Deon Lotz

Deon Lotz (born 20 July 1964)[1] is a South African film, television, and theatre actor. He is perhaps best known internationally for roles in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Beauty (Skoonheid). He has appeared in both English- and Afrikaans-language productions.

Deon Lotz
Born	(1964-07-20) July 20, 1964
Nationality	South African
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003 – present
Known for	Beauty (Skoonheid), Sleeper's Wake, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Partner(s)	Madeleine (2016 - present)

Early life and career

Lotz was born July 20th, 1964 in Cape Town. He sang for the Drakensberg Boys Choir in his teenage years. Lotz is the second youngest of four children, having an older brother and sister and a younger brother. [2] Prior to becoming an actor, Lotz worked as a hotelier.[2] Early in his career, Lotz acted in commercials.[2] Today Lotz resides in Cape Town, working as a full time actor in the Mother City, as well as travelling to Johannesburg for work. Lotz is known to have a son and a daughter.

Film career

In 2011, he had the starring role in Beauty (Skoonheid), directed by Oliver Hermanus, which became South Africa's submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2011 Academy Awards.[3] Beauty won the Queer Palm Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival[4] and was the first Afrikaans-language film to be screened at Cannes.[5] Lotz received the Best Actor award at the 2011 Zurich Film Festival for his performance in the film.[6] In 2012, Lotz also was named Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role in Beauty at the South African Film and Television Awards.[7]

Lotz played the role of Kobie Coetzee in the 2013 feature Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.[1]

Lotz won Best Supporting Male at the 2013 kykNET Silwerskeemfees (Silver Screen Festival) for his role in the Afrikaans-language family film, Faan se Trein.[8] He was nominated for a 2015 SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor for this film.[9][10] Other notable films Lotz has appeared in include Musiek vir die Agtergrond (2013), Winnie Mandela (2013), "Master Harold" . . . and the Boys (2010), and Proteus (2003).[11]

Television career

Lotz has starred in South African, European, and North American television productions, including The Book of Negroes (2015), Wallander (2015), When We Were Black (2014), and Flight of the Storks (2012).[11] In 2016, Lotz received the SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor - TV Drama for his role in When We Were Black.[12]

Theatre career

Lotz has appeared in a number of South African theatre productions, including Liefde, Anna with noted South African actress Sandra Prinsloo;[13] an Afrikaans-language version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull;[14] and Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders, a translation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage.[15] Lotz won Best Supporting Actor awards for Die Seemeeu and Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders at the 2015 Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees.[15] The actor was nominated in 2008 for Best Actor for his role in the play Wrestlers at the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.[16]

Awards

• Nominee, Best Actor, Wrestlers, Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, 2008
• Winner, Best Actor, Beauty, Zurich Film Festival, 2011
• Winner, Best Actor - Feature Film, Beauty, South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), 2012
• Winner, Best Supporting Actor, Faan se Trein, kykNET Silwerskeemfees, 2013
• Winner, Best Supporting Actor, Die Seemeeu, Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, 2015
• Winner, Best Supporting Actor, Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders, Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, 2015
• Nominee, Best Supporting Actor - Feature Film, Faan se Trein, South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), 2015
• Winner, Best Supporting Actor - TV Drama, When We Were Black, South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), 2016

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Consequence	Cop
2003	Proteus	Governor
2004	Blast	Pentagon CIA Representative
2007	Anner House	Werner	TV Movie
2007	The World Unseen	White Farmer
2008	Hansie: A True Story	Rory Steyn
2010	'Master Harold' ... And the Boys	Policeman
2011	Skoonheid	François van Heerden
2011	Roepman	Abram Rademan
2011	Winnie Mandela	F.W. de Klerk
2012	Sleeper's Wake	Roelf Venter
2013	Verraaiers	Generaal Koos de la Rey
2013	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom	Kobie Coetzee
2013	Four Corners	Supt. Adams
2013	Musiek vir die Agtergrond	Louis
2013	Cold Harbour	Col. Venske
2014	Faan se trein	Dr. André Dippenaar
2014	Kite	Detective Prinsloo
2015	De(Con)Struction of Love		Short
2015	Recovery	Counsellor	Short
2015	French Toast	Izak le Roux
2015	The Man with the Heavy Leg	Doctor	Short
2015	Destination		Short
2015	'n Paw-Paw Vir My Darling	Vleis Beeslaar
2015	'n Man Soos My Pa	Kolonel Nieuwoudt
2016	Shepherds and Butchers	Warrant Officer Rautenbach
2016	Modder en Bloed	Maartens
2016	Free State	Gideon Nolte
2016	Dis Koue Kos, Skat	Bernard
2016	Starry Night	Manager	Short
2016	Bypass	Dr. Wright	Post production
2017	The Blue Mauritius	Müller	Pre-production
2017	Hoener met die Rooi Skoene	Du Toit de Waal	Post production
2017	The Number
2019	The Seagull (Die Seemeeu)	Elias

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Charlie Jade	Emergency worker #2	Episode: "Sand"
2012	Leonardo	Judge	Episode: "Perspective"
2013	Flight of the Storks	Otto Kiefer	Episode: "Part One: A Solo Journey"
2014	When We Were Black	Kobus Landman	Series regular, 6 episodes
2015	The Book of Negroes	New York Justice of the Peace	Episode: 4
2015	Wallander	Colonel Julian van Heerden	Episode: "The White Lioness"
2016	Cape Town	Prof. Philip Pagel	Episodes: "Relativity", "Way to Paradise", "Shallow End", "Echoes of the Past"
2016	Tutankhamun	Colonel	Episode: 2
2017	Dating Game Killer	Camp Director Lee	TV film

References

1. "Deon Lotz". TVSA: The South African TV Authority. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. Smith, Theresa. "Lotz Demands Bigger and Better". Today (South Africa), 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
3. Van Eetveldt, Inge. "Skoonheid: SA's Oscar Entrant". Channel 24, 23 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
4. Grange, Helen. "Award-Winning Film on Big Screen Soon". The Argus (Cape Town), 29 May 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
5. Fallon, Ivan. "Movies from the Beloved Country". The Independent (London), 23 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
6. Nicholson, Zara. "South African Actor Wins Award in Zurich". Cape Times, 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
7. "Stars Come Out to Shine at SAFTA Awards". The Pretoria News, 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014 from ProQuest database.
8. "Festival a platform for film-makers kykNET Silwerskermfees 2013 winners". Cape Argus, 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from Factiva.
9. "Nominees for 2015 SAFTAs Announced." AllAfrica.com, 3 March 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
10. Mitchell, Wendy. "Ster-Kinekor to Release Faan se Trein". Screen International, 16 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
11. "Deon Lotz". IMDB: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
12. "All the Winners at the 2016 SAFTAs". Channel 24, 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
13. de Beer, Diane. "An Arts Feast for a Cause". Tonight (South Africa), 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
14. Smith, Theresa. "Afrikaans Cast Soar on Chekov Work: Die Seemeeu". The Argus (Cape Town), 27 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
15. de Beer, Diane. "'Moeder Moed' garners KKNK accolades for three actors". The Star (Johannesburg), 19 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.
16. De Klerk, Jennifer. "2008 nominations for Fleur Du Cap awards". The Star (Johannesburg), 17 February 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from Factiva.

External links

• Deon Lotz on IMDb

See also