**Link to the n*de photos**

I wanted to profile Lemogang Tsipa because he has an unusual name, which I keep confusing with Lemongrab from Adventure Time (it actually means "Recognition" in Tswana).

And because his character had a bisexual three-way (and kissed a dude) in Troy: Fall of a City, so maybe he is gay or bi in real life.

Plus he is super-handsome.

Basic bio: Lemogang was born in 1991 in Empangani, South Africa (about two hours from Durban). His father is Pedi and his mother Tswana, so he grew up multilingual, fluent in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and Tswana.

At age nine, he was diagnosed with ADHD, but he was able to channel his energy into chess, swimming, soccer, hockey -- and dramatics. He graduated from Grantleigh College, a boarding school in Richards Bay, and the South African School of Motion Picture Medium (BFA, 2012).

Lemogang's film debut came in the South African Felix (2013), and his first international film was Alien Outpost (2014), about the aftermath of an alien invasion.

More international film roles followed:

He played Addo in the contemporary adaption of Roots (2016), with Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte and Rege-Jean Page (left) as Chicken George

Phedon in the Stephen King fantasy The Dark Tower (2017), starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey (left, n*de on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends)

Patroklus, lover of Achilles, in Troy: Fall of a City (2017).

But most of Lemogang's work has been in South Africa:

Amandla (2022), featuring two brothers (Lemogang, Thabo Rametsi) on opposite sides of the law.

Blood Psalms (2022) is set 11,000 years ago, shortly after the House of Kemet fled the destruction of Atlantis and settled in Africa. While the Five Tribes gather to celebrate the politically-motivated wedding of King Letsha (Mothusi Magano), his daughter, Princess Zazi, becomes pregnant with a baby whose birth will fortell the End of Days.

There are also various scheming pretenders to the throne, sorcerers, orphans with disputed parentage, and hangers-on hiding terrible secrets.

More after the break.

Lemogang plays Xhosa, warlord of the Ku'a tribe (nomads renowed for their massive chests). He disapproves of his hedonistic king, Xemantso and his son, the crude Hlengu (Bongile Mantsai, seen here with his boyfriend in The Wound, 2017).

I reviewed the first episode on Tubi. Rather disappointing: not much beefcake, no exteriors, and a lot of references to female body parts.

Lemogang's "most iconic role" to date is in Shaka iLembe (2023-25). He plays Shaka Zulu (1787-1828), the Zulu king who established an empire that extended from modern Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, and faced rebelling tribes, assassination attempts, and European incursions. An earlier tv series, Shaka Zulu (1986), starred Henry Cele.

Apparently there are gay characters in Lemogang's series: a homophobic commentator found a gay kiss in Season 2 "disgusting" and "completely inappropriate."

It is not available to stream in the U.S.

Lemogang is famous in South Africa, so there are a number of interviews and news stories available. None that I read mentioned his private life, but his Instagram and Facebook pages show him with women quite often.

And also sometimes with men. He is an advocate of "voluntary circumcision" for adult men, asserting that it decreases the risk of HIV transmission by about 50%. This does not necessarily mean that he is bisexual, since South Africa has one of the highest HIV rates in the world: about 20% of the adult population is pos, more in his home province of KwaZulu.

But it suggests the possibility. At least he's a gay ally.

I found a potential n*de photo, but without a face shot, I can't be sure that the d*ck really belongs to Lemogang. Probably not, but doubtless it's comparable.