Lemogang Tsipa

Actor and former musician Lemogang Tsipa was born on May 06, 1991, in Empangeni, South Africa, and is legally recognized as ‘Lemogang Peter Phetolo Tsipa’ or more commonly referred to as ‘Lemo’. While in his last year at Grantleigh, he was caught between his many passions, he wanted to further his studies but was still undecided between studding music, property development or acting. Instead of going straight to university, the young lad took a gap year to explore the country and hopefully discover what it was he wanted to do—the following year, in 2010, he enrolled at AFDA, The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance, with the sole intent of perusing acting.

He graduated in the class of 2012 with his B.An in Live Performance. In 2013, Lemogang was a film graduate facing the issue that most people in the creative industry face: he was qualified and unemployed with the world at his fingertips. Circumstances and his desire to be independent led him to hold down several jobs to survive in Cape Town, and he began attempting to break into the film industry. He didn’t have to wait long because this same year, he was booked for his first international feature film, Alien Outpost, where he would play an American soldier in this futuristic action film. Shortly after his first shoot, he decided to take the risk of pursuing his career full-time, and by the grace of God, he has never had to look back.

Lemogang Tsipa, a character actor, is on the rise of his career. Lemogang Tsipa made his film debut in the local film Felix (2013) and his local television debut in Forced Love (2012-2016). His first significant international supporting role was in the British thriller Eye in the Sky (2015), where he played the role of Matt Laver the Mission Intel Coordinator. In the same year, he also landed another international supporting role alongside Sir Kenneth Branagh in Wallander (2015), in which he delivered a memorable and touching performance.

His body of work consists of Alien Outpost (2014), Homeland (2014), Traffic (2014), The Golden Rule (2014), Cape Town (2015), The Book of Negroes (2015), Lazy Suzan (2015),  Jamillah and Aladdin (2015), Black Sails (2016),  Jab (2016),  Roots (2016), Oasis (2017), Amandla (2017), The Number (2017) and The Dark Tower (2017). 2017 Marks the year this actor makes his film debut lead role in Craig Friemond’s Beyond The River (2017), where he played Duma, a talented young man who feels trapped by his circumstances and finds himself on the wrong side of the law, he attempts to overcome his obstacles through his journey in the sport of canoeing.

Lemo starred in the BBC/Netflix series, Troy- Fall of City and as a lead in the popular South African TV series, Isithembiso.