Hilton Pelser

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Hilton Pelser
Born
Cape Town, South Africa
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Hilton Pelser is a South African actor. He is known for his roles in the Starz series Dangerous Liaisons (2022) and the Kissing Booth trilogy, as well as the films Moffie (2019) and Glasshouse (2021).

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Early life

Pelser was born and raised in Cape Town. He attended the Bishops Diocesan College. He developed an interest in acting at a young age through his older sister, who was a professor of drama at AFDA. [1]

Career

Pelser made his debut as Barry in the 2018 Netflix teen film The Kissing Booth , as it was filmed in Cape Town. He would go on to reprise his role in the film's 2020 and 2021 sequels. He then played Sergeant Brand in Oliver Hermanus' film adaptation of André Carl van der Merwe's semi-autobiography Moffie , which premiered at the 76th Venice Film Festival. [2] Pelser appeared in the back-to-back television films Home Affairs: A Christmas Tale and Home Affairs: A Love Story. [3] [4]

This was followed by a role in Kelsey Egan's SAFTA-nominated post-apocalyptic film Glasshouse . [5] Also in 2021, Pelser joined the main cast of the Starz adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons as Gabriel Carrè. The series premiered in 2022. [6] [7] He has an upcoming role in the British-South African crime thriller Devil's Peak , adapted from the novel by Deon Meyer. [8] [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Kissing Booth Barry Netflix film
2019 Moffie Sergeant Brand
2020 The Kissing Booth 2 BarryNetflix film
Home Affairs: A Christmas TaleJustinTelevision film
2021Home Affairs: A Love StoryPieter WilliamsTelevision film
The Kissing Booth 3 BarryNetflix film
Glasshouse The Stranger
2022 Dangerous Liaisons Gabriel CarrèMain role
2023 Devil's Peak Benny GriesselTV series

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