Thomas Mogotlane was born in 1953. He was an actor and writer, known for Mapantsula (1988), The Toothman and Killer (1990) and Kwagga Strikes Back (1990). He died on 3 December 1993 in Ga-rankuwa, Transvaal, Africa.
Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.