Qualifications
| DATE | EXPERIENCE | ROLE | DIRECTOR / COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Universtiy of Cape Town | MA Performance Theatre-making | |
| 2008 | Columbia University, New York | MFA / Prof K. Linklater | |
| 1999 | University of the Witwatersrand | - | Hons BA of Arts (Social Anthropology and Dramatic Art) |
Television Experience
| DATE | PRODUCTION | ROLE | DIRECTOR / COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Blood Legacy | Guest Role | Marvin-Lee Beukes & Nthabiseng Mokoena / Gambit Films / Netflix |
| 2024 | Blood Legacy S1 | Guest Role | Marvin-Lee Beukes & Nthabiseng Mokoena / Gambit Films / Netflix |
| 2023 | Reyka 2 | Guest Role | Rea Rangaka / Mnet |
| 2019 | Queen Sono | Featured Role | Kagiso Lediga / Di Prente / Netflix |
| 2015 | Dominion 2 | Guest Role | James Renfroe / SyFy Channel |
| 2011 | Leonardo | Guest Role | Tom Mason / BBC |
| 2011 | 90 Plein Str. 3 | Guest Role | Khalo Mthabane / SABC |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Geust Role | Andy Wilson / NBC |
| 2007 | Scandal | Geuest Role | Aiden Alper / Etv |
| 2000 - 2006 | S.O.S. | Lead | Andre Odendaal / Etv |
| 1998 - 1999 | Surburban Bliss 2 | Lead | Peter se Puma and Ray Sargent / SABC |
| 1997 | Streaks | Lead | Gerrit Schoonoven / SABC |
Film Experience
| DATE | FLIM | ROLE | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Kings of Mulberry Street 2- Let Love Reign | Supporting role | dir: Judy Naidoo - Cinema release |
| 2016 | The Last Face | Cameo role (opposite Charlize Theron) | dir: Sean Penn - Cinema Release |
| 2016 | Ladygrey | Featured Cameo | dir: Alain Choquart |
| 2014 | Impunity | Lead role | dir: Jyoti Mistry |
| 2013 | Actorholic | Lead role, producer, writer | dir: Oliver Rodger |
| 2012 | Die Wonderwerker (Afrikaans feature) | Featured role (opposite Dawid Minnar) | dir: Katinka Heyns - Cinema release |
| 2012 | Copposites | Supporting role | dir: Oliver Rodger - Cinema release |
| 2010 | I Now Pronounce you Black and White | Supporting role | dir: Oliver Rodger - Cinema release |
| 2009 | More Than Just a Game | Supporting role | dir: Junaid Ahmed - Cinema release |
| 2007 | Jail Caesar | Supporting role | Paul Schoolman - Netflix USA |
| 2007 | Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian | Cameo role | dir: Russell Mulcahey - Cinema release |
| 2006 | Pondo Bicycle | Lead role, producer, writer | dir: Jan Ellis - Mnet Mzansi Magic |
Theatre Experience
| DATE | PODUCTION | ROLE | QUALIFICATION / COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Piano Lesson | Lead Performer | dir: James Ngcobo – Joburg Theatre |
| 2023 | Made 4 U Artistic Residency/ Seek the Waters Festival | Facilitator /Director/Trainer | interdisciplinary Arts Intervention for Environmental Awareness - Thlolego Eco Village, Rustenburg |
| 2020 | Capturing Freedom | Director, producer, writer | Mandela Capture Site, KZN |
| 2019 | Songs of Storymen | Director, writer, producer, lead performer | performed at Vrystaat Kunstefees and toured in New York City |
| 2018 | ALPHA | Collaborating creator, lead performer | dir: Erwin Maas - flagship production at the Vrystaat Kunstefees/ Arts festival, Bloemfontein |
| 2016 | Robben Island Bible | Producer, Lead performer | dir: Mandla Mbothwe - played Sonny Venkatratnam at Artscape Spirit Festival and a special site-specific performance at Robben Island Prison |
| 2016 | Alaipayuthe | Director | Bharatnatyam dance performance by Siddharthiya Pillay at inaugural Cape Town International Dance Festival |
| 2015 | Urban Death | Producer, designer, stage manager | dir: Jana Wimer of Zombie Joe Underground Theatre, Los Angeles; performed at Intimate Theatre, Cape Town |
| 2013 | The Gathering | Lead performer, co producer | dir: Deborah Houston; performed at St Francis College Theatre, NYC, USA |
| 2012 | Tshihumbudzo Centenary Celebration of the ANC | Lead performer | dir: James Ngcobo; performed at Mangaung Stadium, Bloemfontein, and televised live nationally |
| 2012 | Bricolage | Lead performer, writer, | dir: Sanjin Muftic – site specific at the Slave Church Museum, Cape Town Infecting the City Festival |
| 2011 | Not an Angry Ape | Lead performer, co -writer/director with Prof. Kriben Pillay | Kriben Pillay - 4th World Conference of Consciousness in Theatre, Art and Literature, Lincoln, United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Midsummer Night’s Dream | Lead: Bottom | co-conceived/directed with Guy De Lancey at the Intimate Theatre, Cape Town |
| 2010 | Interrupting Henry | Lead performer | dir: Matthew Wild at Artscape Theatre, Cape Town |
| 2009 | Texture | Writer, director, lead performer | Intimate Theatre, Cape Town |
| 2008 | Cissie | Lead performer | dir: Nadia Davids - Grahamstown National Arts Festival |
| 2008 | Othello | Lead: Othello | dir: Geoffrey Hyland at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town |
| 2008 | Dark Night with You in the Mourning | Writer, lead performer, producer | Playroom, Hiddingh Campus, University of Cape Town |
| 2007 | PAD | Collaborative site-specific performance art with Werner Marx, featuring live music, dance, drama, and visual art | Out the Box Festival, Hiddingh Campus, Cape Town |
| 2007 | You Expected Something Else | Writer, producer director and performer | one person theatre piece at Grahamstown National Arts Festival |
| 2006 | Hamlet: Prince of Denmark | Lead: Hamlet | dir: Dame Janet Suzman; performed at the Swan Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon, for the Royal Shakespeare Company Complete Works Festival |
| 2005 | Jesus Hopped the A Train | Lead performer | dir: Lara Bye at the Baxter Studio, Cape Town |
| 2004 | Antigone | Lead performer | dir: Sean Mathias at Grahamstown National Arts Festival |
Voice Experience
| DATE | EXPERIENCE | ROLE | DIRECTOR / COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dubbing / Married Again | Lead Character | ZeeTV |
Achievements
| DATE | EXPERIENCE | ROLE | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - Present | Fullbright Scholar | - | Work in consciousness in Performance |
| 2009 | Global Social Innovation Award | Winner | Using Arst and Acting Methodology for Social Justice |
| 2006 - Present | Ford Fellow | - | Work in Arts and Social Justice |
Commercial Experience
| DATE | EXPERIENCE | ROLE | DIRECTOR / COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | IMAX worldwide / I love Movies | Lead | Imax Cinemas |
