Carl Beukes

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Carl Beukes
Born (1976-10-03) 3 October 1976 (age 46)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
CitizenshipSouth African
OccupationActor
Years active1998 – present
Notable workGlory Glory
Hijack Stories
Spouse(m. 2014)

Carl Beukes (born 3 October 1976) [1] is a South African actor best known for his roles as Paul McPherson in Isidingo and as the archangel Gabriel in Dominion. Beukes is a graduate of The National School of the Arts, where he studied Speech & Drama. [2] In addition to his credited film, television, and other screen roles, Beukes has also been in the cast of the stage productions Macbeth, Certified Male, Amadeus, Popcorn, Art, Black Dog, and Tape. [3]

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As of 2016, Beukes is working on a leading role in the pilot of an untitled Mars Project Drama for The CW. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeNotes
1998If This Be TreasonAnton NiemandTV Movie
1999 Isidingo: The NeedPaul McPhersonTV seriesSeries dropped "The Need" from its title in 2001 and now goes by Isidingo.
2000 Hijack Stories Brixton Cop #2Film
2002Pure BloodFaanFilm
2002 Glory Glory Militia ManFilmAlso marketed as Hooded Angels
2004The ResDougTV series
2005Straight Outta BenoniAudition PartnerFilm
2007The Last Rites of PassageJuddShort
2007 Footskating 101 Hunter NebworthFilm
2008 Silent Witness Emil RensengTV seriesCharacter's surname is also spelled "Renserg."
2010 Binneland Dylan FourieTV seriesBinneland is also known as Binnelanders and Binneland Sub Judice.
2010JoziJamesFilm
2011 Wild at Heart Rick GeldenhuisTV series
2012 The Girl Jim BrownTV Movie
2012Dirty LaundryMarcShort
2013Shotgun GarfunkelBrandonFilm
2013Stealing TimeNathan RossFilm
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Niel Barnard Film
2013Previously on Children's Hospital AfricaShort
2013SafariAndrew HeerdenFilm
2014 Flikken Maastricht Daan van DijsseldonkTV series
2014 Dominion Gabriel TV series
2014 Kite Vic ThornhillFilm
2014 Homeland Clark RusselTV series
2015 Eye in the Sky Sgt. Mike GleesonFilm
2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Akhos Laos, season 11 episode 10TV series

Personal life

Beukes married in November 2014 [5] and had his honeymoon in Zanzibar. [6] In 2003, he moved to London and lived there for sixteen months before returning to South Africa in September 2004. Beukes has stated that his favorite stage work was in Certified Male, Macbeth and Art'. [7]

Commenting on his future plans: "My ideal goal would be to have a balance of homegrown and international work. I have always, since I was a kid, wanted to work with the big boys. I would love to make some American movies and get into that industry. At the moment, I have a foot in the door and I am starting to do that. I need to ride this wave while it is going. I want to come back and do more film. The South African film industry is budding and I don’t want to not be a part of it. It’s been my bread and butter all my life.” [5]

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Carl Beukes at IMDb