The actor, who is playing another gay character in his latest role on television, speaks about being typecast and the significance of realistically representing members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Khaya Dladla on declining jobs to avoid being typecast
Chrizelda Kekana Entertainment reporter 22 April 2021 Actor and presenter Khaya Dladla says he has more to give in his acting craft. Image: Instagram/Khaya Dladla
After leaving
Uzalo, actor Khaya Dladla went without big TV roles for a while and has explained it was deliberate to avoid being typecast.
Having played
Uzalo s GC with finesse, the actor revealed his exit from the SABC1 soapie attracted offers from other productions. However, Khaya told TshisaLIVE most productions wanted him to act in a role that was a version of GC!
“I had to sit out some opportunities because everyone was offering me an opportunity to act as a different version of GC. A GC in a different story but as an artist and as an actor who knows how much more I have to offer, I couldn t allow myself to be typecast in that. I m a casting director myself so I had to be vigilant to that.”