Louw Venter

Louw Venter (1975-). Comedian, TV, film and stage actor, writer and director.

Biography

He was born on 16 August 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa.

He attended the art school Die Kruin in Johannesburg and studied visual arts at the Witwatersrand Technikon.

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

Played "Corné" in The Most Amazing Show (television) and had a lead role in the SABC2 drama series Swartwater.

Wrote and performed The Bestman's Speech, directed by Rob van Vuuren, Obz Café Theatre, September 2006.

He directed History of Cape Town - Abridged in 2007.

Gary the Tooth Fairy performed by Louw Venter and Bev Cullinan, directed by Rob van Vuuren and presented during the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July 2010.

Performed in Hond se Gedagte 2016.

Wrote and performed in Albatros, a play that made its debut at the Inniebos arts festival in 2024, then played at the Woordfees, Stellenbosch. Directed by Tara Notcutt. Cast: Louw Venter (Benjamin) and Ben Albertyn (Abel). Set design and music by Wolf Britz.

He also wrote the filmscript for Som van Trane.

Awards, etc

2024: Best film script at the kykNETSilwerskermfees}.

Sources

Cape Times, 12 September 2006.

The Star, 19 August 2013.

Die Burger, 4 October 2024.Italic text

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