Acting
Dawid Minnaar
AF, ZU, EN cinema · 12 credits
Born
18 July 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
Also known as David Minnaar · Dawid Minaar · David Minaar
Dawid Minnaar is a South African actor best known for his extensive work on stage and, amongst other roles, his roles in the highly acclaimed television series Konings (Kings) (1992) and the follow-up series Torings (Towers) (1994), in which he played Dolf Groenewald. He is also known for his work in feature films such as Fiela se Kind (Fiela’s Child) (1998), in the role of Benjamin Komoetie, and Die Wonderwerker (The Wonder Worker) (2012) in which he played the iconic Afrikaans poet, healer and naturalist, Eugène Marais. Both of these films were directed by the veteran director Katinka Heyns.
Known for
Filmography
Poppie Nongena
as Jan Swanepoel
Canary
as Gerhard Louw
The Tokoloshe
as Ruatomin
Dis ek, Anna
as Ds. Theron
The Miracle Worker
as Eugène Marais
Hansie
as Johan Volsteedt
Ouma Se Slim Kind
as Meester Roodt
The Visual Bible: Acts
as Tertullus
Fiela's Child
as Benjamin Sr
