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(19*&*-) Actor for stage and TV. **
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[[David Johnson]] (born 1981) Actor for stage and TV.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
David married actress [[Bianca le Grange]] in 2015.
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David was born in January 1981. Because of his father's job as a material technician, they moved around South Africa frequently and he went to nine schools, among them Settler's High School. He graduated from UCT in 2003. He married actress [[Bianca le Grange]] in 2015.
  
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
Roles include ''[[Pillow Talk]]'' (2004), ''[[Much Ado about Nothing ]]'' (2005), ''[[Witnesses]]''  ([[Artscape]], 2005), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (2005), ''[[The Boy Who Fell from the Roof]]'' (2005), ''[[Yellowman]]'', ''[[Die Krismis van Map Jacobs]]'' (2012), ''[[Skrikkeljaar]]'' (2013).  
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"Ferdi" in ''[[This Life]]'' was his first role as professional actor after he qualified. Other roles were, among others, in ''[[Pillow Talk]]'' (2004), ''[[Much Ado about Nothing ]]'' (2005), ''[[Witnesses]]''  ([[Artscape]], 2005), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (2005), ''[[The Boy Who Fell from the Roof]]'' (2005), ''[[Yellowman]]'', ''[[Die Krismis van Map Jacobs]]'' (2012), ''[[Skrikkeljaar]]'' (2013).  
  
 
He became a household name with TV roles in ''[[Sewende Laan]]'', ''[[This Life]]'' and ''[[Society]]''.
 
He became a household name with TV roles in ''[[Sewende Laan]]'', ''[[This Life]]'' and ''[[Society]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Interview with Lesley Byram published in ''[[Cape Times]]'', 20 January 2005.
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''[[Cape Times]]'', 31 October 2005.
 
''[[Cape Times]]'', 31 October 2005.
  
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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== See also ==
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TVSA [https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=10742].
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Latest revision as of 09:33, 12 February 2018

David Johnson (born 1981) Actor for stage and TV.

Biography

David was born in January 1981. Because of his father's job as a material technician, they moved around South Africa frequently and he went to nine schools, among them Settler's High School. He graduated from UCT in 2003. He married actress Bianca le Grange in 2015.


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

"Ferdi" in This Life was his first role as professional actor after he qualified. Other roles were, among others, in Pillow Talk (2004), Much Ado about Nothing (2005), Witnesses (Artscape, 2005), Hamlet (2005), The Boy Who Fell from the Roof (2005), Yellowman, Die Krismis van Map Jacobs (2012), Skrikkeljaar (2013).

He became a household name with TV roles in Sewende Laan, This Life and Society.

Sources

Interview with Lesley Byram published in Cape Times, 20 January 2005.

Cape Times, 31 October 2005.

The Weekender, 24 January 2009.

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

See also

TVSA [1].


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