Deon Lotz (born 20 July 1964)"Deon Lotz"
''TVSA: The South African TV Authority.'' Retrieved 20 September 2015. 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.

Early life and career

Lotz was born 20 July 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.
Smith, Theresa. "Lotz Demands Bigger and Better". ''Today'' (South Africa), 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015. Prior to becoming an actor, Lotz worked as a hotelier. Early in his career, Lotz acted in commercials. 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

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Van Eetveldt, Inge. "Skoonheid: SA's Oscar Entrant". ''Channel 24,'' 23 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2015. ''Beauty'' won the Queer Palm, Queer Palm Award at the 2011

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Grange, Helen. "Award-Winning Film on Big Screen Soon". ''The Argus'' (Cape Town), 29 May 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database. and was the first Afrikaans-language film to be screened at Cannes.Fallon, Ivan.
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. ''The Independent'' (London), 23 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database. Lotz received the Best Actor award at the 2011

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for his performance in the film.Nicholson, Zara.
South African Actor Wins Award in Zurich
. ''Cape Times,'' 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database. In 2012, Lotz also was named Best Actor in a Feature Film for his role in ''Beauty'' at the

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."Stars Come Out to Shine at SAFTA Awards". ''The Pretoria News,'' 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014 from ProQuest database. Lotz played the role of Kobie Coetzee in the 2013 feature ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.'' Lotz won Best Supporting Male at the 2013 kykNET Silwerskermfees (Silver Screen Festival) for his role in the Afrikaans-language family film, ''Faan se Trein''."Festival a platform for film-makers kykNET Silwerskermfees 2013 winners". Cape Argus, 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from Factiva. He was nominated for a 2015 SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor for this film."Nominees for 2015 SAFTAs Announced." AllAfrica.com, 3 March 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database.Mitchell, Wendy. "Ster-Kinekor to Release ''Faan se Trein".'' Screen International, 16 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database. Other notable films Lotz has appeared in include ''Musiek vir die Agtergrond'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013), '' "Master Harold" . . . and the Boys'' (2010), and ''

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'' (2003)."Deon Lotz"
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Television career

Lotz has starred in South African, European, and North American television productions, including '' The Book of Negroes'' (2015), ''

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'' (2015), ''When We Were Black'' (2014), and ''Flight of the Storks'' (2012). In 2016, Lotz received the SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor - TV Drama for his role in ''When We Were Black.''All the Winners at the 2016 SAFTAs
. Channel 24, 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

Theatre career

Lotz has appeared in a number of South African theatre productions, including ''Liefde, Anna'' with noted South African actress Sandra Prinsloo;
de Beer, Diane. "An Arts Feast for a Cause". ''Tonight'' (South Africa), 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015. an Afrikaans-language version of

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's ''The Seagull'';Smith, Theresa. "Afrikaans Cast Soar on Chekov Work: ''Die Seemeeu". The Argus'' (Cape Town), 27 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database. and ''Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders,'' a translation of

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's ''Mother Courage''.de Beer, Diane. "'Moeder Moed' garners KKNK accolades for three actors". ''The Star'' (Johannesburg), 19 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from ProQuest database. Lotz won Best Supporting Actor awards for ''Die Seemeeu'' and ''Moeder Moed en Haar Kinders'' at the 2015

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (Afrikaans for '' Little Karoo National Arts Festival'' and usually abbreviated to ''KKNK'') is an Afrikaans language arts festival that takes place yearly in the South African town of Oudtshoorn. The festival ...

. The actor was nominated in 2008 for Best Actor for his role in the play ''Wrestlers'' at the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.De Klerk, Jennifer. "2008 nominations for Fleur Du Cap awards". ''The Star'' (Johannesburg), 17 February 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2015 from Factiva.

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

Early life and career

Film career

Television career

Theatre career

Awards

Filmography

Feature films

Television

References

External links

See also