Arno Marais (born 19 April 1984), is a South African

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He is best known for his roles in the popular serials ''Stroomop'', ''Die Boekklub'' "Isidingo" and ''Reconnect''.

Personal life

He was born on 19 April 1984 in

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein ( ; ), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State (province), Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongsi ...

, South Africa. His mother is Corrie Viviers.

Career

In 2009, he played the role as IT specialist 'Benjamin le Roux' in the popular soap opera ''

Isidingo ''Isidingo'' was a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...

'' where his episode aired on 20 November. In 2016, he appeared in the kykNET drama series ''Die Boekklub'' and played the role 'Herman Mouton'. In late 2016, he had a two-year hiatus from ''Isidingo''. During this period, he joined the cast of television serial ''Sokhulu & Partners'' and played the role as 'Adv. Nick Edwards'. Then he appeared on the serial ''

7de Laan ''7de Laan'' is a South African Afrikaans soap opera created by Danie Odendaal and produced by Danie Odendaal Productions. The series focuses on the lives of residents in and around the community of 7de Laan (7th Avenue), in the suburb of Hill ...

'' in a recurring role. Then in 2017, he returned to ''Isidingo''.

Accident

On 28 July 2010, he was involved in a fatal car accident in which Kobus Venter, a teenager died. Marais was severely injured and remained in a coma for four weeks at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. According to hospital sources, he had some swelling on the brain during coma as well as bad internal bleeding. He left lung was crushed, so used a respirator. He spent six weeks in hospital. In 2012, he made a brief first appearance in the Pretoria Regional Court regarding the accident.

Controversy

In 2018, he posted a number of Tweets attacking Muslims and Tweeted some questionable views about

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

Television serials

* ''Die Boekklub - Season 1 and 2'' as Herman Mouton * ''Eish! Saan - Season 1'' as Celebrity Prankster * ''Getroud met Rugby: Die Sepie - Seasons 3, 4, 5'' as Thinus * ''

- Season 1'' as Benjamin le Roux * ''Sokhulu & Partners - Season 3'' as Adv. Nick Edwards

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marais, Arno Living people South African male television actors 1984 births South African male film actors People from Bloemfontein