Sometimes we take actors too personal when they portray villainous characters as thugs or gangsters. We end up thinking they are3 real life thugs because of how good they are on the screens.

 

 

 

 

 
Fun part is there is an actual connection some actors were really thugs before or during their acting career so here we’re going to discuss actors who were arrested in real life for actual crimes. But before we get into details please hit the follow this page button and the notification Bell for future similar content.

Isreal Matseke

The bubbly actor was involved in a series of criminal activities from housebreaking to burglary at 14-years. However, in the wake of his thrust into the spotlight, he had served almost 10-years in jail. Rumour mill has it that he was involved in a housebreaking spree that happened between 1988 to 1994.

Nelson Ntombela

Nelson Ntombela life has not been a walk in the park. His storyline is a fascinating tale of art imitating the real life he has gone through. The celebrity actor is a transformed gangster who has served jail time.

This makes his acting character ‘a walk in the park’ as he acts what he has already experienced. Find out why he is the most hated man on the local TV, why he was jailed, his career, wife, net worth, car, and other things about his life.

Mcdonald Ndou

Muvhango actor; Mcdonald Ndou who plays the role of KK Mulaudzi was arrested with two of his accomplices during a Hawks operation at South Gate Mall, south of Johannesburg, where they allegedly attempted to extort R100 000 from a Gauteng businessman.

The three were facing seven charges of impersonating police officials, extortion, theft, kidnapping, corruption, defeating the ends of justice. Ndou remains a person of interest according to sources.

Jub Jub

On 5 December 2012, both were sentenced to 25 years in jail each for murder, attempted murder and three related offences. An appeal was heard on 7 February 2014. On 8 October 2014 Jub Jub and Tshabalala’s murder conviction was overturned to culpable homicide in a high court in Johannesburg.

Pitch Black Afro

Rapper Thulani Ngcobo, also known as Pitch Black Afro, will serve an effective five years in jail for killing Catherine Modisane.

This after he was sentenced on Friday to 10 years for culpable homicide, half of which were suspended. Ngcobo was found guilty back in 2020