, 1982 (44)
From
Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 30% in 30 days

What are Thapelo Mokoena's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
4
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Thapelo Mokoena's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Thapelo Mokoena's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pimville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 75 episodes · as Kenneth Tumagole

  • Bad Influencer(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Themba

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
  • Skeleton Coast(2024)

    as Lerato

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • A Royal Christmas Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mandla Amitu

  • Fatal Seduction(2023)

    Show 35 episodes · as Leonard Mahlati

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
  • Pulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor's Assistant · as Errol

  • A Royal Surprise(2022)

    as Mandla Amitu

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Angeliena(2021)

    as Dr. Alasa

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Kings of Jo'burg(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Victor Gaxa

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Blood & Water(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Anthony Gabisa

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
  • Trackers(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Quinn Makebe

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Dominee Tienie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Mrs Right Guy(2016)

    as Dumile

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Between Friends: Ithala(2014)

    as Nkanyiso

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013)

    as Elias Motsoaledi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Nothing for Mahala(2013)

    as Axe Gumede

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • High Rollers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 157 episodes · as Jakes Xaba

  • Mad Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as (Voice)

  • Riding with Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Terrence

  • Fear Factor South Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 15 episodes · as Host

  • Wild at Heart(2006)

    Show as Fatani

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • Boyz Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 21: 20 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew1 of 21: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Thapelo Mokoena's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 13 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Thapelo Mokoena work with?

People who share at least 2 of Thapelo Mokoena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zuko Nodada shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers