Brent Vermeulen Explained

Birth Date:1 January 2001
Yearsactive:2018–present

Brent Vermeulen (born 1 January 2001) is a South African actor. His films include The Harvesters (2018), Griekwastad (2019), and Glasshouse (2021). On television, he is known for his roles in Alles Malan (2019–) and Spoorloos: Steynhof (2021).

Early life

Vermeulen was born to parents André and Suzie. He attended Durbanville Primary School in Durbanville[1] and then Paarl Gimnasium as a boarding student. He discovered acting through a school musical, matriculating in 2019. His sister Julia also took drama as a subject.[2]

Career

Vermeulen made his film debut while still at school[3] opposite Alex van Dyk in the 2018 drama film The Harvesters (Afrikaans: Die Stropers),[4] which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] [6] He reunited with van Dyk the following year for the true crime film Griekwastad. He also made his television debut that year when he began playing Johan in the kykNET series Alles Malan and made an appearance as Barend Strachan in the M-Net series Trackers.

In 2021, Vermeulen joined the cast of the kykNET & kie drama Spoorloos for its third installment, Steynhof alongside Jane de Wet, with whom he had previously appeared in Griekwastad.[7] [8] He starred as Paul in "Paul + Zoe", the second installment of the anthology 4 Walls (Afrikaans: 4 Mure)[9] and Gabe in Kelsey Egan's English-language film Glasshouse.[10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018The Harvesters (Afrikaans: Die Stropers)JannoDirected by Etienne Kallos
2019GriekwastadHenry de WaalDirected by Jozua Malherbe
2021GlasshouseGabeDrama/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–presentAlles MalanJohan 2 episodes
2019TrackersBarend StrachanRecurring role
20214 Walls (Afrikaans: 4 Mure)PaulAnthology: "Paul + Zoe"
AfgrondDivan FourieRecurring role
Spoorloos: SteynhofXander MalherbeMain role
2023Evita in Excelsior
2024WyfieMarnus9 episodes

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Notes and References

  1. Gimmie skitter in nuwe TV-reeks. Netwerk24. 1 November 2019. 27 December 2022. af.
  2. 'Arnold het 'n ongelooflike presence'. Sarie. Liani. Jansen van Rensburg. 1 October 2019. 27 December 2022. af.
  3. Biographies – Cast. The Harvesters. 2018. 27 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Brent Vermeulen in US Trailer for South African Film 'The Harvesters'. First Showing. Alex. Billington. 26 July 2019. 27 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Brent Vermeulen. Festival de Cannes. 27 December 2022.
  6. Jong Kaapse akteur maak internasionale buiging by Cannes. Huisgenoot. Myron. Weyers. 18 June 2018. 27 December 2022. af.
  7. Als oor 'Spoorloos: Steynhof' se ster Brent Vermeulen. Huisgnoot. Colin. Hendricks. 8 July 2021. 27 December 2022. af.
  8. Krap waar dit nie jeuk nie. TV Plus. 29 July 2021. 27 December 2022. af.
  9. Web site: A lot can happen within these '4 Walls'. SBS. Dann. Lennard. 27 January 2022. 27 December 2022.
  10. Web site: Glasshouse – A Dystopian Fairytale Challenging Female-Driven Stories. The Writing Studio. Daniel. Derckson. 9 February 2022. 14 September 2022.