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| Born | Leon Francois Rautenbach 12 May 1972 East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Spouse | Leigh Rautenbach (m. 1996) |
Leon Francois Rautenbach (born 12 May 1972), popularly known as Frank Rautenbach, is a South African actor and producer. [1] He is best known for the roles in the films Faith Like Potatoes, The Bang Bang Club and biographical film Hansie: A True Story. [2] [3]
Rautenbach was born on 12 May 1972 in East London, South Africa. [4]
He is married to production manager, Leigh Rautenbach since February 24, 1996.
In 2006, he made film debut with Faith Like Potatoes directed by Regardt van den Bergh. [5] The film is a biographical drama based on the book written by Angus Buchan. [6] In 2008, he acted in the biographical sports film Hansie directed by van den Bergh. In the film he played the lead role of former South African cricketer Hansie Cronjé. [7] After that success, he then made another lead role in The Bang Bang Club, a biographical film about the lives of four photojournalists active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period. The film received mixed reviews from critics. [8] [9] [10]
In 2019, he acted in the martial arts crime drama television series Warrior by playing the role of "Patterson". The film became a blockbuster in that year. In 2020, he joined with the cast of popular soap opera 7de Laan and played the supportive role "Tiaan Terreblanche".
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Faith like Potatoes | Angus Buchan | Film | |
| 2008 | Hansie: A True Story | Hansie Cronjé | Film | |
| 2010 | The Bang Bang Club | Ken | Film | |
| 2012 | The Wolf | The Wolf | Short film | |
| 2013 | Turnipseed: Second Chance | Art | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Film-Maker's Son | Paul Stone | Film | |
| 2014 | Turnipseed: Legacy | Art | Short film | |
| 2014 | Born to Win | dialogue editor | Film | |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Soldiers / Extras (voice) | Video game | |
| 2016 | Farm 1 | Arseney | Short film | |
| 2017 | Ink Therapy | associate producer | TV series | |
| 2017 | What's in My Pocket? | associate producer | TV series | |
| 2017 | Charged and Disbarred | associate producer | TV series | |
| 2018 | Ligweg | Writer | TV series | |
| 2019 | Warrior | Patterson | TV series | |
| 2019 | Michael W Smith: Divine Interruptions | post production producer | Documentary short | |
| 2019 | Uit Die Veld Geslaan | post production producer | TV series | |
| 2019 | RoepRegstreeks | voice over artist | TV series | |
| 2019 | Uit Die Veld Geslaan | Director | TV series | |
| 2020 | Delivering Promises | Father | Film | |
| 2020 | Mr Johnson | Craig Slater | Film | |
| 2021 | Lioness | Jason | TV series | |
| 2020 | 7de Laan | Tiaan Terreblanche | TV series | |
| 2022 | Wild Is the Wind | John Smit | Film | |
| 2024 | Summertide | Martin Field | TV series | |
| TBD | Kern | Actor | TV series | |
| TBD | Shaidan | Renley | Film |
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