Frank Rautenbach

Frank Rautenbach
Born	Leon Francois Rautenbach (1972-05-12) 12 May 1972 (age 52) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Occupation(s)	Director, Actor, Producer
Years active	2005–present
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Leigh Rautenbach (m. 1996)

Leon Francois Rautenbach (born 12 May 1972), popularly known as Frank Rautenbach, is a South African actor and producer. ^[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Faith Like Potatoes, The Bang Bang Club and biographical film Hansie: A True Story. ^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

Rautenbach was born on 12 May 1972 in East London, South Africa. ^[4]

He is married to production manager, Leigh Rautenbach since February 24, 1996.

Career

In 2006, he made film debut with Faith Like Potatoes directed by Regardt van den Bergh. ^[5] The film is a biographical drama based on the book written by Angus Buchan. ^[6] In 2008, he acted in the biographical sports film Hansie directed by van den Bergh. In the film he played the lead role of former South African cricketer Hansie Cronjé. ^[7] After that success, he then made another lead role in The Bang Bang Club, a biographical film about the lives of four photojournalists active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period. The film received mixed reviews from critics. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

In 2019, he acted in the martial arts crime drama television series Warrior by playing the role of "Patterson". The film became a blockbuster in that year. In 2020, he joined with the cast of popular soap opera 7de Laan and played the supportive role "Tiaan Terreblanche".

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2006	Faith like Potatoes	Angus Buchan	Film
2008	Hansie: A True Story	Hansie Cronjé	Film
2010	The Bang Bang Club	Ken	Film
2012	The Wolf	The Wolf	Short film
2013	Turnipseed: Second Chance	Art	Short film
2013	The Film-Maker's Son	Paul Stone	Film
2014	Turnipseed: Legacy	Art	Short film
2014	Born to Win	dialogue editor	Film
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Soldiers / Extras (voice)	Video game
2016	Farm 1	Arseney	Short film
2017	Ink Therapy	associate producer	TV series
2017	What's in My Pocket?	associate producer	TV series
2017	Charged and Disbarred	associate producer	TV series
2018	Ligweg	Writer	TV series
2019	Warrior	Patterson	TV series
2019	Michael W Smith: Divine Interruptions	post production producer	Documentary short
2019	Uit Die Veld Geslaan	post production producer	TV series
2019	RoepRegstreeks	voice over artist	TV series
2019	Uit Die Veld Geslaan	Director	TV series
2020	Delivering Promises	Father	Film
2020	Mr Johnson	Craig Slater	Film
2021	Lioness	Jason	TV series
2020	7de Laan	Tiaan Terreblanche	TV series
2022	Wild Is the Wind	John Smit	Film
2024	Summertide	Martin Field	TV series
TBD	Kern	Actor	TV series
TBD	Shaidan	Renley	Film

References

1. Groenewald, Zane (2 December 2019). "Actor Francois Rautenbach crowdfunds to save a 6-year-old boy's life". Porky's People. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
2. KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Filmografie Frank Rautenbach". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
3. "Frank Rautenbach". moviepilot.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
4. "Is Life Worth Living with Frank & Leigh Rautenbach". wellington.co.za.
5. "Faith like Potatoes". www.faithlikepotatoes.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
6. Media, Rhema (15 November 2015). "Frank Rautenbach - Life After Faith Like Potatoes" . Retrieved 17 October 2021.
7. Kotian, Harish. "Movie on Hansie Cronje nears completion". Rediff. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
8. "Judith Matloff". LinkedIn . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
9. Matloff, Judith (August 2011). "Bang Bang Off Target". Columbia Journalism Review . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
10. "The Bang Bang Club". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

• IMDb