Basetsana Motloung

Basetsana Motloung is a South African actress, theatre practitioner and voice artist known for working across film, television, theatre and commercial voice-over projects. She is represented by Artistes Personal Management (APM).

Her professional training includes a BA in Theatre and Performance, specialising in Acting, from the University of Cape Town, as well as an acting masterclass with John Kani. She has also worked as a theatre facilitator, puppeteer, dancer, writer and arts practitioner.

She has appeared in productions including Netflix Africa's Love and Wine, Amazon Studios' The Power, Showmax's Wyfie and Projek Dina, as well as Wounds and Comedy Mixtape.

A major recent credit is Black Burns Fast, a South African teen drama directed by Sandulela Asanda. Motloung plays Anele in the film, which was selected for the 2026 Berlinale.

Her language skills are particularly notable. She speaks English and Sesotho fluently, with conversational Afrikaans and Setswana and basic IsiZulu. She also works as a multilingual voice artist and has provided commercial and corporate voice work for brands including Ponds, Wimpy, Huletts, MTN, Old Mutual and Capitec.