We sometimes take actors’ portrayals of villainous characters as thugs or gangsters too personally. Because of how convincing they are on screen, we believe they are real-life thugs. The fun part is that some actors were real thugs before or during their acting careers, so we’re going to talk about actors who were arrested in real life for actual crimes.

Isreal Matseke.

Nelson Ntombela.

Life has not been easy for Nelson Ntombela. His plot is an intriguing tale of art imitating the real life he has lived. The celebrity actor is a reformed gangster who has served time in prison. As a result, his acting character is a “walk in the park,” as he portrays what he has already experienced. Discover why he is the most despised man on local television, why he was imprisoned, his career, wife, net worth, car, and other details 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