Anton David Jeftha

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Anton David Jeftha
Born
Anton David Jefta

1986
Cape Town, South Africa
Other namesAnton Jeftha
Alma mater University of the Western Cape
Occupation(s)Actor, Model, MC, Voice over artist
Years active2009–present
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Anton David Jeftha (born 1986), is a South African actor, model, MC and a voice over artist. [1] [2] He is best known for the roles in the films Escape Room: Tournament of Champions. [3] [4]

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Personal life

Jefta was born in 1986 in Cape Town, South Africa. He later grew up in Belhar on the Cape Flats. He graduated from University of the Western Cape with a BCom degree in finance, economics, and information systems, but later did not complete his honors degree in finance. Since 2016, he is living in the United States. [5] He occasionally come to South Africa to visit his family in Durbanville, Western Cape. [1] He has three sisters. [1]

He has been speculated to be dating with rapper Boity Thulo as the two have some time been hinting some romance.

Career

In 2009, he made acting debut with the short film Pumzi. In 2012, he appeared in the American action series Strike Back as a Mossad agent in an episode "Vengeance: Part 5". In the same year, he made television debut with the M-Net television series Crimes Uncovered, and played the role of "kidnapper Zubair". [5] Then he acted in the film Mankind: The Story of All of Us and Texas in a Bottle. In 2014, he made a supportive role in the international series Homeland and Dominion. [1] In the modeling career, he became one of the top 14 finalists for Cosmo's sexiest man. [6]

In 2020 he joined with the M-Net telenovela, Legacy, by playing the role as "Sebastian Junior (SJ) Prince". [7] In 2019, he played the role "Rhiyaaz" in the kykNET soap opera Suidooster. [5] Apart from cinema and television, he made some appearances in theatre by performing in the plays Into The Woods (2004), Tannie Dora Foes Bos (2012) and UCB (Impov) (2017). [8]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2009PumziGuard 2Short film
2012 Strike Back Mossad AssassinTV series
2012 Mankind: The Story of All of Us SamosetTV mini series documentary
2013Death Race: InfernoThe JackalVideo
2013SAF3GabeTV series
2014 Homeland Sergeant MullenTV series
2014 Dominion FuriadTV series
2015Bagels & BubbelsJonathanTV series
2015 Saints & Strangers PecksuotTV mini series
2015Jamillah and AladdinSimSimTV series
2018A Thing of DreamsHandsome ManShort film
2020 Legacy Sebastian 'SJ' PriceTV series
2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions OrrieFilm
TBDThe ContrastNateFilm

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