Brent Vermeulen (born 1 January 2001) is a South African actor. His films include The Harvesters (2018), Griekwastad (2019), and Glasshouse (2021). On television, he is known for his roles in Alles Malan (2019–) and Spoorloos: Steynhof (2021).
Early life Vermeulen was born to parents André and Suzie. He attended Durbanville Primary School in Durbanville and then Paarl Gimnasium as a boarding student. He discovered acting through a school musical, matriculating in 2019. His sister Julia also took drama as a subject.
Career Vermeulen made his film debut while still at school opposite Alex van Dyk in the 2018 drama film The Harvesters (), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He reunited with van Dyk the following year for the true crime film Griekwastad. He also made his television debut that year when he began playing Johan in the kykNET series Alles Malan and made an appearance as Barend Strachan in the M-Net series Trackers.
In 2021, Vermeulen joined the cast of the kykNET & kie drama Spoorloos for its third installment, Steynhof alongside Jane de Wet, with whom he had previously appeared in Griekwastad. He starred as Paul in "Paul + Zoe", the second installment of the anthology 4 Walls () and Gabe in Kelsey Egan's English-language film Glasshouse.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 The Harvesters () Janno Directed by Etienne Kallos 2019 Griekwastad Henry de WaalDirected by Jozua Malherbe 2021 Glasshouse Gabe Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019–present Alles Malan Johan 2 episodes 2019 Trackers Barend Strachan Recurring role 2021 4 Walls () Paul Anthology: "Paul + Zoe" Afgrond Divan Fourie Recurring role Spoorloos: Steynhof Xander Malherbe Main role 2023 Evita in Excelsior 2024 Wyfie Marnus 9 episodes
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External links
Brent Vermeulen at TVSA Brent Vermeulen at Artistes Personal Management