[1] Upon returning to Johannesburg, Baloyi took acting classes at the Donaldson Orlando Cultural Club (DOCC) under the mentorship of actors such as Darlington Michaels.
His next play Via Soweto premiered at the 1999 Barney Simon Young Directors and Playwrights Festival.
[3] Baloyi turned his focus towards the screen in 2000, making his television debut in the second season of the educational youth show Soul Buddyz.
He made his feature film debut in Triomf (2008), an adaptation of the 1994 novel by Marlene van Niekerk.
From 2021 to 2022, Baloyi was in the main cast of the Mzansi Magic crime drama DiepCity as Ringo.