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| − | (19*-) Actor *, lecturer. Born in Cape Town, studied Drama at the [[University of Cape Town]]. Co-wrote and performed in ''[[Suip!]]'' with [[Heinrich Reisenhofer]] (winner of the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best New Indigenous Script 1999). Taught acting at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] in 2003. Performed in ''[[Meet Joe Barber]]'' with [[Heinrich Reisenhofer]] and [[David Isaacs]] at [[Skokiaan Theatre Bar]], Cape Town 1999. This play went on to play the festivals, and in 2003 won a [[Kanna award]] for comedy at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]]). A spin off has been a TV series. Oscar’s career spans a period of 17 years. Although trained as an actor, Oscar’s abilities stretch into teaching, writing and dancing. His recent stage successes, ''[[Meet Joe Barber]]'', ''[[Joe Barber, Boeta Gamat Too]]'' and ''[[SUIP!]]'' have put him firmly on the map as one of Cape Town's leading writing and performing talents. Oscar's career highlights include playing the part of Chiron in the British/South African co-production of ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'', in which [[Sir Anthony Sher]] played the lead role. Another highlight was playing Valentine April opposite John Lynch in the movie ''The Quarry''. This movie won the Montreal Grand Prix Prize and was on the movie circuit in twelve different European countries as well as in Japan and Canada. He has also worked as a teacher at the Drama Department at the [[University of Cape Town]] and at [[Stellenbosch University]] and recently made his directorial debut with ''[[Angels Everywhere]]''.
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