Sello Maake Ka-Ncube

He played in Royal Shakespeare Company and in the London’s West End. The plays he played in include:

In his native country he is most known for the leading roles in the long running soap opera Generations as Archie Moroka—and on ETV soap opera Scandal! (South Africa soap) as popular villain, Lucas "Daniel" Nyathi. Currently, he stars as the flamboyant Kgosietsile in Mzansi Magic's TV drama (telenovela), The Queen and as a corrupt career-politician, Rolex Ngidi in Mzansi Magic's Rockville.

Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, born Sello Maake in 1960 (He subsequently changed to Maake Ka-Ncube in honour of his stepfather who raised him) is one of South Africa's most esteemed actors and voice actors, having performed in theatre, film and television both in his native land, as well as in the United States, Britain, Canada and Europe. He narrated a 2008 natural history documentary Africa's Outsiders about unusually pigmented (albino) wild animals, which was aired by Animal Planet. Ka-Ncube is known in his native country for the leading role in the long running ETV soap opera Scandal! as Lucas "Daniel" Nyathi.

Sello Maake was born in Orlando, Soweto, South Africa in 12 March 1960. He later moved to Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa where he grew up. He subsequently changed to Sello Maake Ka Ncube to honour his late stepfather who raised him. He loved watching movies and perhaps that is where the inspiration came from. In fact, he loved Gibson Kente so much, especially his movie “How Long”.