Thabo Mhlatshwa has served as a writer on Hollyoaks since April 2021, writing 31 episodes.
Mhlatshwa previously wrote, directed and edited a short entitled Revs, and also directed, edited and produced the 2013 horror film Young, High and Dead. In 2020 he was commissioned to write a twelve-part online series, titled My DG, which is a spin-off of the CBBC show The Dumping Ground.
Within Hollyoaks - in addition to being a scriptwriter - Mhlatshwa is notable for playing an integral role in the storylining process for the 2022 knife crime storyline (primarily involving character DeMarcus Westwood).