Studying law

Believe it or not, Thoka started off wanting to be a lawyer and he studied and completed a law degree.

“When I was growing up, my dad always believed that I would end up being a lawyer because that is all I could talk about, despite going to the nearby community centre daily to do theatre acting and enjoying it,” he said.

So after matric he studied law. It was in his third year of studying with the help of a bursary that he came to his senses, and secretly continued doing theatre parttime and studying law.

“After my fourth year I went and worked at a law firm in Roodepoort for about a year and eight months, and then it was enough.

“I quit, and decided to go back to TV since I did YoTV while still doing law.”