Wilhelm van der Walt

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Wilhelm van der Walt
Born
Wilhelm van der Walt

(1984-08-18) 18 August 1984 (age 39)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]

Wilhelm van der Walt (born 18 August 1984), is a South African actor particularly dominating South African theatre. [2] [3] He is best known for the roles in the films Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux, Il console italiano, Projek Dina and villain role "Ty Prinsloo" in the soapie 7de Laan. [4] [5]

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Personal life

Van der Walt was born on 18 August 1984 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in drama from the University of the Free State in 2007. Then in 2009, he completed his master's degree in acting from the University of Stellenbosch. [6]

Career

In 2012, he made television debut with the SABC 2 soap opera 7de Laan where he played the role "Ty Prinsloo". [7] He continued to play the role for four consecutive years, until 2016. [8] He made several contribution in theatre productions such as Innibos, Be(t)roudag. He acted in numerous short films, some of which received critics acclaim, including: March the Second, Nantes, Bloedson, Soos Gister, and Onder die Tafel. In 2013, he made the lead role in the crime series Die Boland Moorde. However, he returned to the series again for another guest character in the episode 5 of second season aired on 14 March 2017. In 2007, he appeared in the Color of Freedom. He also joined with theatre companies such as Vleis, Rys & Aartappels. Apart from that, he also acted in the television serials, such as: Madam and Eve, Yizo, SOS, and the BBC series Cave Girl. [6] [9]

Then in 2017 he made a recurring role as "Jan" in the legal drama series Fynskrif and continued for two years until 2019. In 2019, he appeared in the supernatural soap opera Die Spreeus. In the same year, he joined an art exhibition as a presenter. Later in the year, he won the Fiëstas for Best Actor award as well. In 2020, he played Christo De Lange's role in the second season of the soapie Die Byl. In the same year, he acted in the comic series Ekstra Medium with the role "Bertie Heyns". [6] [9] [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2007March the SecondSharkShort film
2011Il console italianoYoung PolicemanFilm
2012 7de Laan Ty PrinslooTV series
2012NantesJohanShort film
2013BloedsonDirkShort film
2013Stuur groete aan Mannetjies RouxAntonFilm
2014Onder die TafelEmileShort film
2017Soos GisterGavinShort film
2019Die SpreeusHugoTV series
2020Projek DinaDamien BrandTV series
2020Ekstra MediumBertieTV series

Awards

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  8. ↑ "Another '7de Laan' actor announces his departure". All4Women. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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