Marcel van Heerden
Born
Marcel van Heerden

(1952-02-19) 19 February 1952
South Africa
NationalitySouth African
EducationPaul Roos Gymnasium
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present

Marcel van Heerden (born 1952) is a South African actor and director.[1] He is best known for his roles in the popular films The Flyer, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and White Wedding.[2]

Personal life

Van Heerden was born in 1952 in Cape Town and grew up Stellenbosch, South Africa. His mother Marie van Heerden, was a stage director and actress. He has one brother, Johann van Heerden.[2]

Van Heerden was in a relationship with the singer, Juliana Venter with whom he also collaborated in the performance group Mud Ensemble in the 1990s. The couple has one son, Vincent.[2][3]

Career

Van Heerden studied drama at the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department. He then moved to the University of Cape Town Drama Department and studied under renowned artists Robert Mohr and Mavis Taylor. Meanwhile, he qualified with a Bilingual Performers Diploma in Speech and Drama in 1975. He later become one of the first Afrikaans actors to work consistently in the anti-apartheid theaters, The Space theater and The Market Theater.[2]

He made notable appearances in the films such as Mapantsula, The Flyer, White Wedding, Durban Poison, Long Walk to Freedom, Pad na Jou Hart and n Pawpaw vir my Darling. In the meantime, he also joined with several television serials such as Konings, Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond and The Outcast.[2][4]

Apart from acting, he is also a prolific voice artist and dubbing director. In 2015, he wrote and directed the short film Vryslag was chosen as the Best Short Film at 2015's Silwerskerm Film Festival in Cape Town. In 2013, he transformed the short Vryslag as a radio drama, which won the Sanlam-RSG Award at Radio Playwright Competition.[2]

Partial filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2014The Last DoormanHarryShort film
2014Onder die TafelFrederickShort film
2015n Pawpaw Vir My DarlingTango du ToitFilm
2015Die ProEd NothnagelFilm
20157de LaanWynandTV series
2015SuidoosterChris du PlooyTV series
2016Shepherds and ButchersJustice J.P. van ZylFilm
2016Kalushi: The Story of Solomon MahlanguJudge TheronFilm
2016Twee Grade van MoordTanya's prosecutorFilm
2017KrotoaZacharias WagenaarFilm
2017Die BoekklubTV series
2017LangsaanGrandfatherShort film
2018KampkosTV series

References

  1. ↑ "MARCEL VAN HEERDEN: ACTOR".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marcel van Heerden". tvsa. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Petersen, Andy (2014). "The Queen of the Lost Generation - An Interview With Juliana Venter". Platform. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Marcel van Heerden career".
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