Acting Work

across theatre, film, television and commercial

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Play. 2024-2025. Lead. Written by Sam Steiner. Directed by Henu Baden.

Boxed

Play. 2024-2025. Lead. Devised by myself & Henu Baden. Directed by Dr Margot Wood.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Feature Film. TBC. Day player. Directed by Gore Verbinski.

Eli Lilly and Company

Commercial. 2025. OCP. Directed by Justyna Obasi.

Die Keiser se Nuwe Klere (Afrikaans)

Play. 2025. Lead. Written and directed by Sue Diepeveen. Woordtrofees nominee for Best Children’s Play.

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Play. 2023-2024. Lead. Written and directed by Sue Diepeveen.

Killer Body Count

Feature Film. 2024. Supporting Lead. Directed by Danishka Esterhazy.

Just Now Jeffrey

Feature Film. 2024. Supporting Lead. Directed by Brett Morris and Hylton Tannenbaum.

Reyka 2

Series. 2024. Day player. Directed by Catherine Cooke and Rea Rangaka.

Patisserie Femme

Play. 2024. Lead. Written by myself.

Signal High 2

Series. 2021. Lead. Directed by Vincent Moloi. SAFTA nominee for Best Youth Programme.

Kaufland

Commercial. 2021. OCP. Directed by Djawid Hakimyar. 

Writing, Directing & Producing

for theatre

Zip the Musical

Play. 2025. Self-written. Staging TBC.

You, Me and the Springboks

Play. 2024. Self-written. Staged at the Artscape Theatre as part of the New Voices Programme.

Patisserie Femme

Play. 2022-2024. Self-written and directed. x2 Fleur du Cap nominee for Best New Director and Best Ensemble. Funded by the National Arts Council.

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