Jane de Wet is a South African actress and dancer.
Personal life De Wet is from Somerset West, Western Cape. She first discovered performing arts as a dancer in a recital at De Hoop Primary School. She matriculated at Parel Vallei High School and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Communications in management sciences from Stellenbosch University in 2017.
Career De Wet began her career on stage and was named Most Promising Actress at the 2012 ATKV Tienertoneelfees. In 2014, she won Best Actress at ATKV Tienertoneelfees, Best Actress at Durbanville Tienertoneelfees, and Best Actress at Fraserburg Logan Toneelfees.
De Wet starred as Alexis "Lexi" Summerveld in the 2019 Showmax mystery series The Girl from St. Agnes. She made her film debut that year with a minor role in Moffie and as Marthella Steencamp in Griekwastad. For the latter, she won Most Promising Young Talent at the 2020 kykNET Silver Screen Film Festival and received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2021 South African Film and Television Awards.
In 2020, de Wet appeared in the Vuzu series Still Breathing as well as the television films Rage and Parable. In 2021, she joined the cast of the kykNET drama Spoorloos for its third installment, Steynhof as Adri von Tonder. She had a recurring role as Alice Band in the BBC America adaptation of Terry Pratchett's The Watch and played Jackie in the Slumber Party Massacre remake.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Griekwastad Marthella Steenkamp 2019 Moffie Donna 2020 Connected Sarah at 16 Short film 2021 Slumber Party Massacre Jackie 2021 Briefly () Chantel Opperman 2024 Boy Kills World Flower Girl TBA The Other Side Emma2025HagMagTubi Original
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 The Girl from St. Agnes Lexi Summerveld Main role 2019 Trackers Waitress 1 episode 2020 Projek Dina Melanie de Beer 1 episode 2020 Still Breathing Tegan 2020 Rage Roxy Television film 2020 Parable Esther Television film 2021 The Watch Alice Band 3 episodes 2021 The Other Side Jane 2021 Spoorloos: Steynhof Adri von Tonder Main role 2022 Minder as Niks Young Ami Prinsloo 2024 Trompoppie Valerie Main role 2024 White Lies Young Edie Miniseries 2025 TuiskomsKelly
Music videos Year Song Artist Notes 2018 "Liefde is 'n Werkwoord" Corné Pretorius
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2016–2017 Au Revoir Dancer National Arts Festival, Kalk Bay 2017 Drif Ezmeralda Woordfees 2019 Die Vertrek Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town 2023 The Promise Amor Swart Homecoming Centre, Cape Town / Market Theatre, Johannesburg
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2020 kykNET Silver Screen Film Festival Most Promising Young Talent Griekwastad 2021 South African Film and Television Awards Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film
References
External links
Jane de Wet at TVSA