Jody Abrahams
(1974-) Stage and TV Actor.
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Biography
Born in Cape Town.
Twice married. He married actress Diaan Lawrenson in St Martin's-in-the-Veld Anglican Church in Rosebank, Johannesburg in March 2014. They have two children, Olivia-Rose and James.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Founder and co-producer (with Diaan Lawrenson) of Jester Productions.
Stage
Started his acting career in in David Kramer andTaliep Petersen’s District Six - The Musical. Other roles include Poison (David Kramer and Taliep Petersen, 1992), Kat and the Kings (1999), Klop-Klop (David Kramer and Taliep Petersen, Die Ballade van Koos Sas (David Kramer, 2001, 2009), Ghoema (2006), Vatmaar,Under the Fig Tree, (2009), Is, Ja! (2009), Second Time Around (2009/2010).
Film
Films include Safe House (2012), The Quarry (1998) and American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990).
Television
Awards, etc
Awards include, besides a number of Fleur du Cap Awards and Vita Awards locally, the Sir Laurence Olivier Award for Kat and the Kings(1999) and a Tony nomination for the same production.
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