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Brent Vermeulen

Brent Vermeulen
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Years active2018–present

Brent Vermeulen (born 1 January 2001) is a South African actor. His films include The Harvesters (2018), Griekwastad (2019), and Glasshouse (2021). On television, he is known for his roles in Alles Malan (2019–) and Spoorloos: Steynhof (2021).

Early life

Vermeulen was born to parents André and Suzie. He attended Durbanville Primary School in Durbanville[1] and then Paarl Gimnasium as a boarding student. He discovered acting through a school musical, matriculating in 2019. His sister Julia also took drama as a subject.[2]

Career

Vermeulen made his film debut while still at school[3] opposite Alex van Dyk in the 2018 drama film The Harvesters (Afrikaans: Die Stropers),[4] which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[5][6] He reunited with van Dyk the following year for the true crime film Griekwastad. He also made his television debut that year when he began playing Johan in the kykNET series Alles Malan and made an appearance as Barend Strachan in the M-Net series Trackers.[citation needed]

In 2021, Vermeulen joined the cast of the kykNET & kie drama Spoorloos for its third installment, Steynhof alongside Jane de Wet, with whom he had previously appeared in Griekwastad.[7][8] He starred as Paul in "Paul + Zoe", the second installment of the anthology 4 Walls (Afrikaans: 4 Mure)[9] and Gabe in Kelsey Egan's English-language film Glasshouse.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Harvesters (Afrikaans: Die Stropers) Janno Directed by Etienne Kallos
2019 Griekwastad Henry de Waal Directed by Jozua Malherbe
2021 Glasshouse Gabe Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019–present Alles Malan Johan 2 episodes
2019 Trackers Barend Strachan Recurring role
2021 4 Walls (Afrikaans: 4 Mure) Paul Anthology: "Paul + Zoe"
Afgrond Divan Fourie Recurring role
Spoorloos: Steynhof Xander Malherbe Main role
2023 Evita in Excelsior
2024 Wyfie Marnus 9 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Gimmie skitter in nuwe TV-reeks". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ Jansen van Rensburg, Liani (1 October 2019). "'Arnold het 'n ongelooflike presence'". Sarie (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Biographies – Cast" (PDF). The Harvesters. 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ Billington, Alex (26 July 2019). "Brent Vermeulen in US Trailer for South African Film 'The Harvesters'". First Showing. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Brent Vermeulen". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ Weyers, Myron (18 June 2018). "Jong Kaapse akteur maak internasionale buiging by Cannes". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ Hendricks, Colin (8 July 2021). "Als oor 'Spoorloos: Steynhof' se ster Brent Vermeulen". Huisgnoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Krap waar dit nie jeuk nie". TV Plus (in Afrikaans). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. ^ Lennard, Dann (27 January 2022). "A lot can happen within these '4 Walls'". SBS. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. ^ Derckson, Daniel (9 February 2022). "Glasshouse – A Dystopian Fairytale Challenging Female-Driven Stories". The Writing Studio. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Vermeulen