Wikus du Toit | |
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Born | Johannes Lodewikus Du Toit 18 June 1972 |
Occupation(s) | Film and Television Producer, Writer, Academic |
Years active | 1994–present |
Wikus du Toit (born 18 June 1972) is a South African producer, actor, comedian, composer, and director.
He was born in Bethal on 18 June 1972 and went on to study drama at the Tshwane University of Technology where he completed a master's degree in Cabaret. He has appeared in numerous Afrikaans and English stage shows, films and television programs. In 2010 his play Kaptein Geluk was shortlisted for the Nagtegaal Playwriting Award.[1] From 2003 to 2018 he was a full-time senior lecturer in Film Music and Composition at AFDA. Currently he is the Senior Manager: Scripted Content for Multichoice, responsible for the narrative and scripted content for M-Net, Showmax, and kykNET.
His professional career started in 1996 with Ses (Six), for which he won the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival's (KKNK) Best Newcomer award.