Arno Greeff Explained

Birth Place:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Alma Mater:Helpmekaar Kollege
Yearsactive:2012–present

Arno Greeff is a South African actor. On television, he is known for his roles in Getroud met rugby: Die Sepie (2016–2018), the Netflix series Blood & Water (2020–), season 2 of Legacy (2021–), and Recipes for Love and Murder (2022).

Early life

Greeff is from Johannesburg. Originally into sports,[1] he discovered drama through school at the age of 16. He matriculated from Helpmekaar Kollege in 2013.[2] [3]

Career

Greeff made his acting debut in the 2012 feature film Verraaiers. The year after matriculating, Greeff made his television debut in the kykNET soap opera Binnelanders as Krige Vos, a recurring character he would play for 2 seasons. He starred in the 2015 surfing film Die Pro.[4] Greeff landed his first main role as Thomas "Tommie" Bekker in the 2016 soapie revival of the kykNET sports series Getroud met rugby by Deon Opperman. He exited the soap in 2018.[5]

Greeff played the older version of Texan opposite Marguerite van Eeden as the titular character of Vaselinetjie in 2017.[6] [7] Greeff appeared alongside van Eeden again in the 2020 film Vergeet my nie.[8] He had a supporting role in the 2019 miniseries Tydelik Terminaal.

As of 2020, Greeff stars as Chris Ackerman in the Netflix English-language teen mystery Blood & Water.[9] The following year, he joined the cast of Legacy on M-Net for its second season as Ben[10] and starred in the film Briefly (Afrikaans: Vlugtig), a feature-length version of the 2017 short film of the same name.[11] In 2022, he starred as warrant officer Regardt Snyman in the adaptation of Recipes for Love and Murder, which also aired on M-Net followed by an international release on Acorn TV.

Personal life

Greeff married Iluska Nagy on 13 October 2022.[12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012VerraaiersBotha
2015Die ProDustin Jackson
2017VlugtigSimon BergShort film
VaselinetjieOlder Texan
2020Vergeet my nieBraam Malherbe
Naamloose WoordDylan
2021Briefly (Afrikaans: Vlugtig)Simon Berg

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015BinnelandersKrige VosRecurring role
2015BloedbroersJong Stormjaer1 episode
2016–2018Getroud met rugby: Die SepieThomas "Tommie" BekkerSeries regular
20187de laanGerrie1 episode
2019DesemberLiam BurgerTelevision film
PlayboyzRyno JohnsonTelevision film
Tydelik TerminaalDrikusMiniseries
2020Cas Oppie KassieBrummer NelEpisode: "Die Laager"[13]
2020–presentBlood & WaterChris AckermanMain role
2021–presentLegacyBenSeason 2
2022Recipes for Love and MurderRegardt SnymanMain role

External links

Notes and References

  1. Getting To Know Blood and Water's Arno And Dillon. ZA News. Bandile. Kamogelo. 15 June 2021. 25 September 2021. 9 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009120523/https://zanewsonline.co.za/getting-to-know/. dead.
  2. Arno Greeff expands on his pansexual character in 'Blood And Water'. IOL. Debashine. Thangevelo. 27 June 2020. 25 September 2021.
  3. Arno Greeff on his career-defining role as Chris on 'Blood & Water', the importance of the series for Africa, and his next move. The House of Pop. El. Broide. 27 May 2020. 25 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Arno Greeff. The Film Factory. 25 September 2021. af.
  5. GMR-akteur: 'Ek het sepie gelos om my drome te volg'. Franco. Havenga. Huisgenoot. 4 October 2018. 25 September 2021. af.
  6. Arno Greeff reveals how he got into character for Vaselinetjie. Channel24. 22 September 2017. 25 September 2021.
  7. Ons gesels met akteur Arno Greeff van Vaselinetjie. Rooi Rose. Catherine. Schenck. 29 September 2017. 25 September 2021. af.
  8. Vergeet my nie-akteur: 'Ek lyk soos 'n ou wat stout is'. Huisgenoot. Franco. Havenga. 13 December 2019. 25 September 2021. af.
  9. We meet Arno Greeff and Dillon Windvogel - the stars behind Parkhurst College's most loyal BFFs. Channel24. Graye. Morkel. 17 June 2020. 25 September 2021.
  10. 'Blood & Water' bad boy Arno Greeff joins 'Legacy'. IOL. Debashine. Thangevelo. 2 October 2021. 13 October 2022.
  11. Eating raw meat in the middle of Magoebaskloof - the metamorphosis of acting with star Arno Greeff. News24. Gabi. Zietsman. 13 April 2022. 13 October 2022.
  12. PICS - Blood & Water star Arno Greeff proposes to girlfriend and she said 'Yes'. Drum. Nonkululeko. Matiwane. 30 May 2022. 13 October 2022.
  13. Web site: Cas Oppie Kas. DStv. 25 September 2021.