Jesse Suntele (born 18 September 1992)[1] is a South African actor, model, rapper and television personality. He became popular by winning the second season of the BET reality competition series Top Actor Africa in 2016.[2]
Jesse Suntele was born 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.[3]
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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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] In that same year, he was nominated in the Feather Awards, for Hunk of the Year.[8]
In 2022, Suntele was cast as Phila Bhengu in the South African Netflix drama series Savage Beauty.[10]
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He has released music as J-Flo, his singles include High by the Beach and Outta Town.[1] He has also been featured on Kelly Khumalo's single Jehova.[11]
In May 2021, he released his debut EP, What Did You Expect.[12]
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Jesse Suntele born 18 September 1992 1 is a South African actor model rapper and television personality He became popular by winning the second season of the BET reality competition series Top Actor Africa in 2016 2 Jesse SunteleBornJesse Suntele 1992 09 18 September 18 1992 age 31 Johannesburg South AfricaOther namesOfficer BaeJ FloJuggernaut JesseOccupationsActor Model Rapper Television personalityYears activeActor 2014 present Rapper 2017 presentMusical careerGenresHip hopInstrumentsVocals Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Television 2 2 Music 3 Filmography 3 1 Television 4 Discography 4 1 EPs 4 2 Singles 5 Awards and recognition 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editJesse Suntele was born 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 3 Career editTelevision edit 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 In that same year he was nominated in the Feather Awards for Hunk of the Year 8 In 2018 he joined the e tv soapie Rhythm City in the role of Nqaba 9 In 2022 Suntele was cast as Phila Bhengu in the South African Netflix drama series Savage Beauty 10 Music edit He has released music as J Flo his singles include High by the Beach and Outta Town 1 He has also been featured on Kelly Khumalo s single Jehova 11 In May 2021 he released his debut EP What Did You Expect 12 Filmography editTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes2023 The Estate TV series Thato guest role2014 Ngempela Sandile starring role2015 2016 Ashes to Ashes Kabelo recurring role2015 Generations Himself guest star2016 Mutual Friends Himself guest star2016 BET A List Himself Host2016 The Queen Tuelo Officer Bae recurring role2017 The Hustle Himself J Flo contestant2018 Rhythm City Mzi recurring role2022 Savage Beauty Phila Bhengu main roleDiscography editEPs edit What Did You Expect 2021 Singles edit Title Year High by the Beach With SkyCity Uno 2018 Jehovah With Kelly Khumalo Outta Town Awards and recognition editYear Award Category Result2016 BET Top Actor Africa Won 13 2017 Feather Awards Hunk Of the Year Nominated 8 2018 Cosmo Sexiest Men Finalist 14 2018 Mzansi s Sexiest top 12 15 References edit a b Rhythm City Actor Jesse Suntele Celebrates His Birthday surgezirc co za Retrieved 3 December 2020 SA Actor Jesse Suntele wins BET Top Actor Africa screenafrica com Retrieved 3 December 2020 JESSE SUNTELE afternoonexpress co za Retrieved 3 December 2020 Rhythm City s new hot thang The Citizen Retrieved 3 December 2020 Jesse Suntele Officer bae is making his presence felt in showbiz News24 Retrieved 2 December 2020 WATCH The Queen s Officer Bae Jesse is everything iol co za Retrieved 3 December 2020 Actor And TV Presenter Jesse Suntele Tries His Hand At Rapping okmzansi co za Retrieved 3 December 2020 a b Feather Awards Here are the nominees News24 Retrieved 3 December 2020 Jesse Suntele to play Suffocate s son on Rhythm City Sowetan Live Retrieved 3 December 2020 Meet the cast of Savage Beauty news24 com Retrieved 18 July 2022 NEW VIDEO Kelly Khumalo Releases Jehova Visuals Ft J Flo Zkhiphani Retrieved 3 December 2020 Jesse Suntele introduces rap persona J Flo with new EP What Did You Expect justnje com Retrieved 4 October 2021 10 Things You Didn t Know About Jesse Officer Bae Suntele Youth Village Retrieved 3 December 2020 The finalists for Cosmo s Sexiest Men 2018 are here News24 Retrieved 23 December 2020 2018 Mzansi s Sexiest top 12 revealed SowetanLive Retrieved 23 December 2020 External links editJesse Suntele on Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesse Suntele amp oldid 1155925445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
