Otto Nobela biography, career, education

Otto Nobela (born 4 December 1993) is a South African actor who is famous for his cameo role on Scandal as Pablo. A role he played alongside Matthew’s Rantsoma and James Sithole. He was also on Queen Isono as Matwetwe. In this article we will look into his life and career.

Otto Nobela Biography

Picture of Otto Nobela who plays Pablo on etv Scandal
Picture of Otto Nobela who plays Pablo on etv Scandal

Full name: Otto Nobela
Date of birth: 4 December 1993 (29 years old)
Place of Origin: Pretoria, South Africa
Education: Edward Phatudi Secondary school
Theatre training: South African State Theatre
Height: 1.8m
Occupation: Actor
Known for: Matwetwe on Queen Isono, Pablo on Scandal etv.
Net worth: Unknown
Nationality: South African

Early life

1993’s December Fourth saw the birth of Otto Nobela. By January 2023, he would be 29 years old. Thus, he will be 30 this year. Otto Nobela was born somewhere, but we don’t know where. He is, in fact, a native of Pretoria, South Africa. He speaks English, Xitsonga, and Tswana with ease. Furthermore, Nobela has acknowledged his lifelong passion for performing. His passion for the arts can be traced back to high school, when he was still quite young. He arrived at his current location after some time, though.

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Education

Otto Nobela completed his secondary education at the Edward Phatudi
Otto Nobela completed his secondary education at the Edward Phatudi

According to various sources, Nobela completed his secondary education at the Edward Phatudi Comprehensive school. He then continued his acting studies with Duma Ndlovu and other theater companies. Apparently in Pretoria, where he is from, he claimed on Facebook that he also studied theater at the South African State Theatre.

Personal life

He may or may not have kids, but we don’t yet know. But we do know that Tsakane Maseko, a woman, and the actor once had a connection. They allegedly began dating in April of 2019. They have been dating for over four years at this point. However, if more details be available. We will update this section.

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How he got into acting

Otto Nobela, 29, fell in love with acting during his senior year of high school. via a female acquaintance of his on whom he harbored feelings. He would hear the girl say she was leaving for rehearsals every time. Which Nobela had no idea what that was at the moment.

Picture of Otto Nobela and James Sithole
Picture of Otto Nobela and James Sithole

But he didn’t start getting interested in acting until after he had gone with her to one of the rehearsals.

“As I arrived, I came across a group of men who were participating in a neighborhood play. I was persuaded by what they were doing, Nobela stated.

Most of his roles are related to criminals as he is very good at killing the persona
Most of his roles are related to criminals as he is very good at killing the persona

In addition, Nobela participated in numerous workshops to hone his craft until Duma Ndlovu noticed him. He then gave him the chance to participate in several of his workshops.

“I then found myself in the theater where I completed another two-year program for development. Actually, the South African State Theatre was where I obtained all of my training. I eventually struck it lucky and was chosen for the film Matwetwe,” he stated.

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Social media

Pablo from Scandal is Otto Nobela in real life
Pablo from Scandal is Otto Nobela in real life

Otto Nobela has two email addresses that you can use to contact him: ottonobela@gmail.com and ottonobela@yahoo.com. Also, Nobela has two official pages on Facebook where you can contact him. But he is most active on the one with the bigger following. Also, he has the same handles on Instagram and Twitter, @ottonobela.

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