Lindani Nkosi

{{short description|South African actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Lindani Nkosi

| birth_date = 5 March 1968

| nationality = South African

| occupation = Actor

| notable_works = Of Good Report

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

Lindani Nkosi (born 5 March 1968) is a South African actor. He is known for portraying Lincoln Sibeko in the soap opera Isidingo.{{cite web|last=Zeeman|first=Kyle|title=Isidingo's Lindani Nkosi on dealing with insecurities & fame|date=23 October 2018|publisher=The Times (South Africa)|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2018-10-23-isidingos-lindani-nkosi-on-dealing-with-insecurities--fame/|accessdate=1 November 2019}}{{cite web|last=Zeeman|first=Kyle|title=How Lindani Nkosi took over from Barker Haines: I'm not the evil person everyone thinks I am|date=7 January 2019|publisher=The Times (South Africa)|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-01-07-how-lindani-nkosi-took-over-from-barker-haines-im-not-the-evil-person-everyone-thinks-i-am/|accessdate=1 November 2019}}{{cite web|last=Mathe|first=Sam|title=Kgomotso Christopher's small screens 'seductress' of note|date=15 January 2019|publisher=Independent Online (South Africa)|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/kgomotso-christophers-small-screens-seductress-of-note-18822412|accessdate=1 November 2019}} He also portrayed Nelson Mandela in the 2004 film Drum{{cite web|last=Balderston|first=Michael|title=9 of Hollywood's Actors Who Portrayed Nelson Mandela (Photos)|date=24 June 2013|publisher=TheWrap|url=https://www.thewrap.com/9-actors-who-portrayed-nelson-mandela-99381/|accessdate=1 November 2019}}{{cite web|last=Smith|first=David|title=Mandela the movie: Idris Elba gives short shrift to South African actors|date=19 March 2012|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/19/mandela-idris-elba-south-africa|accessdate=1 November 2019}} and has been the muppeteer of Moshe the giant meerkat from the hit South African children’s show Takalani Sesame (a co-production of the American series Sesame Street) since the series debuted in 2000.