Jonathan Pienaar

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Jonathan Pienaar
Born (1962-09-16) 16 September 1962 (age 62)
South Africa
EducationTechnikon Pretoria
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
SpouseRosana Maya

Jonathan Pienaar (born 16 September 1962) is a South African actor, writer and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in both South African and international films and television shows including Skin , Black Venus , Fried Barry , and To the Ends of the Earth , Cape Town , Troy: Fall of a City , and Deutschland 86 .

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Early life

Pienaar attended high school at the Marist Brothers College (now Sacred Heart College) in Observatory, Johannesburg. He took a drama course at Technikon Pretoria. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Wild Maneuvres"Turk"
1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Taylor
1987 You Must Be Joking Too! Camp Boy
1988'n Wêreld Sonder GrenseGus
1988ScavengersPunk
1988Dune SurferGar
1989The Tattoo ChaseTony Ferrucci
1990ImpactRonnie
1991 Crazy Safari Pilot
1993 The Visual Bible: Matthew Thaddeus
1994Kalahari HarryWilliams
1998The First ChristmasVoice role
1999HuskStokkieShort film
1999 The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy Young Henry Covington
1999 Pirates of the Plain Jesse
2001LyklollerySkroef
2005Blue ValentineHimShort film
2005Dollar$ + White PipesBernard Farber
2006A Lotto MadnessShort film
2006 Catch a Fire The Mechanic
2006 Blood Diamond Cameraman
2008 Skin Van Niekerk
2009The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror CastleSheriff Hanson
2009A Life with Less MeaningLeonardShort film
2010Fast and FranticSolly Van Der Merwe
2010In a Time Without LoveNikolaiShort film
2010 Black Venus Alexander Dunlop
2011Ek Lief JouChris de Wet
2011Inside StoryScout
2012Soldier of DestinyJ.J. Dunlop
2013Shotgun GarfunkelMr. Snyman
2013Bustin' Chops: The MovieJohnny [2]
2014A Night to RememberEugeneShort film
2015 Assignment Chris Sebastian
2016Lord Jones is DeadClive
2016PGDadShort film
2016Snaaks GenoegFarmer
2016ResilientRedwood
2017Broken DarknessRobert
2017The Killing FloorMelvin Poon
2018Cowboy Dan"Killer" MillerShort film
2019Either WayShort film
2019 Monster Island Captain Mato
2020 Fried Barry Dad [3]
2020The VerdictAxelShort film
2020 The Last Days of American Crime Randy Hickey
2021The Ring of BeastsNeroShort film [4]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Young SurvivorsPetersenTelevision film
1993SentinelJack CroucherTelevision film
1994–1997TriptiekPietman BothmaMain role
1995Danger CoastPietersonMiniseries
1995The SyndicateMaimer
1997 Mandela and de Klerk Lieutenant BreevoortTelevision film
1997The PrincipalIsak StanderMiniseries
1997 The Legend of the Hidden City Series 2
1997–1998 The Adventures of Sinbad Tarsus / Xantax2 episodes
1999 CI5: The New Professionals GearyEpisode: "Tusk Force"
2001Onder Draai die Duiwel RondVenterSeason 2
2001–2004 Yizo Yizo De VilliersRecurring role (seasons 2–3)
2005 To the Ends of the Earth SmilesMiniseries
2006–2008The LabChris BarlowRecurring role
2006Heartlines: The MinersJohnny MeyerAnthology [5]
2006 Forsthaus Falkenau JuliusEpisode: "Entscheidung in der Savanne"
2007 Wild at Heart HunterEpisode: "The Wedding Reception"
2007One WayIanEpisode: "Violent Delights"
2008 Crusoe Captain Lynch2 episodes [6]
2008–2012On the CouchDr. J.T.Main role
2008 The Devil's Whore Gaoler1 episode
2009HopevilleFred PalmerMain role [7]
2010 The Lost Future GagenTelevision film
2012VloeksteenDick Van VeenRecurring role (season 1)
2014Task ForceMike Rabie
2014Pawnshop Stories (Afrikaans : Pandjieswinkelstories)Jellie Labuschagne [8]
2014AalwyntydDadTelevision film
2015 Binnelanders LeonRecurring role (season 11)
2016 Cape Town Oliver NienaberMiniseries; 4 episodes
2016 Roots CarringtonMiniseries; Part 1
2017Empire of the SharksMason ScrimTelevision film
2018 Troy: Fall of a City Priest LitosMiniseries; 4 episodes
20186-Headed Shark AttackDukeTelevision film
2018 Deutschland 86 Gary Banks5 episodes
2019 Warrior LemEpisode: "The Blood and the Sh*t"
2020 The Queen Arno TheronSeason 4 [9]
2020 Queen Sono Hendrikus StrydomEpisode: "I Am Queen Sono"
2020 Vagrant Queen Episode: "Sunshine Express Yourself'
2020 Legacy AndyEpisode: "Shock"
2020UnmarriedViktorRecurring role (season 2)
2020–2021 The Watch Sergeant Swires2 episodes

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 My Fat Friend
2016KueleProducer, directorPOPArt Theatre, Johannesburg [10]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2006 South African Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Feature FilmDollar$ + White PipesNominated [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Pienaar". Artistes Personal Management. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Waaghalsige 'misfits'". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Grater, Tom (23 March 2021). "Shudder Buys Supernatural Horror-Thriller 'Fried Barry' For North America & International Territories". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Seleme, Rae (21 June 2021). "From 'Scandal!' to silver screen: Hungani Ndlovu stars in 'The Ring of Beasts'". The South African. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Culture at the heart of the matter". IOL. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Melloy, Kilian (19 October 2008). "'Crusoe' is Stranded Without Ideas". Edge (Boston). Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009. "the pirates are led by a flamboyant, campy captain named Lynch (Jonathan Pienaar) who not only channels a watered-down Jack Sparrow, but steals his makeup thunder with a healthy dab of eyeliner (now, that’s just wrong)."
  7. ↑ "Hopeville: a journey of restoration". Brand South Africa. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kom lag 'n slag met PG du Plessis se Pandjieswinkelstories". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Tjiya, Emmanuel (4 February 2020). "Fresh faces liven up soapie scene". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "KUELE by FlamenKhoi at POPArt". Artslink. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "SAFTAS nominees announced". Screen Africa. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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