Marius Weyers NO POPI
Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde Brown Height: 1.82
AWARDS INCLUDE:
Recipient of The Medal of Honour from the South African Academy of Arts and Sciences, for contribution of theatre.
ELEVEN AWARDS FOR THEATRE, FIVE FOR FILMS,ONE FOR TELEVISION
Best Actor Award for Twaalfuurwals
Best Supporting Actor Award for TWELFTH NIGHT as Malvolio.
Best Actor Award for UNCLE VANYA / OOM WANJA as Vanya.
Best Actor Theatre Awards for the Rainmaker, Beckett, Exit the King, Othello etc.
Four Best Actor Awards in Film
Best Comedy Actor Award at the Charles Chaplin Festival in Switzerland for the Gods Must Be Crazy
Best Actor Television Award for a Midsummer Nights Dream
All Africa Awards for best Actor for Paljas (feature)
Awarded South African Best Actor Oscar for the Guest (Motion Pictures)
Best Actor Award 1992 for Fourth Reich - South African production.
Best Supporting Actor Award 1993 for Friends – dir by Elaine Proctor.
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| THE STORY OF RACHELTJIE DE BEER | George | dir Matthys Boshoff, Brittle Star Pictures |
| RECCE | Generaal Piet Visagie | dir. Ferdinand van Zyl, Man Makes a Picture |
| EEN DUISEND GRADE VAN MOORD | dir. Gerrit Schoonhoven | |
| DIS EK ANNA | dir. Sara Blecher | |
| DIE WONDERWERKER | ||
| NOTHING FOR MAHALA | ||
| FLEISCH | Two Oceans Productions | |
| SKILPOPPE | Penguin Films | |
| CONSEQUENCE | Film Afrika Worldwide | |
| CHECK IN | Two Oceans Productions | |
| STANDER | opps Thomas Jane | dir. Bronwen Hughes |
| RED DUST | opp Hillary Swank | dir. Tom Hooper |
| FAREWELL TO THE KING | opp. Nick Nolte | dir. John Milius, |
| PALJAS | dir. Katinka Heyns, Sonneblom films | |
| THE TRIANGLE | dir. Craig R. Baxley, Kalahari Pictures | |
| BLOOD DIAMOND | dir. Edward Zwick. | |
| HAPPY TOGETHER | dir. Mel Damski | |
| BOPHA! | opp. Danny Glover | dir. Morgan Freeman |
| FRIENDS | dir. Elaine Proctor; Cannes | |
| THE POWER OF ONE | dir. John Avildsen | |
| CHARLIE | dir. Malcolm Needs, Enigma Pictures | |
| FOURTH REICH | dir. Manie van Rensburg | |
| THE GOOD FASCIST | South African production | |
| WINDPRINTS | opp. John Hurt. | British production |
| DEEPSTAR SIX | dir. Sean Cunningham. | |
| THE LEOPARD | Opp. Claude Brasseur | French Production |
| GHANDI | dir. Richard Attenborough | |
| THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY | dir. Jamie Uys | |
| THE GUEST | Opps Athol Fugard | dir. Ross Devenish |
| TIGERS DONT CRY | Opp Anthony Quinn | dir. Peter Collinson |
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| Numerous television productions including: | ||
| SUIDOOSTER | Oom Andre | kykNET |
| FEAST OF THE UNINVITED | ||
| VLOEKSTEEN | Koert Adler | dir Regardt van den Bergh; Waterfront Television |
| SEWENDE LAAN | Tim Jordaan | Danie Odendaal Production, SABC |
| ROUGH | Canadian mini series | |
| SHOOTING STARS | Penguin Films | |
| LIED VAN DIE LAPPOP | C.Films | |
| ONDER DRAAI DIE DUIWEL ROND | S.A. Television Movie | |
| NURSES | Guest Appearances | U.S. Sitcom |
| GOLDEN GIRLS | Guest Appearances | U.S. Sitcom |
| GOOD AND EVIL | Lead opp. Teri Garr | U.S. Sitcom |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM | Television Movie | |
| DEATH IN THE FAMILY | ||
| DESIGNING WOMEN | U.S. Sitcom | |
| AMALIA | Lead | TV series, SABC |
| KOSMOS | S.A. TV Series |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Marius Weyers has performed in more than 137 theatre productions incl. | ||
| TANGO | dir. Katinka Heyns | |
| WIES BANG VIR VIRGINIA WOOLF | dir. Christiaan Olwagen | |
| VIR EWIG EN ALTYD | dir. Hennie van Greunen | |
| DIE SEEMEEU | dir. Christiaan Olwagen | |
| A LESSON FROM ALOES | Piet Bezuidenhout | by Athol Fugard, National Theatre London |
| REPORT TO AN ACADEMY | The Ape (One man show) | by Kafka, Edinburgh, Jerusalem, L.A, Tiffany Theatre |
| VALLEY SONG | by Athol Fugard, Manhattan Theatre Club New York | |
| SORROWS AND REJOICING | dir & written by Athol Fugard, Tricycle Theatre, London | |
| I.D | by Antony Sher, Almeida Theatre, London | |
| NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS: | ||
| FORDSBURG S FINEST | ||
| THE RAINMAKER | Starbuck | by Nash |
| BECKETT | Beckett | by Anouilh |
| EXIT THE KING | King Berenger | by Ionesco |
| OTHELLO | Iago & Othello | by William Shakespeare |
| TWAALFDE NAG | Malvolio | |
| TWAALFUURWALS | ||
| UNCLE VANYA | Vanya | |
| PROOF | Robert | |
| LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT | James Tyrone | |
| THE SEAGULL | Trigorin | by Chekov |
| HELLO AND GOODBYE | Johnny | by Athol Fugard |
| DIMETOS | Dimetos | by Athol Fugard |
| WOYZECK | Woyzeck | by Buchner |
| STRIDER | Strider | by Tolstoy |
| SIENER IN DIE SUBURBS | Jakes | by P.G du Plessis |
| AMPIE | Ampie | by Van Bruggen |
| A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | Stanley Kowalski | by T. Williams |
| THE CRUCIBLE | Procter | by Arthur Miller |
| HAMLET | Hamlet | by William Shakespeare |
| EQUUS | Dysart | by Peter Shaffer |
| ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN | Atahualpa | by Peter Shaff |