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During the course of his 40 year long career he wrote, directed and performed in a number of his own plays and musical pieces, among them ''[[Tales from a Dark Corner]]'' (), ''[[Letters from Patient Essop]]'' (2001), ''[[Psychedelic Cowboy]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]], 19**), ''[[Sister Nun]]'' ([[Baxter]], 19**), ''[[How Graham Weir Accidentally Managed to Stay Alive]]'' ([[Kalk Bay Theatre]], 2005), ''[[Noah]]'' (with [[Megan Choritz]]), [[Artscape]] New Writer’s Programme 2005, ''[[Songs of Hangings and Redemptions]]'' (directed by [[Megan Choritz]], [[Kalk Bay Theatre]], 2006), ''[[Dead Yellow Sands]]'' (2016). | During the course of his 40 year long career he wrote, directed and performed in a number of his own plays and musical pieces, among them ''[[Tales from a Dark Corner]]'' (), ''[[Letters from Patient Essop]]'' (2001), ''[[Psychedelic Cowboy]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]], 19**), ''[[Sister Nun]]'' ([[Baxter]], 19**), ''[[How Graham Weir Accidentally Managed to Stay Alive]]'' ([[Kalk Bay Theatre]], 2005), ''[[Noah]]'' (with [[Megan Choritz]]), [[Artscape]] New Writer’s Programme 2005, ''[[Songs of Hangings and Redemptions]]'' (directed by [[Megan Choritz]], [[Kalk Bay Theatre]], 2006), ''[[Dead Yellow Sands]]'' (2016). | ||
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He appeared in numerous feature films and TV dramas and series, including: | He appeared in numerous feature films and TV dramas and series, including: |
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Graham Weir (1959-2020) Actor, singer, playwright.
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Biography
Born in Scotland, Weir came to South Africa at the age of 5, when his parents settled in Benoni on the East Rand. His sister is the actress and singer Christine Weir. The Weir siblings had their initial exposure to stage performance with the musical evenings regularly held at their home and the amateur theatre company and and choir founded by his parents. His first stage role was in Oliver Twist for this group.
Graham studied for a year at Wits Drama school and some time at Pretoria Technikon. Then he went to England to dodge the draft, before returning to work in theatre in a variety of capacities.
Graham passed away in Cape Town of a stroke on 1 December, 2020.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He began his career as a performer with PACT in 1981, appearing in 24 productions for themlater becoming a free-lance artist.
In 1985 he and his sister founded the hugely successful a cappella group Not the Midnight Mass, which also featured Jenny de Lenta, Alan Glass and Graham Clarke.
His numerous stage appearances as actor have included roles in The Dybbuk (1986), Macbeth (as "Ross", 1996), Lost in the Stars (199&/9?), The Winter's Tale (Maynardville), Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train (2003), Waiting for Godot, The Blue Iris (2012).
Roles in musical productions include shows like Jesus Christ Superstar (Durban Playhouse, 1991), Sweeney Todd, Queen at the Opera, The Shakespeare Revue (1997)
During the course of his 40 year long career he wrote, directed and performed in a number of his own plays and musical pieces, among them Tales from a Dark Corner (), Letters from Patient Essop (2001), Psychedelic Cowboy (Baxter Theatre, 19**), Sister Nun (Baxter, 19**), How Graham Weir Accidentally Managed to Stay Alive (Kalk Bay Theatre, 2005), Noah (with Megan Choritz), Artscape New Writer’s Programme 2005, Songs of Hangings and Redemptions (directed by Megan Choritz, Kalk Bay Theatre, 2006), Dead Yellow Sands (2016).
He appeared in numerous feature films and TV dramas and series, including:
Film: Van der Merwe P.I. ("Rocco", 1985), Boesman and Lena (2001), Goodbye Bafana ("Tough warder, 2007), Spud ("Viking", 2010), Once Upon a Road Trip ("James", 2013), Spud 3: Learning to Fly ("Viking", 2014), Bentley, Boesman & Lena, Merchants of War, Pursuit
Television: Bentley ("Bentley", 2006), To Be First ("David Hume", 2007), The Devil's Whore ("Sergeant at Arms", 2008), Crusoe ("Rebel Soldier", 2008), Of Kings and Prophets (), Black Sails ("Captain Naft", 2014-5), Jamillah and Aladdin (2016), Hotel ("Oom Dirk", 2016-2017),. Van der Merwe ("Doctor", 2017),
2006Bentley (TV Series)
Bentley
2004Charlie
Barrack Sergeant
2002The Piano Player
Sick Man
2002Mama Africa (segment "Raya") 2001Raya (Short) 2000Boesman and Lena
Recycle man
1999Aces (Short) 1999From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (Video)
Lazaro
1997The Adventures of Sinbad (TV Series)
Ruane - The Invaders (1997) ... Ruane
1994The Visual Bible: Acts (Video)
Bar-Jesus
1993Tropical Heat (TV Series)
Ted Waltham - Slumming It (1993) ... Ted Waltham
1993Cyborg Cop
Local 1 Jive
1993Sentinel (TV Movie)
Anvil (1993)
1991Pursuit
Gen. Carlos Da Costa
1990Return to Justice
Jackal
1990Thieves of Fortune
Pirana
1990Burndown
Freddie
1989Final Cut
Snuff Movie Director
1989Rising Storm
Gerard de la Fanool
1989In the Name of Blood
Art
1989Merchants of War
Vaisal
1987An African Dream
Lout 1 (Ned)
1985Van der Merwe P.I.
Rocco
Awards, etc
The 1993-1994 National Vita Award for Best Playwright was awarded to him for Brief Descriptions II and he received two Fleur du Cap Awards, one for Not the Midnight Mass in 2009 and a second in 2016 for Dead Yellow Sands.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0918590/
The Dybbuk programme, 1986.
"Akteur Graham Weir sterf skielik", Die Burger 2 December, 2020 (P. 3)
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