Jesse Suntele was born(18 September 1992) in Johannesburg, South Africa. He attended primary school at Fairsand Primary School before moving to Bloemfontein in grade 4. After matriculating from St. Joseph’s Christian Brothers College, he moved back to Johannesburg to study Sound Engineering at the Academy of Sound Engineering.
 
In 2013, he auditioned for the SABC 1 reality competition U Can Do It and made it into the Top 10. In 2014, he got a starring role in the first-season finale of the SABC 1 documentary-drama Ngempela, which was his first credited television acting role.
In 2015, he got a guest starring role on SABC 1’s Generations: The Legacy. In that same year, he got his first recurring role on the e.tv soapie Ashes to Ashes. The following year in 2016, he won the second season of Top Actor Africa on BET.
In that same year, he debuted on the Mzansi Magic telenovela The Queen, making his first appearance in the first season as Tuelo (“Officer Bae”), a policeman by day and a serial killer by night.
In 2017, he was also one of the main hosts for entertainment and variety show BET A-List. He also joined the cast of the Vuzu Amp reality competition series The Hustle, where he was one of the Season 2 contestants, using the rapper stage name “J-Flo” and made it into the Top 6.
In that same year, he was nominated in the Feather Awards, for Hunk of the Year.
He has released music as J-Flo, his singles include High by the Beach and Outta Town. He has also been featured on Kelly Khumalo’s single Jehova.
In 2018, he joined the e.tv soapie Rhythm City in the role of Nqaba/Mzi.