---
name: "Kagiso Lediga"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kagiso-lediga"
fi1m_id: "kagiso-lediga"
imdb_id: "nm1616879"
tmdb_id: 107529
wikidata_id: "Q24885607"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 May 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:43:59.315166+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kagiso Lediga

## Identity

Kagiso Lediga

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kagiso-lediga
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kagiso-lediga
- **IMDb ID:** nm1616879
- **TMDB ID:** 107529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24885607
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagiso_Lediga, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24885607, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1616879/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107529

Actor. Born 6 May 1978 in Pretoria.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 May 1978, Pretoria
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagiso_Lediga, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24885607, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1616879/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107529

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Mufasa: The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) (57)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kagiso Lediga is a South African actor, comedian, filmmaker and writer. Born on 6 May 1978 in Pretoria, he studied English and drama at the University of Cape Town, where he began performing stand-up comedy.

He created and produced the sketch series *The Pure Monate Show* (2003) and has written and directed other television comedies. His film roles include Kumi in *Mary and Martha* (2013) and Max in *Catching Feelings* (2017), which he also directed and co-produced. He voiced Young Rafiki in *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024).

Lediga created the Netflix series *Queen Sono* (2020), on which he served as executive producer and writer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, aljazeera.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Fi1m 57, as Young Rafiki (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), as Young Rafiki (voice) — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)
- *Classified* (2023), series, Co-Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Umbrella Men: Escape From Robben Island* (2023), as Tendeka
- *Big Nunu's Little Heist* (2023), as Detective Khumalo · Executive Producer
- *Republic of South Ah Sh**t* (2023), Director, Writer
- *The Umbrella Men* (2022), as Tendeka
- *Loyiso Gola: Unlearning* (2021), Director
- *Queen Sono* (2020), series, Creator
- *Wizard* (2017), Director, Writer
- *Catching Feelings* (2017), as Max · Writer, Director
- *Wonder Boy for President* (2016), as Wonder Boy · Writer
- *Mary and Martha* (2013), as Kumi
- *Blitz Patrollie* (2012), as Ledwaba · Writer
- *Vaatjie gets owned* (2008), as Customs official
- *Bunny Chow* (2008), as Kagiso 'Kags' · Producer
- *Big Fellas* (2007), as Mula
- *Crazy Monkey Presents Straight Outta Benoni* (2005), as Dirk Holden
- *The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden*, Director

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