Armand Aucamp

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Armand Aucamp
Born (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 38)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Education CityVarsity
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Spouse
  • Sean van Noordwyk
    ​
    (m. 2023)​

Armand Aucamp (born 11 January 1987) is a South African television, film and stage actor.

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In 2023, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the South African Film and Television Awards for his role in the film, Mense van die Wind (2022). He is also known for his roles in Sterlopers (2014-2016), and Die Boekklub (2016-2021). He recently starred in the Netflix drama series, Tuiskoms (2025).

Early life

He was born to Afrikaner parents in Cape Town in 1987. His parents worked as university lecturers. [1] He attended English-medium schools and graduated from CityVarsity in Cape Town. [2]

Career

In 2011, he made his professional stage debut in Mary and the Conqueror by Juliet Jenkins at the Artscape Theatre Centre. The play imagines an encounter between writer Mary Renault and her hero, Alexander the Great. Aucamp played the role of the Greek General. [3]

In 2012, he made his film debut with a minor role in the film Chronicle . [2] He followed up the next year with a small role in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom . In the same year he returned to the stage in the titular role of Cardenio at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre. [4]

In 2017 he played Jan Van Riebeek in Krotoa. [5] In 2019, he joined the cast of the Afrikaans soap opera, Getroud met rugby . [6]

Between 2016 to 2021, he starred Die Boekklub on KykNet. He played Tom Niemandt, a writer that relocates from Cape Town to Merweville in the Karoo. [7] [8] In 2018, he starred in Eric Abraham's production of Shakespeare in Love and played Christopher Marlowe at the Fugard Theatre. [9]

In 2023, he was nominated at the South African Film and Television Awards for Best Actor for his role in the film, Mense van die Wind. [10]

In 2025, he began starring in the Netflix drama series, Tuiskoms . [11]

Other ventures

In 2018, he published his first cookbook, Kook Kaal met Armand (Cooking Naked with Armand). The book was later adapted into an Afrikaans lifestyle series airing in 2019. [12] In 2021, he published a second cookbook, Nude Food. [13]

In 2023, he created and launched KOER, a dating app targeting Afrikaans speakers. [14]

In 2025, Aucamp released "Sal Jy Optel?", a duet with Christia Visser, his Die Boekklub co-star. [15]

Personal life

In 2019, Aucamp came out publicly as gay. [16] He had previously come out to friends and family in 2011, when he was 24-years-old. [17] In 2020, in anticipation of the release of the film Moffie , Aucamp was invited by the film's director Oliver Hermanus to talk about his experiences with the word "Moffie", both the film's title and a derogatory word for gay men. [18]

In 2023, he married his partner and fellow actor Sean van Noordwyk. [19] They live in Rawsonville in the Western Cape. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Chronicle Austin
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Warder
2014Almon, HenryHenryShort
KnysnaPrince Rafael
2015Ballade vir 'n EnkelingJacques Reynhard
Die OntwakingBam
Eye in the Sky AirmanUncredited
Daniel MunroDaniel MunroShort
2017Krotoa Jan van Riebeeck
2018StroomopGuy
2019The FurnaceMary's husband
2020StamCassie
2022Mense van die WindLouw van Lier
2023Six in the CityGigi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Mankind: The Story of All of Us Hernán Cortés Mini-series
2014PandjieswinkelstoriesAlbert HolgreinAnthology series
Homeland Frat Boy1 episode
2014-2016SterlopersBen Human22 episodes
2015 The Book of Negroes Lieutenant WatersMiniseries, 2 episodes
2015-2016BloedbroersKlein Gerhard Visser2 episodes
2016 Hard Copy C. J Swart5 episodes
2016-2021 Die Boekklub Tom NiemandtMain role
2017 Madiba Warder PrinslooMiniseries, 1 episode
Elke Skewe PotAntonio3 episodes
2018KnapsekêrelsMynhard BekkerMain role
2019DroommanAdamTV movie
2019-2021 Getroud met rugby Reitz BekkerSoap opera
2020KompleksOlder SeanMain cast
2021Dawie & GabrielDawie EngelbrechtTV movie
Foto's Teen die MuurJacques BassonTV movie
2021-2022TroukoorsDawidMain cast
2022 Spoorloos LukasS4 main cast
HartediefJacques BassonTV movie
2023 Warrior Bernard Pendleton2 episodes
BeïnvloedbaarLian KuiperTV movie
One Piece BogardS2 recurring role, 8 episodes
2023-2024TrompoppieWillem HurleyMain role
2024 White Lies Mario1 episode
Die BylVictor Dreyer2 episodes
Plan BJoshua LanskyMain cast
2025 Tuiskoms WernerMain cast
2026Brawlhalla: Legends of ValhallaBarraza/Ragnir (voice)4 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Roets, Adriaan (8 February 2009). Catch hunky chef Armand Aucamp on ‘Kook Kaal’ The Citizen. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  2. 1 2 (23 June 2015). On The Verge with Armand Aucamp Shinxed. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  3. ↑ Smith, Theresa (27 September 2011). The romance of Alexander The Great IOL. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  4. ↑ Herimbi, Helen (2013). Bard’s ‘lost’ play for local stage IOL. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  5. ↑ (2017)Krotoa: A powerful female voice IOL. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  6. ↑ (2 April 2019). EXCLUSIVE: Armand Aucamp takes up role on 'Getroud Met Rugby' Jacaranda FM. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  7. ↑ van Heerden, Oscar (19 May 2020). Lost in the Karoo as ‘Die Boekklub’ takes us into the heart of platteland South Africa Daily Maverick. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  8. ↑ (31 March 2017). This delightful local show about a book club is stealing hearts and receiving critical acclaim News 24. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  9. ↑ Wild, Stephi (3 July 2018). Armand Aucamp Joins Star Studded Cast For Return Of The Fugard Theatre's SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Broadway World. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  10. ↑ (6 September 2023). See all the nominees of first-ever National Film and TV Awards South Africa News24. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  11. ↑ Simpi Motaung, Rolland (5 March 2025).Tuiskoms: Finding healing in humour Mail & Guardian. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  12. ↑ (18 November 2018). Hunky Armand Aucamp on his banting cookbook and new TV show: ‘I wanted to look good naked’ News24. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  13. ↑ Armand's Nude Food Penguin Random House. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  14. ↑ (17 May 2023). What makes KOER: Proudly South African dating app shows ‘singletons’ some love IT Web. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  15. ↑ (24 May 2025). Luister: Akteursvriende skuif saam agter mikrofoon in vir treffende duet Maroela Media. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
  16. ↑ (5 March 2019). So, here I am. I'm gay" - South African actor Jacaranda FM. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  17. ↑ (Summer 2019). Armand Aucamp | Baring it all Gay Pages. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  18. ↑ (5 March 2020). WATCH: Marc Lottering, Armand Aucamp, Pieter-Dirk Uys on being 'called a moffie' News24. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  19. ↑ Engelbrecht, Leandra (28 December 2023). Actors Armand Aucamp and Sean van Noordwyk are married News 24. Retrieved on 24 May 2025
  20. ↑ (February 2025). Catching Up With Armand Aucamp van Noordwyk & Sean Aucamp van Noordwyk YouTube. Retrieved on 25 May 2025
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