Nyaniso Dzedze
South African actor and singer
- dancer
- choreographer
- actor
- singer
Nyaniso Ntsikelelo Dzedze (born 13 September 1988) is a South African performing artist, actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer.[1] He is best known for his lead role as adult Simba in Beyoncé's Disney release Black Is King.[2]
Born in 1986 and raised in Johannesburg, his South African television debut was with his role as Tsietsi Namane on e.tv telenovella Ashes to Ashes.[3][4][5][6]
He was also recognized for his lead role as Muzi in Hear Me Move - South Africa's first dance movie.[7]
He received a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
His wife Yana Fay Dzedze is German.[8]
Filmography
Television and film
- Ashes to Ashes
- Generations
- Hear Me Move
- Black Is King
- Binnelanders
- Rhythm City
- Durban Gen
- Soon Comes Night (Netflix)
References
- ^ "Breathing life into his character | IOL". IOL. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Black Is King, retrieved 4 August 2020
- ^ "Nyaniso Dzedze | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Ashes To Ashes | e.tv". www.etv.co.za. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Hear Me Move premiere sets social media in motion". DRUM. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Loewenstein, Michelle. "Nyaniso Ntsikelelo Dzedze likes to move it". The Citizen. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Hear Me Move, retrieved 31 July 2020
- ^ "South Africa: Minister Nathi Mthethwa Congratulates Youth Involved With "Hear Me Move" Film". allafrica.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
External links
- http://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=17138
- http://citizen.co.za/227233/he-likes-to-move-it/
- http://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/Actor-Nyaniso-Dzedze-on-dealing-with-fame-20150510
- http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/actors-rise-out-of-the-ashes/
- http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-823335260/nyanison/photos
- http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/breathing-life-into-his-character-1.1816964
