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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
After leaving school in 1995, he did children's theatre in productions such as ''[[Tom Sawyer]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', etc.  Participated in short-film productions with [[AFDA]] (the [[South African School of Film, Television and Dramatic Art]]. These films include ''Hai'',''Honeygun'' & ''Amazolo''.  
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After leaving school in 1995, he did children's theatre in productions such as ''[[Tom Sawyer]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', etc.  Participated in short-film productions with [[AFDA]] (the [[South African School of Film, Television and Dramatic Art]]. These films include ''Hai'', ''Honeygun'' & ''Amazolo''.  
  
Professional stage roles include Detective Mike Strydom in [[Malcolm Terry]]'s ''[[Shear Madness]]'' (1997),  Anton in [[Cedric Sundstrom]]'s ''[[If this be Treason]]'' (1997), Malcolm in [[Megan Wilson]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1998).  
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Professional stage roles include Detective Mike Strydom in [[Malcolm Terrey]]'s ''[[Shear Madness]]'' (1997),  Malcolm in [[Megan Wilson]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1998). He played Anton in [[Cedric Sundstrom]]'s ''[[If This Be Treason]]'' (1997).
  
His first feature film was ''[[Pure Blood]]'' (1999).  
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His first feature film was ''[[Pure Blood]]'' (1999).
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==

Revision as of 15:10, 27 March 2017

Carl Beukes (19*-) Actor.

Biography

Youth

Played the role of "Baloo" the bear in Jungle Book when he was 9 years old and fell in love with acting. He went on to the National School of Arts to complete high school, playing lead roles in plays such as Annie, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Blood for Blood, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Fiddler on the Roof, Crimes of the Heart among others.


Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

After leaving school in 1995, he did children's theatre in productions such as Tom Sawyer, Sleeping Beauty, etc. Participated in short-film productions with AFDA (the South African School of Film, Television and Dramatic Art. These films include Hai, Honeygun & Amazolo.

Professional stage roles include Detective Mike Strydom in Malcolm Terrey's Shear Madness (1997), Malcolm in Megan Wilson's Macbeth (1998). He played Anton in Cedric Sundstrom's If This Be Treason (1997).

His first feature film was Pure Blood (1999).

Awards, etc

He won 1st prize in the DALRO National Acting Competition in 1995.

Sources

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