Louis Minnaar

Known for

Acting

Biography

Louis Minnaar is a South African actor best known for his television roles as Wynand de Kock in the SABC2 drama series Erfsondes and as Pieter Terre'Blanche in the SABC3 drama-turned-telenovela High Rollers.

He studied for a National Diploma: Performing Arts at Pretoria Technikon from 1979 to 1982, whereupon he landed a one-year contract at the now-defunct performing arts council PACOFS, where he played a number of roles in repertory theatre in 1983.

He worked as a translator at the SABC from 1988 to 2000, working as an actor and voice artist at the SABC. He has been a freelance actor, voice artist and scriptwriter since 2005.

He played the role of Nick Dekker in the SABC2 mini-series Hui...

Best known work

District 9

2009

Invictus

2009

Trackers

2019

The Harvesters

2018

Winnie Mandela

2011

An Elephant's Journey

2018

Semi-Soet

2012

Wild Maneuvres

1985

The Stick

1988

Diepe Waters

2022

Filmography

2026
OntwaakTV
as Abel Schoeman (3 episodes)
2024
Kersfees by Molly & Wors
2023
HartklopTV
as Tolla (1 episode)
2022
Diepe WatersTV
as Landros du Toit (4 episodes), as Landdros du Toit (3 episodes)
2021
Pa
as Andries van Rensburg
2019
TrackersTV
as John Ehrlichmann (1 episode)
2018
SpoorloosTV
as Brand Lourens (8 episodes)
2018
The Harvesters
as Tienus
2018
An Elephant's Journey
as Blake Von Stein
2018
Riddle Child
2017
Dirty Laundry
as Goty
2013
High RollersTV
as Pieter Terre'Blanche (160 episodes)
2012
Semi-Soet
as Andries De Villiers
2011
Winnie Mandela
as Man in Suite (as Louis Minaar)
2009
Invictus
as Springbok Coach
2009
District 9
as Piet Smit
2008
KruispadTV
as Soois (13 episodes)
1988
The Stick
as Platoon Captain
1985
Van der Merwe PI
as Karl Snyder
1985
Wild Maneuvres
as Maj. Murray