Kagiso Lediga | |
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Born | |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, filmmaker, writer |
Known for | Queen Sono, Catching Feelings, Bunny Chow, Pure Monate Show, The Bantu Hour |
Kagiso Lediga (born 6 May 1978) is a South African Tswana actor, comedian, filmmaker and writer. He is the creator and executive producer of the Netflix crime drama Queen Sono which was released on 28 February 2020. [1] [2] [3] [4] Lediga has written and directed noteworthy television comedies including the cult classic The Pure Monate Show, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, and the Bantu Hour. [5] He has played leading roles in the films Bunny Chow, Wonder Boy for President and Catching Feelings. [6] [7]
In 2017, Lediga co-produced, directed and starred in the romantic drama film Catching Feelings. [7] On 10 December 2018, Lediga was announced as the creator and one of the executive producers of the Netflix crime drama series Queen Sono. [8] Queen Sono was released on 28 February 2020 to positive reviews. [9] [10] In April 2020, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season. [11] However, on 26 November 2020, it was reported that Netflix has cancelled the series because of the production challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
Year | Film | Genre | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Mary and Martha | Drama | Kumi | |
2016 | Wonder Boy for President | Comedy | Wonder Boy | Actor, Writer |
2017 | Catching Feelings | Drama | Max Matsane | Actor, director, writer |
2017 | Wizard | Drama | Director | |
2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Drama | Young Rafiki | Voice Actor |
Year | Television | Genre | Role | Notes |
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1997 | The Phat Joe Show | |||
2004 | Pure Monate Show | Actor | ||
2015 | The Bantu Hour | Presenter, actor | ||
2020 | Queen Sono | Crime drama | Creator, executive producer, director, writer | Netflix |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Director of a TV Comedy | Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola | Nominated | [13] |
Best Writing Team of a TV Comedy | Nominated | [13] | |||
2015 | Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Comedy | Nominated | [14] | ||
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Comedy | Nominated | [14] |
Kagiso Lediga | |
---|---|
Born | |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, filmmaker, writer |
Known for | Queen Sono, Catching Feelings, Bunny Chow, Pure Monate Show, The Bantu Hour |
Kagiso Lediga (born 6 May 1978) is a South African Tswana actor, comedian, filmmaker and writer. He is the creator and executive producer of the Netflix crime drama Queen Sono which was released on 28 February 2020. [1] [2] [3] [4] Lediga has written and directed noteworthy television comedies including the cult classic The Pure Monate Show, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, and the Bantu Hour. [5] He has played leading roles in the films Bunny Chow, Wonder Boy for President and Catching Feelings. [6] [7]
In 2017, Lediga co-produced, directed and starred in the romantic drama film Catching Feelings. [7] On 10 December 2018, Lediga was announced as the creator and one of the executive producers of the Netflix crime drama series Queen Sono. [8] Queen Sono was released on 28 February 2020 to positive reviews. [9] [10] In April 2020, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season. [11] However, on 26 November 2020, it was reported that Netflix has cancelled the series because of the production challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
Year | Film | Genre | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Mary and Martha | Drama | Kumi | |
2016 | Wonder Boy for President | Comedy | Wonder Boy | Actor, Writer |
2017 | Catching Feelings | Drama | Max Matsane | Actor, director, writer |
2017 | Wizard | Drama | Director | |
2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Drama | Young Rafiki | Voice Actor |
Year | Television | Genre | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Phat Joe Show | |||
2004 | Pure Monate Show | Actor | ||
2015 | The Bantu Hour | Presenter, actor | ||
2020 | Queen Sono | Crime drama | Creator, executive producer, director, writer | Netflix |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Director of a TV Comedy | Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola | Nominated | [13] |
Best Writing Team of a TV Comedy | Nominated | [13] | |||
2015 | Best Achievement in Scriptwriting -TV Comedy | Nominated | [14] | ||
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Comedy | Nominated | [14] |