Neo Ntlatleng is a South African actor best known for his starring role as S’khalo Sibiya in the SABC1 soccer drama series Zone 14. He also plays the starring role of Oratile Motaung in the SABC2 parliamentary drama series 90 Plein Street, from 2007-2012.Neo had a starring role in the 10th season of the SABC1 drama series Soul City, in 2010.
Neo Ntlatleng rose to prominence back in the early days of zone 14 and people used to like him because he used to have a crush on thembi. However he made headlines the day he kissed her on the show and that’s when he gained more recognition and it was reported that more directors wanted him on their shows.
However according to the rumours, Neo went quite for years after he rejected a role of acting as gay and after that his image was ruined and he didn’t get roles for years.
But now the boy has grown into a young handsome man and he’s doing a lot of shows even though the spotlight doesn’t recognize him. Now Neo is more focused on producing soapies and local movies. He has won 2 Safta awards for his work on Heartlines season, a story which he helped produce and direct, and for his role of Sizo Mxedana on mutual friends and My perfect family.
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According to the reports, Neo has also appeared on top Hollywood movies like State of Violence, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales. It appears that this young man has the passion of acting because he has already made it to Hollywood and he has anchored several television shows, which shows that he’s excelling in his career.