Gérard Rudolf (born 20 April 1966) is a South African actor and poet. He began his career in 1992 with the series Arende II.

Gérard Rudolf
Born (1966-04-20) 20 April 1966 (age 58)
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
Occupation(s)Actor, Poet
Years active1992–present
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]

Biography

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Rudolf was born in Pretoria, South Africa. After completing high school in 1983 he did two years of compulsory military service. In 1987 he joined the Drama school at the University of Pretoria where he graduated in 1989. Rudolf's first language is Afrikaans,[2] but he is also fluent in English.

He joined the CAPAB drama company for a year performing on stage in Shakespeare plays, comedies and dramas. He left the company in 1991 to start his own theater company called Makeshift Moon, specializing in original South African works. He received some notoriety as a gutsy actor and outspoken opponent to the Apartheid regime at the time, he also campaigned against forced military conscription.

It was also in 1991 that Rudolf developed an interest in film and appeared in roles over the next decade. In 1998, he became the head of drama at CityVarsity in Cape Town, a position he held until 2002.

Rudolf left Cape Town in 2002 and moved to the United Kingdom. However, he decided to return to South Africa in 2010 and now lives in Johannesburg.

As a poet, Rudolf published his first collection of poetic writings in 2009, titled Orphaned Latitudes. He is also a photographer.[3]

Filmography

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Selected Filmography :

Year Film Role Notes
1992 Arende II TV series
1993 Arende III TV series
1997–1998 The Adventures of Sinbad TV series
1998 Paljas Jan Mol
2001 Styx Sloan
2001 Dust
2002 Pavement
2002 The Piano Player Ryan Tyler
2003 Adrenaline Ben
2003 The Young Black Stallion Rhamon
2008 Transito Priester
2012 Wolwedans in die Skemer
2012 Wild at Heart TV series
2013 Layla Fourie Van Niekerk
2013 Chander Pahar Diego Alvarez Bengali Film
2013 Jimmy in Pienk Gigi
2015 Die Ontwaking Capt. Fred Lange
2016 The Siege of Jadotville Black Jack
2018 Canary Ds Koch
2018 Griekwasted Hannes Cloete
2018 The Tokoloshe

Bibliography

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Year Book Publisher Type
2009 Orphaned Latitudes Red Squirrel Press Poetry
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Gérard Rudolf at IMDb

References

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  1. ^ "Gérard Rudolf - Celebrity photos, biographies and more". www.oestars.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ http://www.argief.litnet.co.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&cause_id=1270&news_id=77075[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ /http://peonymoon.wordpress.com/2012/09/08/poetic-writings-from-gerard-rudolfs-orphaned-latitudes

3. http://www.facebook.com/grudolfpics