Thishiwe Ziqubu

Ziqubu is a trans man.

• Name — Thishiwe Ziqubu • Born — 5 August 1985 • Education — African Film and Drama Academy • Occupation — film director and actor • Years Active — 2011- present • Awards — 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Ziqubu studied scriptwriting and directing after high school. He later attended the African Film and Drama Academy (AFDA), a film school. He also completed an Acting for Film programme at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy.

• Illustration — Ziqubu directing Lerato Walaza and another in MTV Shuga episode Ziqubu made his acting debut in the 2011 drama film Man on Ground, which helped to move his career forward. As a scriptwriter and director, he wrote and directed three independent short films: Out Of Luck, Subdued and Between the Lines. He has also written for South African television soap operas Isidingo and Rhythm City and for Is'Thunzi, a drama series. He co-created, wrote (as head writer) and directed a supernatural four-part drama series entitled Emoyeni. In 2019, he directed episodes of the second season of TV series MTV Shuga Down South.

• Year — Title — Role • 2011 — Man on Ground — Zodwa • 2014 — Hard to get — Skiets • 2015 — While You Weren't Looking — Shado • 2015 — Tell Me Sweet Something — Tshaka • 2016 — Wonder Boy For President — Mbali Sithole • 2018 — Measure of A Woman — Charlie • 2019 — Into Infinity — Katherine 'Kit' Makena • 2021 — Trapped — Thando