Anton Blake Horowitz

Anton Blake Horowitz (1962-) is a South African born actor

Also known as Anton Blake or Anton Horowitz.

Biography

Born on January 4, 1962 in East London, South Africa, he began his professional career in 1979 as a 16-year-old, playing small roles in the Space Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa.

He then moved to London two years later, where he performed at London's Old Vic, playing "Macheath" in a Youth Production of The Beggar's Opera (John Gay). Shortly thereafter, he began formal drama studies, attending the Drama Centre and completing BA degree in Acting at the University of the Arts London (1981-1983) followed by an MA Degree in Playwriting and Screen writing (with Distinction) at Royal Holloway, University of London (2009-2010) and doing a short course in Directing at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

His ensuing acting career has been varied and successful, including stage, TV and film work. For example, he has performed extensively onstage in London, Edinburgh, New York, Johannesburg and Berlin, working with such eminent directors as Luc Bondy and Stephen Daldry. Among the roles have been "Mick" in The Caretaker (Pinter), "Cassius" in Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), "Martin Taylor" in Brimstone & Treacle (Dennis Potter) and "AA" in Emigrants (Mroszek).

He has also appeared in a number of films, among them Mario Cavalli's award-winning film The Cask of Amontillado (as "Montresor"), and television series, most recently for the BBC, where roles have included Horatio Nelson's best friend, Henry Blackwood and heart-transplant pioneer, Christiaan Barnard.

His ability with accents has ensured a growing career as voice-over artist where he has played various Russians, Germans and Americans for international commercials.

In 2020 he decided to go back to the name Anton Blake Horowitz, with which he had begun when he joined the profession in 1979. After decades of working in the theatre and on the screen under the name of Anton Blake he finally reached the conclusion that, at this stage in his career, he should embrace his origins with pride.

For more on his international career see for example the websites https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1621553/ and https://www.spotlight.com/5733-1275-2019.

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

As a 16-year-old he played small roles in the Space Theatre in Cape Town,

Other South African productions include:

1992: "Lawrence Brown" in Home Free! (Wilson), directed by Ann Stradi at the Grahamstown Festival.

1993: "Mick" in The Caretaker (Pinter) directed by Jacqui Singer for PACT; Shakespeare in Africa w. Antony Sher, Greg Doran, Ian McKellen and Sean Mathias at the Market Theatre Lab..

1994: "Clyde" in Jack and the Beanstalk (Janice Honeyman), directed by Maralin Vanrenen, at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg; "Cassius" in Julius Caesar (Shakespeare) directed by Karoli Pinter at the Civic Theatre, Johannesburg; "Laertes" in Hamlet (Shakespeare) directed by Christopher Weare for a National Tour.

Sources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-blake-horowitz-a0b06055/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.nikiwinterson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Anton-Blake-Horowitz-2.pdf

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1621553/

https://www.spotlight.com/5733-1275-2019

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