She is Lucifer's best friend and most trusted confidante in the reel world, but in real life Lesley-Ann Brandt - one of South Africa's few exports to Hollywood - is as angelic as they come. The Cape Town-born actress has been making waves in the television and film world with roles in popular series like Chuck and CSI: New York, and movies like Drift and Killing Winston Jones, which starred Danny Glover and Richard Dreyfuss.But Brandt, 34, is particularly excited about returning as Mazikeen in the second season of the hit American series Lucifer, which kicked off on M-Net Edge last week.Earlier this year M-Net was forced to move the first season - which had 4.5-million viewers per episode in the US - to a later time slot following complaints to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA which slammed the series as "glorifying Satan".Lucifer focuses on the exploits of Lucifer Morningstar - played by British actor Tom Ellis - who is bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell and abandons his "kingdom" for Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LA cops catch criminals.He runs a piano bar called Lux with the assistance of his demonic ally Mazikeen, played by Brandt.Speaking from Canada - where Lucifer is shot - Brandt said the series took a "light-hearted look at our own hypocrisy as humans"."Did the devil make you do it? Or did he merely give you options and you chose poorly."I play the devil's best friend and a demon. She is his most trusted and loyal confidante. They share a deep bond that gets tested as the series plays out in the first season, and in this season you will see her gain more independence."As Lucifer explores his humanity, so must Mazikeen. She often bears the cross for his decisions and will go to great lengths to protect him from harm both seen and unseen," she said.Brandt, who is married to American actor Chris Payne Gilbert, said she has adjusted to filming in Canada after living in LA for seven years."I miss my yoga class in LA and our friends. I am used to this nomadic life. But I have my husband and two dogs with me and that makes it more enjoyable."Brandt admitted she missed South Africa."I was born and raised in Greenhaven, Athlone, in Cape Town and moved to Auckland, New Zealand, with my family after matric."A casting director pushed her to pursue acting classes."So, while I was working as an IT recruitment consultant, I auditioned for a lead female character in a comedy."She then landed a role in Spartacus."I knew I wanted to work in Hollywood, so after the first season on Spartacus I made the leap."But for Brandt South Africa "will always be home"."My friendships and family roots run deep. I loved my childhood ... I have life experiences that friends think are so crazy and outrageous, like being chased by baboons."I never for one minute thought I'd be doing this for a living."..