Deon Lotz
Born (1964-07-20) 20 July 1964 (age 59)
Cape Town, South Africa
EducationDrakensberg Boys Choir School
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Known forBeauty (Skoonheid), Sleeper's Wake, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Children2

Deon Lotz (born 20 July 1964)[1] is a South African film, television, and theatre actor. He is perhaps best known internationally for roles in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Beauty (Skoonheid). He has appeared in both English- and Afrikaans-language productions.

Early life and career

Lotz was born 20 July 1964 in Cape Town. He sang for the Drakensberg Boys Choir in his teenage years. Lotz is the second youngest of four children, having an older brother and sister and a younger brother.[2] Prior to becoming an actor, Lotz worked as a hotelier.[2] Early in his career, Lotz acted in commercials.[2] Today Lotz resides in Cape Town, working as a full-time actor in the Mother City, as well as travelling to Johannesburg for work. Lotz is known to have a son and a daughter.

Film career

In 2011, he had the starring role in Beauty (Skoonheid), directed by Oliver Hermanus, which became South Africa's submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2011 Academy Awards.[3] Beauty won the Queer Palm Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival[4] and was the first Afrikaans-language film to be screened at Cannes.[5] Lotz received the Best Actor award at the 2011 Zurich Film Festival for his performance in the film.[6] In 2012, Lotz also was named Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role in Beauty at the South African Film and Television Awards.[7]

Lotz played the role of Kobie Coetzee in the 2013 feature Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.[1]

Lotz won Best Supporting Male at the 2013 kykNET Silwerskermfees (Silver Screen Festival) for his role in the Afrikaans-language family film, Faan se Trein.[8] He was nominated for a 2015 SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor for this film.[9][10] Other notable films Lotz has appeared in include Musiek vir die Agtergrond (2013), Winnie Mandela (2013), "Master Harold" . . . and the Boys (2010), and Proteus (2003).[11]

Television career

Lotz has starred in South African, European, and North American television productions, including The Book of Negroes (2015), Wallander (2015), When We Were Black (2014), and Flight of the Storks (2012).[11] In 2016, Lotz received the SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor - TV Drama for his role in When We Were Black.[12]

Theatre career

Lotz has appeared in a number of South African theatre productions, including Liefde, Anna with noted South African actress Sandra Prinsloo;[13] an Afrikaans-language version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull;[14] and Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders, a translation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage.[15] Lotz won Best Supporting Actor awards for Die Seemeeu and Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders at the 2015 Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees.[15] The actor was nominated in 2008 for Best Actor for his role in the play Wrestlers at the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.[16]

Awards

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Consequence Cop
2003 Proteus Governor
2004 Blast Pentagon CIA Representative
2007 Anner House Werner TV movie
2007 The World Unseen White Farmer
2008 Hansie: A True Story Rory Steyn
2010 'Master Harold' ... And the Boys Policeman
2011 Skoonheid François van Heerden
2011 Roepman Abram Rademan
2011 Winnie Mandela F.W. de Klerk
2012 Sleeper's Wake Roelf Venter
2013 Verraaiers Generaal Koos de la Rey
2013 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Kobie Coetzee
2013 Four Corners Supt. Adams
2013 Musiek vir die Agtergrond Louis
2013 Cold Harbour Col. Venske
2014 Faan se trein Dr. André Dippenaar
2014 Kite Detective Prinsloo
2015 De(Con)Struction of Love Short
2015 Recovery Counsellor Short
2015 French Toast Izak le Roux
2015 The Man with the Heavy Leg Doctor Short
2015 Destination Short
2015 'n Paw-Paw Vir My Darling Vleis Beeslaar
2015 'n Man Soos My Pa Kolonel Nieuwoudt
2016 Shepherds and Butchers Warrant Officer Rautenbach
2016 Modder en Bloed Maartens
2016 Free State Gideon Nolte
2016 Dis Koue Kos, Skat Bernard
2016 Starry Night Manager Short
2016 Bypass Dr. Wright Post production
2017 The Blue Mauritius Müller Pre-production
2017 Hoener met die Rooi Skoene Du Toit de Waal Post production
2017 The Number
2019 The Seagull (Die Seemeeu) Elias

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Charlie Jade Emergency worker #2 Episode: "Sand"
2012 Leonardo Judge Episode: "Perspective"
2013 Flight of the Storks Otto Kiefer Episode: "Part One: A Solo Journey"
2014 When We Were Black Kobus Landman Series regular, 6 episodes
2015 The Book of Negroes New York Justice of the Peace Episode: 4
2015 Wallander Colonel Julian van Heerden Episode: "The White Lioness"
2016 Cape Town Prof. Philip Pagel Episodes: "Relativity", "Way to Paradise", "Shallow End", "Echoes of the Past"
2016 Tutankhamun Colonel Episode: 2
2017 Dating Game Killer Camp Director Lee TV film

References

  1. ^ a b "Deon Lotz". TVSA: The South African TV Authority. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c [1] Smith, Theresa. "Lotz Demands Bigger and Better". Today (South Africa), 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ [2] Van Eetveldt, Inge. "Skoonheid: SA's Oscar Entrant". Channel 24, 23 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ Grange, Helen. "Award-Winning Film on Big Screen Soon". The Argus (Cape Town), 29 May 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  5. ^ Fallon, Ivan. "Movies from the Beloved Country". The Independent (London), 23 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  6. ^ Nicholson, Zara. "South African Actor Wins Award in Zurich". Cape Times, 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  7. ^ "Stars Come Out to Shine at SAFTA Awards". The Pretoria News, 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014 from ProQuest database.
  8. ^ "Festival a platform for film-makers kykNET Silwerskermfees 2013 winners". Cape Argus, 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from Factiva.
  9. ^ "Nominees for 2015 SAFTAs Announced." AllAfrica.com, 3 March 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Wendy. "Ster-Kinekor to Release Faan se Trein". Screen International, 16 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  11. ^ a b "Deon Lotz". IMDB: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  12. ^ "All the Winners at the 2016 SAFTAs". Channel 24, 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  13. ^ [3] de Beer, Diane. "An Arts Feast for a Cause". Tonight (South Africa), 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  14. ^ Smith, Theresa. "Afrikaans Cast Soar on Chekov Work: Die Seemeeu". The Argus (Cape Town), 27 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  15. ^ a b de Beer, Diane. "'Moeder Moed' garners KKNK accolades for three actors". The Star (Johannesburg), 19 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
  16. ^ De Klerk, Jennifer. "2008 nominations for Fleur Du Cap awards". The Star (Johannesburg), 17 February 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from Factiva.

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