Ian Strauss
Eyes: Green/Brown Hair: Brown Height: 1.70m
AWARDS
Sneeuwitjie (Slap: court jester) : Best Supporting Male
Cabaret The Musical (Ernst Ludwig) : Best Supporting Male
King of the Castle (Mime) : Best Male Lead
007 Shaken & Stirred (Director) : Cape Times Awards for Most Adventurous Production
Cabaret The Musical (Ernst Ludwig) : Best Supporting Male
King of the Castle (Mime) : Best Male Lead
007 Shaken & Stirred (Director) : Cape Times Awards for Most Adventurous Production
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Afrikaner, Confident, Bright, friendly, caring, Warm
ACCENTS
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.
Voice Clips
- HOME RECORDING DEMO - Ian Strauss -Spendy Mortgage
- Ian Strauss - AFR Soft Sell
- Ian Strauss - AFR Straight Read - Slamlock
- Ian Strauss - AFR - Conversational
- Ian Strauss - ENG Conversational
- Ian Strauss - ENG Corporate
- Ian Strauss - AFR News Read
- Ian Strauss - ENG + AFR Hard Sell - Isuzu
- Ian Strauss - English, Hard Sell
- Ian Strauss - English, Introduction Various