Fikile Mthwalo

Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 11 a.m.

Fikile Mthwalo talks her new film "About Fate", launching her career in South Africa, and a very awkward self tape!\nAbout Fikile:\nFikile Mthwalo is a Lesotho born actor who is best known for playing the role of \u201cZak\u201d on the long standing South African show, Isidingo. She went on to become a series regular on E-TV\u2019s \u201cGold Diggers\u201d, and starred in two seasons of Mzansi Magic\u2019s series \u201cIt\u2019s Complicated\u201d.\xa0\nActing is Fikile\u2019s calling, but she continues to develop creative works of her own such as \u201cBae\u201d, a TV series about an African woman\u2019s attempts to avoid deportation after her green card application file is lost by US immigration services.\xa0\nFikile is also the founder of Glubbs, an eco-friendly disposable gloves brand. Glubbs was a recipient of an American Express grant and mentorship prize as part of their Founders of Change initiative to provide financial and educational backing for 100 black female business owners.\xa0\nFikile graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelors in Film and Video Production. She also holds an Acting MFA from NYU\u2019s Tisch School of The Arts. Fikile calls South Africa home and spends most of her time between New York and Los Angeles.\xa0\nInstagram and Twitter: @fikilemthwalo\xa0\nFollow the show on social media!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXj8Rb1bEmhufSBFSCyp4JQ\nTheme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas\nProducers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt\nChannel: Realm\nFor more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices