BET Unveils Contestants For Top Actor Africa

BET Unveils Contestants For Top Actor Africa

BET Unveils Contestants For Top Actor Africa

BET has finally revealed the top twelve
actors and actresses, who are making up
the cast of Top Actor Africa, the first
ever pan-African series of the channel’s
dramatic reality show.
After months of auditions across the
continent, BET has identified the 12
potential heart-throb heroes and leading
ladies from South, East and West Africa
who’ll be gracing our TV screens in Top
Actor Africa from February 2016.
Hoping to see their names in lights are
South Africans Shamilla Miller from
Cape Town, Farrell Drew from Durban
and Marilyn Sekgapane, Jesse Suntele,
Hendrik Lombard, Simhle Belinda
Plaatjies and Sabelo Sibeko from
Johannesburg. Representing Nigeria are
Tobechi Nneji, Uriel Oputa and Ifeanyi
Dike, while flying the flag for Kenya are
Lorreine Wangui Gakuo and Alexander
Eliab Khainga.
The contestants will be eager to follow in
the footsteps of last season’s winner,
Altovise Lawrence, who is currently in
the US shooting her first Hollywood
feature, “The Other Side” opposite Brad
James and Erica Hubbard. The film is
due for theatrical release in 2016.
Top Actor Africa will be testing the
actors to the limits over in nine gruelling
acting challenges, taking them through
every genre from Improv to Comedy,
Theatre, Soapie, Commercial, Romance,
Horror, Drama and Action.  Along the
way they will work with Hollywood and
local industry experts including celebrity
actors, casting agents, directors,
producers, managers and writers as they
fight to stay in the competition and keep
their acting dreams alive.
The contestants will be competing for the
chance to win the title of Top Actor
Africa. At stake -a career-launching prize
package that includes US$10,000 in cash,
a one-year contract with international
representation and access to Hollywood
auditions.
According to Alex Okosi, Senior Vice
President & Managing Director, VIMN
Africa, “Our congratulations and best
wishes to all the contestants who have
made the final cut in Top Actor Africa.
We are thrilled to have developed this
powerful and proven platform for
discovering and empowering African
acting talent, and we look forward to
seeing the drama unfold in season 2.”
For Samad Davis, Creator and Executive
Producer for Top Actor, “This show is
truly a door-opener for aspiring actors.
Last year’s winner went from being a
student fresh out of drama school to
having a regular presenting job on TV
(in BET Buzz) to appearing in an
American feature film alongside
Hollywood notables in just a few
months.”
Hosted by South African movie
star Zikhona Sodlaka (Mandela: Long
Walk to Freedom & Generations), the
first season was won by South African
drama student Altovise Lawrence, an
increasingly popular figure on BET itself,
where she now hosts an entertainment
news show, BET Buzz. Top Actor
Africa will premiere across Africa
on BET (DStv Premium, channel 129), in
February 2016.