Career
Herdigein first gained popularity as a television actor in the 1980s, in such shows as,, and Herdigein has also performed in musicals, such as Mandela, 2009 in which he played Nelson Mandela, and has directed for the stage, such as, in which he also performed, and Ons Kent Ons (2011), a cabaret-musical dealing with the Dutch history of slavery performed in the Tropenmuseum. 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.