Dawid Minnaar

(1956-) Bilingual (Afrikaans/English) actor for stage, radio, TV and film.

Biography

Born in Upington in the Northern Cape, the youngest of 5 children, and grew up on the family farm Rooidam, Namibia and went to primary school in Bethanie.

Training

He completed a B.A at the University of Stellenbosch, Department of Drama , and a B.A. Honours degree in Drama at the University of Cape Town.

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

Stage roles

His stage career started in the 1980s and by the 1990s he was one of the leading bilingual performers in the country.

Performances include Snoopy!!! (CAPAB, 1983); Diepe Grond (Market Theatre and Baxter Theatre, 1985 and 1986); Not About Heroes, (Volute Productions at the Baxter Theatre and Upstairs at the Market, 1986); Whale Nation (The Black Sun and the Whale Well, 1989); Flight (Market Theatre, 1989) Nag, Generaal (Market Theatre, 1989); Speed-the-Plow (Upstairs at the Market, 1990); Faustus in Africa (Market Theatre and Grahamstown Festival 1995), Ubu and the Truth Commission (Grahamstown Festival 1997, international tour 2014); Boklied (KKNK, 1999?*); Boetman is die bliksem in! [“Boetman is the Hell In”] (Aardklop festival 2000); Die Toneelstuk (KKNK, 2001); Confessions of Zeno (Spier Amphitheatre, 2003); Romeo and Julia (Vleis, Rys, en Aartappels , 2005), Macbeth.slapeloos (Aardklop and KKNK, 2013-2015).

Also Kafka Dances, Scenes from an Execution, Ek, Anna van Wyk, Truth in Translation

Film roles

His film debut was in Fiela se Kind (1988) and was followed by Kringe in die Bos [“Circles in the Forest”, 198*), Die Wonderwerker (2013);

Actor (11 credits)

2012  Die Wonderwerker 
Eugène Marais 

2009  Binnelanders (TV Series) 

- Episode dated 31 August 2009 (2009)

2008  Hansie: A True Story 
Johan Volsteedt 

2007  Ouma se Slim Kind 
Meester Roodt 

2000  Sewende laan (TV Series) 
Leon de Lange (2000-2002, 2003-) 

1994  Paradys (TV Series) 

1993  The Visual Bible: Matthew 

Judas

1991  Nag van die 19de 
Groenewald (as Dawid Minaar) 

1991  Konings (TV Movie) 
Dolf Groenewald 

1988  Fiela se Kind 
Benjamin Sr. 

1980  Gemini 
Ettiene (as David Minnaar)

Television roles

Konings, Sewende Laan (SABC TV2, 2000-2001); Amalia, Binneland (.

Sources

Tucker, 1997

Die Burger 20 Sept 2013.

Schalk Schoombie, Ek vaar die onbekende in", in Sarie, February, 2014, pp25-27.

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Awards, etc

Won Vita Awards as best actor for Diepe Grond, Kafka Dances and Nag, Generaal, and best supporting actor for Scenes from an Execution and Ek, Anna van Wyk. judged best actor at Aardklop for macbeth.slapeloos in 2013.

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