Wayne Van Rooyen (born 14 June 1978), is a South African actor and voice artist. He is best known for the roles in the films Fiela se Kind, Mayfair and Seriously Single.
Personal life He was born on 14 June 1978 and raised in suburb Eldorado Park, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He graduated with a BA in Dramatic Art with Honours at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2003.
Career After the graduation, he joined theater and appeared in many stage plays such as Sophiatown and The King of Laughter. He later won the Naledi Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor for his critically acclaimed role in The King of Laughter. He also joined the world premiere of Athol Fugard's play Victory and the Royal Shakespeare Company's South African collaboration of William Shakespeare's The Tempest with the Baxter Theater.
In 2008, he played the role as 'Brandon "BB" Bonthuys' on the medical drama series Hillside aired on SABC 2. He played the role of 'Vernon "Stokkies" Jacobs' on soapie Scandal! aired on ETV in 2005. His role became highly popular among the public. Then he starred in the variety comedy show Colour TV in 2011 on SABC 2. Meanwhile, he appeared in the drama series Geraamtes in die Kas, in 2013.
In August 2020, he starred in the comedy film Seriously Single co-directed by Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela. It was released on July 31, 2020 on Netflix.
Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2005 Scandal! Vernon "Stokkies" Jacobs TV series 2006 Hillside Brandon Bonthuys TV series 2006 Cuppen Receptionist TV movie 2007–09 Wild at Heart Kirk TV series 2010 Jozi Waylon Film 2012 Mad Buddies OB technician Film 2013 Geraamtes in die Kas Dr. Rudy Abrahams TV series 2014 Rose vir Rosie Denver Doorsen Film 2015 Sink Paramedic No. 1 Film 2016 The Empty Man Recruiter Film 2017 Swartwater Konstabel Van Zyl TV series 2018 Mayfair Mahbeer Film 2019 Fiela se Kind Selling Komoetie Film 2020 Seriously Single Timothy Film
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