Sthandile Nkosi

Sthandile Nkosi (born 24 September 1993) is a South African actress, screenwriter and director. She is best known for portraying starring role of Londiwe Jama on The Queen (2022–2023) and Scandal! (2024–2026) as Unity.

Early life Nkosi was born in Soshanguve, Johannesburg , South Africa. She attended Vilhalla Primary School in Centurion and Pro Arte Alphen Park High School in Alphen Park. In 2016, she obtained a Diploma in Dramatic Arts and Baccalaureus Technologies Degree from Tshwane University of Technology, and she was majoring with directing and scriptwriting in her final year.

Career Nkosi began her acting career performing in theatre productions while studying drama. Her early stage credits include A Woman in Waiting (2014) playing the role of young Thembi Mtshali, and Alcohol DTI Educational Theatre Roadshow (2014), followed by Dipolelo Gotswa Borwa (2015), Adaptation of Medea (2015), Ubulution (2016), My Dog Don't Like Black People (2017) and Reen Bloed Nasie (2018). In 2018, she wrote and directed the play Ninah. She made her professional theatre appearance in Saving Azania in 2019.

Nkosi made her television debut in MTV Shuga: Down South in 2019, appearing as a manicurist. The same year, she appeared as Koketso in the television film Nnake and as Teaspoon in the Mzansi Magic drama series Vula Vala.

Filmography + Filmography Year Title Role Notes / Format 2018–2019 MTV Shuga Down South Manicurist Television series (Season 2) 2019 Pretty's Daughter Amy Short film 2019 Mamodibe Amahle Television film 2020 uVula Vala Teaspoon Television series 2021 Dead Places Mary Netflix series 2022 Money Heist Karabo Television series 2022 BO MMA-In Law Karabo Television series 2022 Mr. Bones 3: Son of Bones Amina Feature film 2022 uMbali Mbali Lead role 2022 The Brave Ones Ntsiki Gasa Lead role; Netflix series 2022–2023 The Queen Londiwe Jama Television series 2023–2024 Generations: The Legacy Sonia Television series 2024 Savage Beauty Lorraine Netflix series (Season 2) 2024 Lobola Man Rachel Netflix film 2024–present Scandal! Unity Television series