Warrick Grier
Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown Height: 1.82
Showreel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV7P_b8ksdI
AWARDS
2011 Fleur du Cap: Winner Best Actor for Blackbird
2010: Best Leading Actor in Blackbird
Nominated Best Lead in Groundswell
Fleur Du Cap: Most Promising Actor
A.T.K.V: Best New Script For '‘n Skewe Sirkel'
Golden T.V.A. Award for M-Net Environmental Series
Dalro Award: Best Supporting Actor For “Night Sky”
Prix D’ Oceane France: Award For 'Soil In My Shoes'
Fleur Du Cap: Most Promising Actor
A.T.K.V: Best New Script For '‘n Skewe Sirkel'
Golden T.V.A. Award for M-Net Environmental Series
Dalro Award: Best Supporting Actor For “Night Sky”
Prix D’ Oceane France: Award For 'Soil In My Shoes'
2005 Fleur du Cap: Best Actor for Groundswell
2003: Nominated Best Actor for 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'
2002 Fleur Du Cap: Best Actor for 'The Open Couple'
2003: Nominated Best Actor for 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'
2002 Fleur Du Cap: Best Actor for 'The Open Couple'
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| THE FORGIVEN | Kruger | dir. Roland Joffe |
| DEAD BEFORE DYING | Ferdy Ferrera | Deon Meyer |
| SEAL TEAM 8, BEYOND ENEMY LINES | Pitt | dir. Roel Reine, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| ROAD TO FREEDOM | Martin Seitz | dir. Rainer Matsutani, Wiedemann & Berg Television |
| HEATSTROKE | Bodley | dir.EVELYN PURCELL, FILM AFRIKA ,BOLD FILMS LOS ANGELES |
| LABYRINTH | Arnaud Domerque | Scott Free Productions and Tandem, Film Afrika Worldwide |
| LONG WALK TO FREEDOM | Prison Commander | dir.Justin Chadwick, Videovision |
| FYNBOS | Richard #1 (lead) | dir. Harry Patroamanis |
| JUDGE DREDD,PEACH TREES | Caleb | dir. Pete Travis, DNA FILMS, Rena Films, Kalahari Pictures |
| DEATH RACE :FRANKENSTEIN LIVES | Calin | dir: Roel Reine; Moonlighting Films, Universal Studios |
| ANGEL CAMOUFLAGED | Morgan | Angel Camouflaged Productions |
| GLAMOUR & GLORIA | Michael Luck | dir. Dieter Wedel, Two Oceans |
| THE PRISONER | Supporting | Out Of Africa |
| LAND OF THIRST | Governor of Native Affairs | Bing Lab |
| LES DEUX MONDES | Biram | 2 Worlds Film Production |
| SCORPION KING | General Abalgamase | Film Africa |
| EXCLUSIVE | Peter | dir. Michael Rudolph |
| TO BE FIRST | Marius Barnard | Do Productions |
| GOODBYE BAFANA | Van Niekerk | James and Gloria Film Productions |
| RAINBOW WARRIOR | Cop | Reeleyes Film |
| MY WAY | Peter | Peter |
| POSEIDON | Leader Dan | Three diamonds Trading |
| BONE SNATCHER | Karl | Imaginarium |
| 12 DAYS OF TERROR | Arthur Smith | Moonlighting |
| WAKE OF DEATH | Dakosta | Sage Wise 76 |
| ULTIMATUM : BLAST | Telford | Film Afrika |
| SANDMOTHER | Karl | The Imaginarium |
| THE RED PHONE | Collins | Philo Films |
| SHARK ATTACK II | Morton | Vali Traders |
| STYX | Film Afrika | |
| CHASE THE WIND | BBC | |
| PIRATES OF THE PLAIN | ||
| THINKING ABOUT AFRICA | ||
| THE PROFESSIONALS | ||
| FREEFALL | ||
| THE LINE | ||
| AMERICAN KICKBOXER | ||
| SWEET AND SHORT | ||
| WOMAN OF DESIRE | ||
| GOOD FASCISTS | ||
| THE FOURTH REICH | ||
| THAT ENGLISH WOMAN |
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| WHITE LIES | Werner Weber | dirs. John Trengrove, Thati Pele, Quizzical Pictures, MNet, Fremantle |
| DEEP STATE 2 | Pierre Brossard (Ep 1) | dir: Matthew Parkhill |
| WARRIOR | Seamus O Shea | HBO |
| LIBERTY | Douglas | dir. Mikael Marcimain |
| KILLER INSTINCT | Chuck Heidel | dir. Nick Norman Butler,ITN |
| ORIGINS(Communication : Tyndale) | Henry Phillips | dir. Celso Garcia, National Geographic |
| ORIGINS(Shelter: Durham) | Prior Turgot | dir. Niall MacCormick, National Geographic |
| BLOOD DRIVE( EP 105, Ep 106, EP 111) | Dr. Vermaak | dir. Roel Reine, dir. Gregg Simon ,Universal Cable Productions |
| MAT JOUBERT | Ferdy Ferreira | Out of Africa |
| BLACK SAILS 4 | New England Pirate,Cook | dirs. Various, Starz Entertainment, Film Afrika |
| CAPE TOWN | Ferdi Ferreira | dir. Peter Ladkani, All in Production and Out of Africa Entertainment |
| BLACK SAILS Season II | Grizzled Boatswain | Starz Entertainment |
| MANKIND THE STORY OF ALL OF US | Ebeneezer Mudget | Nutopia, History Channel |
| MONTANA I & II | Skillie Pretorious | Penguin Films, SABC |
| SHOOTING STARS | Stephan | Penguin Films |
| CHARLIE JADE | Will Archur | Charlie Jade Afrika Prod |
| MADAM AND EVE | Geoff | Penguin Films |
| BACKSTAGE | Endemol |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| KING RICHARD III | ||
| BLACKBIRD | ||
| GROUNDSWELL | ||
| MACBETH | ||
| MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM | ||
| CLOSER | ||
| CAUCASIAN | ||
| CHALK CIRCLE | ||
| HEIDI CHRONICLES | ||
| N SKEWE SIRKEL | ||
| PANIC STATIONS | ||
| COELACANTH PROJECT | ||
| LUNCH | ||
| STRUTS AND FRETS | ||
| NO AGENDA | ||
| NIGHT SKY | ||
| SOIL IN MY SHOES | ||
| MA RAINEYS BLACK BOTTOM | ||
| TELL TALE HEART | ||
| UURRGH | ||
| INMATES | ||
| FERNAND LEGER | ||
| LE MONDE EN VAUT LA PEINE | ||
| PARROT WOMAN | ||
| FALL I CATCH YOU | ||
| NAAI |
Training / Experience
| Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|
| D.A.C. S.A.B.C. | T.V. & Film Drama Directing Workshop |
| Lecole International de Jacques Lecoq | Diploma |
| University of Cape Town | BA and Performers Diploma |
| C.A.P | Photography & Drama |
Special Skills
ACCENTS: Standard American, British RP, Irish, Russian, French, German
SPORTS: Surfing, Fishing, Horse-riding, Diving (Certified- Advanced Open Water)
OTHER: Motor cyclist, Stunts & Weapon Handling (Single Shot And Automatic)
Video Clips
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Afrikaans (conversational), French (basic)
VOCAL STYLES
Character, Soft Sell, Medium Sell, Corporate
ACCENTS
South African English, British RP, Standard American
BIO
Warrick is a South African Actor and voice artist with many years of experience. His strentgh lies in the ability to delivery sincere warm, conversational reads, as well as doing character voices with a range of accents. He graduated from the Univesity of Cape Town South Africa, in the late 90's before working in Johannesburg for several years. He studied further under Jacques LeCoq. After completing his Diploma as the Lecoq school in Paris, he was based in Barcelona as Artistic Director of BantamTheatre. He has recently wrapped in the film "Heatstroke" with Bold Films and International film highlights including "Dredd 3D" with DNA films. Death Race: The Prequel" with Universal and Goodbye Bafana" with James and Gloria Productions. His television highlights include "Ladyrinth" with Scott-Free Productions, "Land of Thirst" with Vuleka Productions and in 2009 he played the role of 1955 in the British-American TV mini-series "The Prisoner" a remake of the classic 1960s series of the same name.VOICE WORK: Hyundai, Civicus, Zest