Ian Strauss
Eyes: Green/Brown Hair: Brown Height: 1.70m
AWARDS
Best Supporting Male for Sneeuwitjie
Best Supporting Male for Cabaret The Musical as Ernst Ludwig
Best Male Lead for King of the Castle
Cape Times Awards: Most Adventurous Production for 007 Shaken & Stirred (Director)
Best Supporting Male for Cabaret The Musical as Ernst Ludwig
Best Male Lead for King of the Castle
Cape Times Awards: Most Adventurous Production for 007 Shaken & Stirred (Director)
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| MIDDEL VAN ERENS | Eugene | dir. Kobus du Plessis, Kinoburo films |
| OPEN GATE | Andre | dir. Matthew Robinson, City Varsity |
| TOSKA | News reader | dir. Shivani Naidoo, City Varsity |
| THE PIGEON PARADOX | UCT Dept Head | dir. Sacha Sultan, AFDA |
| THE WRITE OFFS (pilot) | Father | dir. Brad Theron, Head in the Cloud Films |
| THE NATIVITY STORY, TODAY | Archangel Gabriël | CVC Media |
| THE RECRUITS | Lieutenant Peter Maritz | CVC Media |
| YES WE CAN | Will, CIA Lip Reader | Film Afrika, France |
| CANNED LONELINESS (animation) | Lead (facial expression & motion capturing) | di.r W Bouwer |
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| DIE SENTRUM | Greg | dirs. Liezel Spies, Mandilakhe Yengo, Penguin Films, SABC |
| PROJECT DINA | Freddie. | dir. Liezl Spies, Penguin Films, MNet |
| TILL DEATH DO US PART | Detective McGilvery | dir. Bill Thomas, Trilogy |
| NKULULEKO | Interviewer | dirs. Zeno Petersen, Phiwe Mkhanzi, Bomb for Mzanzi Magic |
| 7de LAAN | Dries Basson | dir. Roelien Spruyt, SABC |
| WATERFRONT | Thys | dir. Jaco Bouwer, Lions Head Productions |
| SUIDOOSTER | Dr Paul Malan | Suidooster Films |
| TRAFFIC | Doctor | ETV |
| BLACK SAILS Season II | Captain of the True North | dir. Neil Marshall, Michael Bay productions, Film Afrika |
| MANKIND THE STORY OF ALL OF US | Louis Washkansky | Nutopia, History Channel |
| OUTCASTS | Technician | dir. Omar Madha & Bharat Nallurich: Kudos Film & Television; London |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| SNEEUWITJIE (Pantomime) | Slap (court jester) | |
| CABARET THE MUSICAL | Ernst Ludwig | |
| THE FANTASTIKS | Mortimer | |
| THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW | Eddie & Dr Scott | |
| GREAT EXPECTATIONS | Herbert Pocket | |
| 12TH NIGHT | Feste the Jester | |
| KISS ME KATE | Singer & Dancer | |
| EQUUS | Mime, Lead Horse | |
| KING OF THE CASTLE | Mime character | |
| BEST OF THE BEST | Singer & Dancer | |
| IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST | Algernon Moncrieff | |
| CANTERBURY TALES | Singer & Dancer | |
| CURTAIN CALL | Mime Character & Singer | |
| FLAT SPIN | Michael Carter | |
| LOVE, A BATTLE OF LIFE & DEATH | Cabaret Performer (singing) | |
| MAGIC MOMENTS | Cabaret Performer (singing) | |
| Die Geselskap | Stage Director | |
| The Fantastiks | Stage Director | |
| Snoopy, The Musical | Stage Director | |
| 007, Shaken & Stirred | Stage Director |
Training / Experience
| Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|
| BONNIE RODINI | On Camera techniques |
| BONNIE RODINI | Acting Technique 2 |
| BONNIE RODINI | Monologue |
| BONNIE RODINI | Character Audition Workshop |
| BONNIE RODINI | Acting Technique 3 |
| BONNIE RODINI | Acting Technique 1 |
Special Skills
MUSICAL: Singer (professional)- (can sing in English, Dutch, German, Afrikaans, French, Italian, Hebrew), Tenor (C3 to E5)
Video Clips
LANGUAGES
Afrikaans (fluent), English (fluent)
VOCAL STYLES
Corporate, Smooth, Intimate, Straight Read, Soft Sell, Hard Sell, Character, Confident, Bright, Friendly, Caring, Warm
ACCENTS
Afrikaans, South African English (natural accent), British RP
Afrikaans, South African English (natural accent), British RP
BIO
Ian is a skilled singer and sings an energetic spread of popular evergreen songs in seven different languages in the French Chanson style. He is familiar with voice-dubbing for film and recordings for radio commercials.