television: 2000s

Mokae continues to give professional roles in major series, The West Wing and Monk.
 

The West Wing

The episode In This White House (2.4). Directed by Ken Olin in 2000.  At an AIDS conference Mokae plays President Nimbala of Equatorial Kuhndu. But the president has a potential coup on his hands.  Mokae speaks mostly via interpreter, but sometimes in English.  He returns to his country only to be assassinated in the airport car park.

The Valiant Little Tailor

Mokae does the voiceover of Mr. Bakoosa in The Valiant Little Tailor, part of the HBO animation Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child.  Written by Daryl Nickens and directed by Bruce W. Smith.  2001.

Monk

Mokae appears in the episode Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man. Directed by Adam Davidson in 2002.

A possible murderer has a perfect alibi- he was running in the marathon.  Mokae plays a former marathon runner- did he help the murderer?  Mokae appears in African dress and gives his usual affable performance, though in the running scenes it is clear he is no marathon runner.