Actor Muzi Mthabela: ‘My broad shoulders are not helping’

The talented Generations: The Legacy actor Muzi Mthabela tells Drum he did not grow up wanting to be an actor.

“I am a video editor by profession, and I got my first acting gig while I was an editor on Zone 14. They needed someone to be Relebogile Mabotja’s boyfriend. All I had to do was walk down the street with her. And we had such great chemistry that they continued with that storyline even in the next season. That opportunity came at a time when I was looking for a change in my life. I then took the opportunity with both hands and ran with it.”

Mthabela, who always plays the strong, alpha male leading characters says he’d like to do something different in the future. He adds that a friend of his once said they would like to see him play a weak character and that is something he needs to challenge himself on, as an artist.

“My broad shoulders are not helping the situation in terms of the roles I get. I need to push myself to a play where even I didn’t think I could go.