Roberto Kyle

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Roberto Kyle
Born7 December
Paarl, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma mater University of Cape Town
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2015–present
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
AwardsAfrica Choice Award winner 2021
Website www.robertokyle.com

Roberto Kyle (born 7 December), is a South African actor and vocalist [1] He is best known for his role as Lee-Roy Foster in the Telenovela Arendsvlei . [2] [3]

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Early life

Kyle is from Paarl, Western Cape. He attended William Lloyd Primary School and then Klein Nederburg Secondary School. [4] He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town in 2015. [5]

Career

Since teen age, he started music and drama career. In 2005, he joined with the Frank Pietersen Music Centre (FPMC) and studied classical voice and music literacy under classical singer Jo-Nette Le Kay. He studied under him for five years and established as a prolific musician and won the FPMC Solo Singer of The Year twice. In 2007, he appeared in the reality competition series Supersterre 2. [6] He finally made into the final preliminary round in the competition. In 2011, he graduated from FPMC with both Trinity Guildhall Intermediate Graded Examinations in Music Theory and Classical Voice. Then in 2013, he signed by SHINE Models Cape Town and was chosen as the runner-up for the national CSquared Brand Ambassador search. [5]

Meanwhile, he started his acting career with many theatre productions such as; Eben Missing, Our Country's Good, Reparation, Significant Other , Twelfth Night, Peter Pan and Aunty Merle: The Musical. In 2014, he made television debut when he joined with the fourth season of the Showtime drama series Homeland and played the role "Marwand". In 2018, he appeared in the kykNET drama series Knapsekêrels and played the role "Skalkie Fortuin". In the same year, he was invited to play the lead role of Lee-Roy Foster in the kykNET & kie Telenovela Arendsvlei. [7] The show became very popular and he continued to play the role in all four seasons up to date. [8] [9] For his role, he won the SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Actor in Telenovela category at the 2020 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA). [10] [11] In the same year, he along with Craig Adriaanse were nominated for Outstanding Couple Award at the 2020 Royalty Soapie Awards. [12]

In 2019, he made the guest role "Wesley" in the kykNET supernatural police procedural serial Die Spreeus. In 2020, he appeared in the kykNET serial Fynskrif with the role "George". In 2021, he joined with kykNET drama Afgrond by playing the supportive role "Franklin Klaasen". [5]

Apart from theatre and television, he acted in the films such as; Eye in the Sky, The Dark Tower, The Number and A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits. In 0000, he acted in the short film Model Wife directed by .

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2014HomelandMarwandTV series
2015Eye in the SkyRasheed HamudFilm
2016A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe FitsEvent Crew Admin ManVideo
2017The Dark TowerInnocent Looking ManFilm
2017The NumberCurlyFilm
2018 Arendsvlei Lee-Roy FosterTV series
2018KnapsekêrelsSkalkie FortuinTV series
2019Die SpreeusWesleyTV series
2020FynskrifGeorgeTV series
2020RageCheswinTV movie
2021AfgrondFranklin KlaasenTV series
2021Sons of the SeaGabrielFilm
2021AtlantisNusrahFilm

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  2. ↑ Engelbrecht, Compiled by Leandra. "15 behind-the-scenes photos from Arendsvlei's Wesley and Lee-Roy's TV wedding". Channel. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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  4. ↑ "23 questions with Roberto Kyle". The Village Guy. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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  8. ↑ "More love and sorrow as 'Arendsvlei' is renewed for a second season". Channel. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Gritty soapie set in high school" . Retrieved 18 November 2021– via PressReader.
  10. ↑ "Here are the top Safta nominees for 2020". Channel. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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