Connor Van Vuuren () is an Australian stuntman, writer, actor, and director. He co-wrote and co-directed the TV mini-series ''

Bondi Hipsters ''Soul Mates'' is a 2014 Australian comedy series created by and starring Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nicholas Boshier, co-written by Van Vuuren's brother Connor Van Vuuren, screened on ABC2. It features the same characters, as friends who met in ...

'' with his brother

Christiaan Van Vuuren Christiaan Van Vuuren (born 1982), known as The Fully Sick Rapper in his first video series, is an actor, writer, director and video blogging, video blogger from Sydney, Australia. He often collaborates with his brother, Connor Van Vuuren, and t ...

. He has created, written, directed and starred in two seasons of ABC's '' Soul Mates'' series in 2014 and 2016 as Phoenix with his brother and

Nicholas Boshier Nicholas Boshier is an Australian actor. Boshier gained fame after he was revealed to be the actor portraying YouTube celebrity Trent from Punchy, a character whom the film's director Anthony MacFarlane had previously lied about and insisted was ...

, and as a stunt actor in '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014), and '' The Wolverine'' (2013).

Early life

Van Vuuren grew up in

Cronulla Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central ...

. His parents met in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, his father a South African and his mother a

Kiwi Kiwi most commonly refers to: * Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand * Kiwi (nickname), an informal name for New Zealanders * Kiwifruit, an edible hairy fruit with many seeds * Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of curren ...

. He graduated with a degree in Media Arts and Production from the

University of Technology Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public university, public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a Institute of technology, ...

and trained in acting at the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

(NIDA).

Filmography

Films

Television

Nominations

Australian Directors Guild Awards The Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) is an industry guild representing the interests of film, television, commercials and digital media directors, including documentary makers and animators, throughout Australia. With its headquarters in Sydney ...

*2017: Best direction in a TV or Svod comedy program (shared with

)

References

External links

*
Bondi Hipsters
on

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

Connor Van Vuuren
on YouTube
Van Vuuren Bros
on YouTube * Turnbull, Malcolm (15 March 2015)
The Van Vuuren Brothers and New Media Models
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Vuuren, Connor 1984 births Living people People from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) Male actors from Sydney Australian stunt performers Australian video bloggers Australian YouTubers Comedy YouTubers Australian filmmakers Australian directors Australian people of Afrikaner descent Australian people of New Zealand descent Australian people of South African descent Australian producers Australian male bloggers YouTubers from Sydney