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Kenneth Herdigein (born June 12, 1959 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch actor of Surinamese descent, best known as a television actor in popular Dutch comedy-dramas.

Kenneth Herdigein
Born	(1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 (age 63) Paramaribo, Suriname
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present

Career

Herdigein first gained popularity as a television actor in the 1980s, in such shows as Opzoek naar Yolanda (1984), We zijn weer thuis (1989-1994), and Zeg 'ns Aaa (1988-1993).[1]

Herdigein has also performed in musicals, such as Amandla! Mandela, 2009[2] in which he played Nelson Mandela,[3] and has directed for the stage, such as Adio...mijn liefste (1995), in which he also performed,[4] and Ons Kent Ons (2011), a cabaret-musical dealing with the Dutch history of slavery performed in the Tropenmuseum.[5]

In 2005 he was given the Cosmic Award (by Job Cohen) at the annual Hollandse Nieuwe theater festival in Amsterdam; the award is given to the best Dutch artist of non-Dutch descent.[6]

Selected Filmography

Television

• Opzoek naar Yolanda (1984)
• We zijn weer thuis (1989-1994)
• Zeg 'ns Aaa (1988-1993)
• 12 steden, 13 ongelukken (1997)
• Baantjer (1998-1999)
• Flikken Maastricht (2007)
• Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten (2005-2008)
• Spangas (2008-2011)
• Goede tijden, slechte tijden (2006-2018)

Musicals

• Amandla! Mandela (2009)
• Ons kent ons (2011)

Stage

• Adio...mijn liefste (1995)

References

External links

• Kenneth Herdigein at IMDb

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