Jonathan Pienaar (born 16 September 1962) is a South African actor, writer and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in both South African and international films and television shows including Skin, Black Venus, Fried Barry, and To the Ends of the Earth, Cape Town, Troy: Fall of a City, and Deutschland 86.
Jonathan Pienaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 September 1962 South Africa |
| Education | Technikon Pretoria |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Spouse | Rosana Maya |
Early life
editPienaar attended high school at the Marist Brothers College (now Sacred Heart College) in Observatory, Johannesburg. He took a drama course at Technikon Pretoria.[1]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wild Maneuvres | "Turk" | |
| 1987 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | Taylor | |
| 1987 | You Must Be Joking Too! | Camp Boy | |
| 1988 | 'n Wêreld Sonder Grense | Gus | |
| 1988 | Scavengers | Punk | |
| 1988 | Dune Surfer | Gar | |
| 1989 | The Tattoo Chase | Tony Ferrucci | |
| 1990 | Impact | Ronnie | |
| 1991 | Crazy Safari | Pilot | |
| 1993 | The Visual Bible: Matthew | Thaddeus | |
| 1994 | Kalahari Harry | Williams | |
| 1998 | The First Christmas | Voice role | |
| 1999 | Husk | Stokkie | Short film |
| 1999 | The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy | Young Henry Covington | |
| 1999 | Pirates of the Plain | Jesse | |
| 2001 | Lyklollery | Skroef | |
| 2005 | Blue Valentine | Him | Short film |
| 2005 | Dollar$ + White Pipes | Bernard Farber | |
| 2006 | A Lotto Madness | Short film | |
| 2006 | Catch a Fire | The Mechanic | |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Cameraman | |
| 2008 | Skin | Van Niekerk | |
| 2009 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | Sheriff Hanson | |
| 2009 | A Life with Less Meaning | Leonard | Short film |
| 2010 | Fast and Frantic | Solly Van Der Merwe | |
| 2010 | In a Time Without Love | Nikolai | Short film |
| 2010 | Black Venus | Alexander Dunlop | |
| 2011 | Ek Lief Jou | Chris de Wet | |
| 2011 | Inside Story | Scout | |
| 2012 | Soldier of Destiny | J.J. Dunlop | |
| 2013 | Shotgun Garfunkel | Mr. Snyman | |
| 2013 | Bustin' Chops: The Movie | Johnny | [2] |
| 2014 | A Night to Remember | Eugene | Short film |
| 2015 | Assignment | Chris Sebastian | |
| 2016 | Lord Jones is Dead | Clive | |
| 2016 | PG | Dad | Short film |
| 2016 | Snaaks Genoeg | Farmer | |
| 2016 | Resilient | Redwood | |
| 2017 | Broken Darkness | Robert | |
| 2017 | The Killing Floor | Melvin Poon | |
| 2018 | Cowboy Dan | "Killer" Miller | Short film |
| 2019 | Either Way | Short film | |
| 2019 | Monster Island | Captain Mato | |
| 2020 | Fried Barry | Dad | [3] |
| 2020 | The Verdict | Axel | Short film |
| 2020 | The Last Days of American Crime | Randy Hickey | |
| 2021 | The Ring of Beasts | Nero | Short film[4] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Young Survivors | Petersen | Television film |
| 1993 | Sentinel | Jack Croucher | Television film |
| 1994–1997 | Triptiek | Pietman Bothma | Main role |
| 1995 | Danger Coast | Pieterson | Miniseries |
| 1995 | The Syndicate | Maimer | |
| 1997 | Mandela and de Klerk | Lieutenant Breevoort | Television film |
| 1997 | The Principal | Isak Stander | Miniseries |
| 1997 | The Legend of the Hidden City | Series 2 | |
| 1997–1998 | The Adventures of Sinbad | Tarsus / Xantax | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | CI5: The New Professionals | Geary | Episode: "Tusk Force" |
| 2001 | Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond | Venter | Season 2 |
| 2001–2004 | Yizo Yizo | De Villiers | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2005 | To the Ends of the Earth | Smiles | Miniseries |
| 2006–2008 | The Lab | Chris Barlow | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Heartlines: The Miners | Johnny Meyer | Anthology[5] |
| 2006 | Forsthaus Falkenau | Julius | Episode: "Entscheidung in der Savanne" |
| 2007 | Wild at Heart | Hunter | Episode: "The Wedding Reception" |
| 2007 | One Way | Ian | Episode: "Violent Delights" |
| 2008 | Crusoe | Captain Lynch | 2 episodes[6] |
| 2008–2012 | On the Couch | Dr. J.T. | Main role |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Gaoler | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hopeville | Fred Palmer | Main role[7] |
| 2010 | The Lost Future | Gagen | Television film |
| 2012 | Vloeksteen | Dick Van Veen | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2014 | Task Force | Mike Rabie | |
| 2014 | Pawnshop Stories (Afrikaans: Pandjieswinkelstories) | Jellie Labuschagne | [8] |
| 2014 | Aalwyntyd | Dad | Television film |
| 2015 | Binnelanders | Leon | Recurring role (season 11) |
| 2016 | Cape Town | Oliver Nienaber | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Roots | Carrington | Miniseries; Part 1 |
| 2017 | Empire of the Sharks | Mason Scrim | Television film |
| 2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Priest Litos | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2018 | 6-Headed Shark Attack | Duke | Television film |
| 2018 | Deutschland 86 | Gary Banks | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Warrior | Lem | Episode: "The Blood and the Sh*t" |
| 2020 | The Queen | Arno Theron | Season 4[9] |
| 2020 | Queen Sono | Hendrikus Strydom | Episode: "I Am Queen Sono" |
| 2020 | Vagrant Queen | Episode: "Sunshine Express Yourself' | |
| 2020 | Legacy | Andy | Episode: "Shock" |
| 2020 | Unmarried | Viktor | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2020–2021 | The Watch | Sergeant Swires | 2 episodes |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | My Fat Friend | ||
| 2016 | Kuele | Producer, director | POPArt Theatre, Johannesburg[10] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Feature Film | Dollar$ + White Pipes | Nominated | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan Pienaar". Artistes Personal Management. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Waaghalsige 'misfits'". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom (23 March 2021). "Shudder Buys Supernatural Horror-Thriller 'Fried Barry' For North America & International Territories". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Seleme, Rae (21 June 2021). "From 'Scandal!' to silver screen: Hungani Ndlovu stars in 'The Ring of Beasts'". The South African. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Culture at the heart of the matter". IOL. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Melloy, Kilian (19 October 2008). "'Crusoe' is Stranded Without Ideas". Edge (Boston). Retrieved 9 November 2009. "the pirates are led by a flamboyant, campy captain named Lynch (Jonathan Pienaar) who not only channels a watered-down Jack Sparrow, but steals his makeup thunder with a healthy dab of eyeliner (now, that’s just wrong)."
- ^ "Hopeville: a journey of restoration". Brand South Africa. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Kom lag 'n slag met PG du Plessis se Pandjieswinkelstories". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Tjiya, Emmanuel (4 February 2020). "Fresh faces liven up soapie scene". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "KUELE by FlamenKhoi at POPArt". Artslink. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "SAFTAS nominees announced". Screen Africa. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
External links
edit- Jonathan Pienaar at IMDb
- Jonathan Pienaar at TVSA
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