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Jonathan Pienaar
Born (1962-09-16) 16 September 1962 (age 61)
South Africa
EducationTechnikon Pretoria
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
SpouseRosana Maya

Jonathan Pienaar (born 16 September 1962) is a South African actor, writer and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in both South African and international films and television shows including Skin, Black Venus, Fried Barry, and To the Ends of the Earth, Cape Town, Troy: Fall of a City, and Deutschland 86.

Early life

Pienaar attended high school at the Marist Brothers College (now Sacred Heart College) in Observatory, Johannesburg. He took a drama course at Technikon Pretoria.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Wild Maneuvres "Turk"
1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Taylor
1987 You Must Be Joking Too! Camp Boy
1988 'n Wêreld Sonder Grense Gus
1988 Scavengers Punk
1988 Dune Surfer Gar
1989 The Tattoo Chase Tony Ferrucci
1990 Impact Ronnie
1991 Crazy Safari Pilot
1993 The Visual Bible: Matthew Thaddeus
1994 Kalahari Harry Williams
1998 The First Christmas Voice role
1999 Husk Stokkie Short film
1999 The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy Young Henry Covington
1999 Pirates of the Plain Jesse
2001 Lyklollery Skroef
2005 Blue Valentine Him Short film
2005 Dollar$ + White Pipes Bernard Farber
2006 A Lotto Madness Short film
2006 Catch a Fire The Mechanic
2006 Blood Diamond Cameraman
2008 Skin Van Niekerk
2009 The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle Sheriff Hanson
2009 A Life with Less Meaning Leonard Short film
2010 Fast and Frantic Solly Van Der Merwe
2010 In a Time Without Love Nikolai Short film
2010 Black Venus Alexander Dunlop
2011 Ek Lief Jou Chris de Wet
2011 Inside Story Scout
2012 Soldier of Destiny J.J. Dunlop
2013 Shotgun Garfunkel Mr. Snyman
2013 Bustin' Chops: The Movie Johnny [2]
2014 A Night to Remember Eugene Short film
2015 Assignment Chris Sebastian
2016 Lord Jones is Dead Clive
2016 PG Dad Short film
2016 Snaaks Genoeg Farmer
2016 Resilient Redwood
2017 Broken Darkness Robert
2017 The Killing Floor Melvin Poon
2018 Cowboy Dan "Killer" Miller Short film
2019 Either Way Short film
2019 Monster Island Captain Mato
2020 Fried Barry Dad [3]
2020 The Verdict Axel Short film
2020 The Last Days of American Crime Randy Hickey
2021 The Ring of Beasts Nero Short film[4]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Young Survivors Petersen Television film
1993 Sentinel Jack Croucher Television film
1994–1997 Triptiek Pietman Bothma Main role
1995 Danger Coast Pieterson Miniseries
1995 The Syndicate Maimer
1997 Mandela and de Klerk Lieutenant Breevoort Television film
1997 The Principal Isak Stander Miniseries
1997 The Legend of the Hidden City Series 2
1997–1998 The Adventures of Sinbad Tarsus / Xantax 2 episodes
1999 CI5: The New Professionals Geary Episode: "Tusk Force"
2001 Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond Venter Season 2
2001–2004 Yizo Yizo De Villiers Recurring role (seasons 2–3)
2005 To the Ends of the Earth Smiles Miniseries
2006–2008 The Lab Chris Barlow Recurring role
2006 Heartlines: The Miners Johnny Meyer Anthology[5]
2006 Forsthaus Falkenau Julius Episode: "Entscheidung in der Savanne"
2007 Wild at Heart Hunter Episode: "The Wedding Reception"
2007 One Way Ian Episode: "Violent Delights"
2008 Crusoe Captain Lynch 2 episodes[6]
2008–2012 On the Couch Dr. J.T. Main role
2008 The Devil's Whore Gaoler 1 episode
2009 Hopeville Fred Palmer Main role[7]
2010 The Lost Future Gagen Television film
2012 Vloeksteen Dick Van Veen Recurring role (season 1)
2014 Task Force Mike Rabie
2014 Pawnshop Stories (Afrikaans: Pandjieswinkelstories) Jellie Labuschagne [8]
2014 Aalwyntyd Dad Television film
2015 Binnelanders Leon Recurring role (season 11)
2016 Cape Town Oliver Nienaber Miniseries; 4 episodes
2016 Roots Carrington Miniseries; Part 1
2017 Empire of the Sharks Mason Scrim Television film
2018 Troy: Fall of a City Priest Litos Miniseries; 4 episodes
2018 6-Headed Shark Attack Duke Television film
2018 Deutschland 86 Gary Banks 5 episodes
2019 Warrior Lem Episode: "The Blood and the Sh*t"
2020 The Queen Arno Theron Season 4[9]
2020 Queen Sono Hendrikus Strydom Episode: "I Am Queen Sono"
2020 Vagrant Queen Episode: "Sunshine Express Yourself'
2020 Legacy Andy Episode: "Shock"
2020 Unmarried Viktor Recurring role (season 2)
2020–2021 The Watch Sergeant Swires 2 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1994 My Fat Friend
2016 Kuele Producer, director POPArt Theatre, Johannesburg[10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2006 South African Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Feature Film Dollar$ + White Pipes Nominated [11]

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Pienaar". Artistes Personal Management. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Waaghalsige 'misfits'". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ Grater, Tom (23 March 2021). "Shudder Buys Supernatural Horror-Thriller 'Fried Barry' For North America & International Territories". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Seleme, Rae (21 June 2021). "From 'Scandal!' to silver screen: Hungani Ndlovu stars in 'The Ring of Beasts'". The South African. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Culture at the heart of the matter". IOL. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ Melloy, Kilian (19 October 2008). "'Crusoe' is Stranded Without Ideas". Edge (Boston). Retrieved 9 November 2009. "the pirates are led by a flamboyant, campy captain named Lynch (Jonathan Pienaar) who not only channels a watered-down Jack Sparrow, but steals his makeup thunder with a healthy dab of eyeliner (now, that’s just wrong)."
  7. ^ "Hopeville: a journey of restoration". Brand South Africa. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Kom lag 'n slag met PG du Plessis se Pandjieswinkelstories". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ Tjiya, Emmanuel (4 February 2020). "Fresh faces liven up soapie scene". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "KUELE by FlamenKhoi at POPArt". Artslink. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ "SAFTAS nominees announced". Screen Africa. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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