Werner Coetser

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Werner Coetser
Born (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 37)
South Africa
Alma mater University of Pretoria
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
SpouseMarijke van der Westhuizen
Children1

Werner Coetser (born 2 March 1988), is a South African actor. He is best known for the role of Bernard Jordaan in the television soap opera 7de Laan . [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

He was born on 2 March 1988 in South Africa. [1] In 2009, he obtained a bachelor's degree in drama at the University of Pretoria. [1]

He married actress Marijke van der Westhuizen in 2020. [5] The couple has one daughter. [6] [7]

Career

In 2010, he made his film debut with Susanna Van Biljon and played the role of Hennie. In 2010, he made his maiden television acting with the serial 7de Laan where he played the role of Bernard Jordaan. [8] The serial made his turning point of the career, where he played the role for five consecutive years until 2015. [9] In 2016, he joined with the serial Gertroud Met Rugby and played the role of Blitz. [10] Apart from television and cinema, Coetser also made sporadic appearances in stage plays including; Boeing Boeing, Huis Toe and Vaselintjie. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleGenreRef.
2010Susanna Van BiljonHennieFilm
2012Spoor(loos)ProducerShort film
2016 7de Laan Bernard JordaanTV series
2016Gertroud Met RugbyJohan "Blitz" VermeulenTV series
2016–presentSterlopersActeurTV series
2026 One Piece Dorry Netflix series [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Werner Coetser career" (PDF). talent-etc.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. Karaya (10 October 2019). "Werner Coetser: interesting life details of the dashing South African actor". Briefly. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. Blackburn, Cyril. "Getroud met rugby-akteurs is amptelik ouers – en hier's die geslag". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. "Akteurspaar ʼn pienkvoet ryker". Maroela Media. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. "'Getroud' se Werner en Marijke haak af in die berge". Netwerk24. 13 March 2020.
  6. Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "KYK: Pragfoto's van GMR-paartjie se ooievaarstee". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. Rensburg, Liani Jansen van. "EKSKLUSIEF: Marijke en Werner verklap babanaam". Sarie (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. "Racism claims in 7de Laan to be probed". Oudtshoorn Courant. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. "Werner Coetser: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. "7de Laan's Werner Coetser: 'I've never experienced racism on set'". All4Women. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. "Live-Action One Piece Series' 2nd Season Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.